[Magdalen] San Domiano Cross.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

A monk at Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY, did a marvelous cross for
the chapel.  I have a small reproduction of it in my office.  The guy did
it in his cell.

http://carolinayankee.smugmug.com/Religion/Holy-Cross-Monastery/i-RpSCBbg

Have no idea who "smugmug" is, but this is probably the best pic of the
icon-cross.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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!
>
> 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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