Inside St Anthony of Padua Church
Hi again everyone, I have bene slack with posting and even worse with commenting on posts, but I have started a new routine for myself which hopefully will make me able to be on here a little more frequently.
I still haven't got out of my habit of waking around 4:30AM each day which I did for decades when working, but I haven't been making the most of the early start I will admit, but for the last few days, I get up, play on the switch or xbox for an hour or so, and then pop upstairs one a bit more awake and have been getting back into editing photos, photos taken last year as I still havent got out for photo walks yet, still busy with other things or on the days were not busy it seems to rain, but am hoping our luck will change soon.
Anyway thats enough of a waffling intro now onto this post, which is a few shots taking inside St Anthony of Padua Church here in New Bedford MA, Taken after we had helped out at a food pantry they host last year, we haven't done it for a while, but when Lulu is fully recovered we may well start helping out there again.
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A little bit about the parish and church from source
St. Anthony of Padua was founded in 1895 to serve the needs of French Canadian Catholics who lived in the North End of New Bedford. The new parish was under the care of first pastor, Fr. Hormisdas Deslauriers (1861–1916), an energetic leader who would have great influence on the parishes future development. The first mass was celebrated on Oct 6th 1895 at ‘’North Union Hall’’ on Bullard Street. Shortly thereafter a two-story wood-frame church was dedicated on March 8, 1896.
The present Romanesque style church was begun in 1902 when the parish acquired plans from Canadian architect Joseph Venne of Montreal. The cornerstone for the new building was laid in June 1904 and work began on shortly thereafter. On September 20, 1904 several construction workers were seriously injured and one killed when a 50-foot wall collapsed at the construction site.
After the accident the original contractor, Michael J. Houlihan of Providence, Rhode Island, withdrew from the project and noted Fall River architect Louis G. Destremps was brought in as supervising architect. The church exterior was completed in December 1905 and the lower church was available for masses by 1908. The upper portion of the church, though not yet ready for religious service was opened for public viewing on January 17, 1909. The period of 1909-1912 was largely taken up by extensive interior decoration and the installation of a large Casavant pipe organ. The finished church was formally dedicated on November 28, 1912.
The exterior is of red sandstone from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The spire is 256 feet high, the third tallest in New England. The Cathedral of Saint Joseph of Hartford, Connecticut is the tallest in New England. The Memorial Church of Harvard University in Cambridge is the tallest church in Massachusetts. The building is 241 feet long and 80 feet wide (135 feet wide at the transept). It seats 2,000 worshipers and several thousand more standing. The outline of the church can be seen for miles around and dominates the skyline of North New Bedford.
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These photos came out better than i Expected to be honest as it was a grey day and there was no lights on in the church, its a pretty grand building I must say
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And that’s all folks
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Gidday JJ,
I have seen your Twitter post just before and had to switch to the Hive ... what a beautiful church, and it looks as if it was somewhere in Europe 😃
Now you have started getting slowly back to the old life, that's great JJ, hopefully the weather will play nicely with you and your wife Lulu will recover more and more that you both can go out for nice photo walks under the warm Spring sun 🌞
Take care, my friend, and have a great Sunday 😊
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Tuesday it’s hitting 17 here and sunny plus no appointments so I hope we get out fir a walk then
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Some fabulous photos of that old church JJ and at times an overcast day can deliver excellent photos.
My only wonder is how much money was spent on building that palace, as it could have done so much to rather help the poor.
But such is life.
Great photos mate and so good to see one of your posts again.
All strength to you guys and I hope that Lulu knows that you guys remain in our prayers.
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That reminds me I must put the camera batteries on charge will do that now
Whoa, glad to have reminded you my friend.
I hope that you will have a nice walk.
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Have a great day
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BEER.Oh dang, that is beautiful! I would expect something like that to be in a much larger town. Like in the big city, not in a small town like that. It seems huge! I am glad that you are still taking your walks and that you are hoping to be a bit more active on here again. I have missed reading your stuff!
I have missed being on here
This city is pretty impressive I must say lots of history and beautiful walks I am enjoying exploring here
That is very cool! I am still hoping to get out into that region sometime soon. Probably won't be for a couple of years though.
Do let me know if you make it this way
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How amazing pictures. So beautiful
Thanks I hope all is well with you
Well everything is going pretty well. Doing the best I can here!
Thats good to hear, we have to stay positive ;)
It's true. Being positive has helped me so much to stay on my feet and fight to get ahead
I agree and it’s how I work
Yes!
How magnificent!
I bet you feel a little bit tiny standing in there.
That is some very rich looking wood those pews are made of. Love the color of them.
Good to see you again.
Thanks for the visit, it really is grand in the dim light I have to admit I didnt realize how impressive it was till I edited these photos,
Glad to make an appearance here again :)
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BEER.Graceful old building has a lovely flow, soft features in pastel colours. Stain glass windows always eye candy, an art form I always enjoy.
Wishing yourself and Lulu well, getting up early mornings will eventually disappear into languishing in bed a little longer eventually.
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I just realized I forgot to add two shots of the stained glass windows I had they are so beautiful
Ready for another day of posting.
Many stain glass windows depict life as it was in harvesting farms or regional life, of course a lot are religious, all very beautiful to see the craftsmanship in each.
I do love stained glass windows each tells a story
Speaking of which I had edited two shots of windows but forgot to add them to the post
The churches interior is beautiful. The first wide angle shot looks really brilliant.
Love it
Thanks kindly
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BEER.What a magnificent building! I would love to be going to that church!
The stained glass windows are just so pretty and extensive!
Don't worry, you and Lulu will be out in no time.
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The church of St. Anthony of Padua is beautiful, wonderful voluntary work, I wish both of you all the best and for Lulu a fully fast recovery.
Thanks we do miss helping out
And hopefully by summer Lulu will be a lot better
Awesome!
This is one magnificent church with such a very rich history. Going to church here must be quite a very spiritually uplifting experience. There is an out of this world aura inside this place of worship. You did more than justice to this church. Great photos.
We haven’t been to a service in this church we were going to another one but when things settle down after Covid we may do a service there
Hello friend, the church is beautiful, we are all out of time, life has fewer hours than we wanted
have nice sunday
That is so true I hope all is well with you
all good taking care of us
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Hey hey!! It's been a while. This church looks awesome!
Yeah trying to get into a routine and posting more often
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Wow! That structure is massive. It reminds me of how Rome used to be.
It's good to know you have come up with a new routine that will help you post frequently and be active.
Frequently may be stretching it but I am aiming for more regularly lol
All right. Wish you all the best.
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Great post! You did a great job on those interior shots. The church looks very European! I guess the Canadian architect studied European architecture.
Yes I have seen some with a similar feel in Eury
Yes, I have. There is a church not far from us in St. Augustine that was built with St. Mark's Basilica in Venice as the inspiration, but has all kinds of other elements including baroque, Spanish, Moorish etc.
There is something so breathtaking about those stained glass windows are that are so classic in these Cathedrals. The intricate architecture and the stunning beauty!
The ornate decoration is to die for!
What a fabulous set of shots, JJ!
Thanks I wasnt expecting much fromthe shots as it was so dark in there so was pleasantly surprised how they came out
I also forgot I had edited two shots of the Widnows will have to share them in another post sometime
I am looking forward to those!
What a glorious building! It must be something to stand under those gloriously arched roof! I love exploring churches so thanks so much for taking us exploring this church with you!
Hopefully you will be out for your photo walks soon - sure enjoy your photos!
It was an experience to see it especially empty with only us in there
Take care
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