“The Woman Clothed With The Sun”: The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
Unlike the Resurrection of Christ, the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, body and soul, is not recounted in the Scriptures. But the International Marian Research Institute at the University of Dayton lays out the case for Scriptural support: Like the dogma of Mary's...
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Original carved wood crucifix for Holy Family Church in Hilton Head, S.C.
Mazzonlini Artcraft worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz of Italy on an original, carved wood crucifix for Holy Family Catholic Church in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The corpus is 10 feet tall, and the crucifix is 20 feet and weighs about 1,000 pounds. Hanging...
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized
Catholic Native Americans and First Nations people of Canada recently celebrated the feast day of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th-century Algonquin-Mohawk woman who was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Tekakwitha was born in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, in...
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Original bronze state of labor leader Louis Tikas dedicated in Colorado
Colorado union activists, elected officials and Greek Americans recently dedicated an original bronze statue of Louis Tikas, a Greek immigrant and labor leader who was killed in one of the bloodiest incidents in American labor history, the Ludlow Massacre. The statue,...
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Original bronze statues of prominent Greeks and Greek Americans
We’ve worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz of Italy on several original bronze statues honoring prominent Greeks and Greek Americans, most of them commissioned by the Foundation of Hellenism in America. We’ve written previously about our statues of labor leader...
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Sanctuary Design and Renovation
Restoring the sanctuary of your church is an intricate and incredibly important project. Your hard work will tell your parishioners and community the story of your church for decades to come. Below is a breakdown of just some of the many important decisions church...
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Statuary: Immaculate Conception Church in Forest City, N.C.
We’ve been working with Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Forest City, N.C. since its construction in 2011. The parish values art, as this video demonstrates. The photos below depict the works of art we have provided. All of the indoor statues were created by...
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Restoration: Sacred Heart Church in Peoria, Illinois
Not all church restorations involve gutting and rebuilding. Some are entirely decorative, like our work at Sacred Heart Church in Peoria, Illinois. The church was built in 1907, then rebuilt between 1919 and 1922. We restored the interior and exterior in 2006-07....
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Fathers of Mercy Chapel, South Union, Kentucky
In 2008 we participated in the construction of the Fathers of Mercy Chapel in South Union, Kentucky. This Romanesque-style Chapel is the primary oratory of the order. As the Fathers state on their web site, “With the mixture of murals and colors, the Chapel of Divine...
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Original bronze statue of Louis Tikas, Greek-American labor leader
We worked with our partner Art Studio Demetz in Italy on a statue of Greek-American labor leader Louis Tikas, for the Foundation of Hellenism in America. Born in Crete in 1886, Tikas emigrated to the U.S. early in the 20th century and settled in Colorado. In his short...
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