[Magdalen] San Domiano Cross.

[Joseph Cirou]

WE had that very Cross in the Sanctuary at St. John Vianney. It is a
Conventual Franciscan Parish. and it was the focus of seasonal decorations
(blue to purple to rose cloths. etc) covered during Lent (We veiled the
cross on Ash Wednesday, and the rest of the statues sooner or later in Lent
but always by Lent V

Joe

On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> I ordered a small version of this cross today from a catalog.  I've  always
> admired it, and, of course, there is the story of Saint Francis praying
> before
> this cross and having a vision consisting of instructions from God on how
> to
> rebuild His Church.
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> I tried, many years ago, to persuade the senior warden of the local
> Procathedral to install a large version of this above the altar of that
> church,
> but its cost at the time - handmade in Italy - was about $25,000.  It  was
> too much for them, of course, but from an architectural point of view,  it
> would be stunning in the Procathedral.  The church has a lovely  white
> stone (NOT Carrara marble) altar of pleasing proportions, but the
> sanctuary
> in which it is placed looks empty and lacks focus.  The San Damiano  Cross
> would be IMHO the perfect solution.
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> I've seen this cross perform a similar function in several other  churches
> in the past.  The Priory in San Francisco (Episcopal) and the  local
> Franciscan Priory Chapel here in Pennsylvania, to name a couple, come
> to mind.
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> The crucified Corpus is unusual in that Christ is looking straight  ahead
> at the viewer, and his eyes are wide open.  It's eerie!
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> Do you suppose a large crucifix of any type would make Episcopalians
> nervous?  I think it's a question worth raising.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Damiano_cross
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> David Strang.
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