Members of the Building Committee toured some churches around Evansville in search of architectural ideas and inspiration! Select photos below:
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St. Phillip's Church near Mount Vernon, Indiana was recently built and offered some inspiring features.
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St. Agnes displays beautiful St. Meinrad sandstone inside and out.
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St. Boniface exemplifies German Baroque style
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Sacred Heart is a replica of the chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mundelein Seminary
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St. Anthony displays slender columns and a striking mural of Christ Pantocrator in the apse
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St. Mary soars into Gothic arches, a ribbed ceiling, and features an interesting Baptismal font. Do you recognize the saint on the left in the grotto?
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St. Benedict Cathedral is in the Roman Basilica form, with a very Italian-looking belltower and a very nice baldacchino (the structure over the altar)
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