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Title
Loretto Chapel
Artist
Harriet Feagin
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A spiraling staircase adorned with festive decorations winds its way up inside a building featuring classic architectural details. The warm ambient lighting enhances the inviting atmosphere, and a religious symbol is mounted on the wall, indicating a place of worship or historical significance.When the Loretto Chapel was completed in 1878, there was no way to access the choir loft twenty-two feet above. Carpenters were called in to address the problem, but they all concluded access to the loft would have to be via ladder as a staircase would interfere with the interior space of the small Chapel.
Legend says that to find a solution to the seating problem, the Sisters of the Chapel made a novena to St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters. On the ninth and final day of prayer, a man appeared at the Chapel with a donkey and a toolbox looking for work. Months later, the elegant circular staircase was completed, and the carpenter disappeared without pay or thanks. After searching for the man (an ad even ran in the local newspaper) and finding no trace of him, some concluded that he was St. Joseph himself, having come in answer to the sisters' prayers.
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March 15th, 2024
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Garland, TX - United States
Hi Harriet! I've been to this chapel and it is an amazing place! Your holiday image is so magical and special! L/F
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