St. Ignatius Church interior

Photograph

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

St. Ignatius Church interior

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.1124

Description

Black and white photograph 3 1/2"h x 3 1/2"w of the interior of St. Ignatius Church in St. Inigoes. Mr. Fenwick wrote, "This church was built in 1736 and is the third church built in St. Inigoes Manor. It is the oldest Catholic Parish in English speaking America." This view is of the east end of the interior of the building. There is a barrel-vaulted coffered ceiling with elaborate moldings and painted decorations. A portrait of Christ crucified is in the center of the wall, surrounded by white pillars and moldings. Above the portrait is a notched arch with the risen Christ in the notch. There are several "steps" down from the portrait to the altar, one of which contains the tabernacle. The altar cloth has lace edges. There are two pillars on each end of the altar face that set off a painting of Christ recumbent. The altar rail is just visible at the bottom of the picture. On each side of the altar are six panel doors to the sacristy. Above each door a large round arch is painted on the wall and surrounded by molding and other decorations. One arch has a large statue of Mary and the other has a large statue of ? Peter? Between the arch and the door and the wall of the building are elaborate paintings--the one on the right has crossed keys, an orb, a book, a shepherd's crook and other elements. The painting on the left has a ladder, but the other elements are not visible. Because of the position of the photographer, some of the gallery on each side of the church is visible. ******************************************* Text on verso: "Picture 143 St. Ignatius Church at St. Inigoes 1953" This photo was on page 45 of Binder 1.

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1953

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Print Size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Location

Container

Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Photo Box 5

Shelf

Rack 08, Shelf 4

Rack

Rack 08

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)

Web Links and URLs

https://stmaryshistory.org/docs.ashx?id=1800979