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Title: Ancient church in Costa Rica.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ANCIENT CHURCH IN COSTA RICA #1615 Costa Rica, whose population is almost entirely Roman Catholic, has many imposing churches, among which is the cathedral of the City of Alajuela, shown here. The cathedral is one of the oldest in the country. The Papal Nuncio to Costa Rica, Msgr. Luigi Centoz, was appointed at the beginning of the war, but because of wartime travel restrictions has only recently been able to assume his post there. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CNS-NY-TFD-2-6-C)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Buildings., Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Alajuela, Costa Rica)
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Costa Rica--Alajuela.
Geographic subjects: Costa Rica, Alajuela., Alajuela (Costa Rica), Alajuela (Costa Rica), North and Central America--Costa Rica--Alajuela--Alajuela
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1615; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1615
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357371

Title: Religious structures offer new, free architectural expression.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30481 RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES OFFER NEW, FREE ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION As modern architecture has surged into new areas of expression, houses of worship have provided the profession one of its most dramatic outlets. The president of the American Institute of Architects, Geoffrey N. Lawford, says architects “are finding increased encouragement in translating traditional building symbols and forms into meaningful contemporary terms” through religious structures. The New York Chapter of the AIA in January held a major exhibit on “Churches and Temples: Postwar Architecture” at a NYC gallery. Among the 21 religious structures featured were: (upper left) the “23 de Ener” (23rd of January) Roman Catholic church in Caracas, Venezuela, which utilizes a swooping design; the Lansing (Ill.) Presbyterian church (upper right), with sharp lines emphasizing man’s direct relationship to God; St. Patrick’s Catholic church in Oklahoma City, Okla., (lower left) an example of paraboloid, geometric design, and (lower right), a structure called the “Roofless Church,” a memorial to the Rappites, a utopian religious community which was founded in New Harmony, Ind., some 150 years ago. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-NY-1C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Shulman, Julius. (photographer), American Institute of Architects. New York Chapter. (contributor), Murray Jones Murray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) (architect)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., American Institute of Architects., Saint Patrick Catholic City (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City., Church architecture--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City., Modern movement (Architecture)--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City.
Geographic subjects: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City., Oklahoma, Oklahoma City., Oklahoma, Oklahoma City., Oklahoma City (Okla.), Oklahoma City (Okla.), North and Central America--United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. PC-30481; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-30481b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353000

Title: Religious structures offer new, free architectural expression.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30481 RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES OFFER NEW, FREE ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION As modern architecture has surged into new areas of expression, houses of worship have provided the profession one of its most dramatic outlets. The president of the American Institute of Architects, Geoffrey N. Lawford, says architects “are finding increased encouragement in translating traditional building symbols and forms into meaningful contemporary terms” through religious structures. The New York Chapter of the AIA in January held a major exhibit on “Churches and Temples: Postwar Architecture” at a NYC gallery. Among the 21 religious structures featured were: (upper left) the “23 de Ener” (23rd of January) Roman Catholic church in Caracas, Venezuela, which utilizes a swooping design; the Lansing (Ill.) Presbyterian church (upper right), with sharp lines emphasizing man’s direct relationship to God; St. Patrick’s Catholic church in Oklahoma City, Okla., (lower left) an example of paraboloid, geometric design, and (lower right), a structure called the “Roofless Church,” a memorial to the Rappites, a utopian religious community which was founded in New Harmony, Ind., some 150 years ago. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-NY-1C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Gasparini, Paolo, 1934- (photographer), American Institute of Architects. New York Chapter. (contributor), Villanueva, Carlos Raúl, 1900-1975. (architect)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., American Institute of Architects., La Asunción Catholic Church (Caracas, Venezuela), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Venezuela--Caracas., Church architecture--Venezuela--Caracas., Modern movement (Architecture)--Venezuela--Caracas.
Geographic subjects: Venezuela, Caracas., Venezuela, Caracas., Venezuela, Caracas., Caracas (Venezuela), 23 de Enero (Caracas, Venezuela), 23 de Enero (Caracas, Venezuela), North and Central America--Venezuela--Distrito Capital--Caracas
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. PC-30481; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-30481
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352998

Title: Baptistry to house Calvary Rock.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30300 BAPTISTRY TO HOUSE CALVARY ROCK BILOXI, Miss. -- The new $440,000 St. Michael’s church under construction in Biloxi, Miss., follows a trend of placing renewed emphasis on the baptistry. At left, laborers work on the church’s baptistry, a separate building similar in shape to the baptistry. At right Father H.J. Mullin, pastor of St. Michael’s, looks on as the five-and-a-half-ton chunk of Mount Calvary is uncovered by Dr. W.S. Sekul (left) and Steve Marinovich. The two men had been instrumental in getting the rock from Israel to the U.S. The rock will be trimmed a little and a basin carved in the top. Otherwise, it will be left as it is. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NS-BIL-11E-63-RB)
Creator Name(s): Schindler, Newell Hilary. (photographer)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Michael Catholic Church (Biloxi, Miss.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Mississippi--Biloxi., Baptistries--Mississippi--Biloxi., Church architecture--Mississippi--Biloxi.
Geographic subjects: Mississippi, Biloxi., Mississippi, Biloxi., Mississippi, Biloxi., Biloxi (Miss.), Biloxi (Miss.), North and Central America--United States--Mississippi--Harrison--Biloxi
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. C-30300; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30300
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352874

Title: Cathedral at Burlington.
Creator Name(s): Detore, James. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.), Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Vermont--Burlington., Church architecture--Vermont--Burlington., Gothic revival (Architecture)--Vermont--Burlington.
Geographic subjects: Vermont, Burlington., Vermont, Burlington., Vermont, Burlington., Burlington (Vt.), Burlington (Vt.), North and Central America--United States--Vermont--Chittenden--Burlington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1099; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1099
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356849

Title: Lepers church in colony established by Father Damien.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Damien, Father, Saint, 1840-1889., St. Philomena Catholic Church (Kalawao County, Hawaii), Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Hawaii--Kalaupapa., Missions to leprosy patients--Hawaii--Kalaupapa., Church work with leprosy patients--Hawaii--Kalaupapa.
Geographic subjects: Hawaii, Kalaupapa., Hawaii, Kalaupapa., Hawaii, Kalaupapa., Kalaupapa (Hawaii), Kalaupapa (Hawaii), North and Central America--United States--Hawaii--Maui--Molokai--Kalaupapa
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1235A; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1235A
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356913

Title: Orphans pray to Mother Cabrini.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-3997 ORPHANS PRAY TO MOTHER CABRINI PHILADELPHIA -- Orphans from the Sacred Heart Orphanage here pray before a statue of Blessed Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini at St. Donato’s Church. Mother Cabrini, who will be proclaimed a saint July 7, founded the orphanage and worshipped in St. Donato’s. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JD-PHIL-MES-6D-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Lucker. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Cabrini, Frances Xavier, Saint, 1850-1917., St. Donato Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Prayer--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Catholic orphans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Catholic church buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Orphans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3997; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-3997
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359822

Title: Modern design.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31796 MODERN DESIGN BURLINGTON, Mass. -- The newly dedicated ultra-modern St. Malachy’s church -- which some say looks like a caterpillar -- draws parishioners and sight-seers. The Burlington, Mass., church was dedicated by Richard Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston. It is named in honor of St. Malachy, 12th Century Primate of Armagh, Ireland. The building’s unusual features include a cone-shaped baptistry near the main entrance and a three-prong fork-like steeple. A glass partition divides the interior at its mid-section to separate the main church from a smaller chapel. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CB-BOS-11A-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Buckley, C.M. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, October 31, 1964, October 31, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Malachy's Church (Burlington, Mass.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Massachusetts--Burlington., Church architecture--Massachusetts--Burlington., Modern movement (Architecture)--Massachusetts--Burlington., Church dedication--Massachusetts--Burlington.
Geographic subjects: Massachusetts, Burlington., Massachusetts, Burlington., Massachusetts, Burlington., Massachusetts, Burlington., Burlington (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Middlesex--Burlington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31796; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-31796
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356552

Title: Noted Catholic mission to be restored.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NOTED CATHOLIC MISSION TO BE RESTORED #C-1595 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. -- The famed swallows of Capistrano, which have been returning here each St. Joseph’s Day for more than a century, will be able to keep their rendezvous at the mission built by Father Miguel Jose Junipero Serra for another hundred years at least. For San Juan Capistrano, and other missions like Santa Barbara, San Fernando and Luis Obispo, which were built between 1769 and 1777, are to be restored. The restoration will be accomplished with the aid of a $500,000 fund given the Catholic Church here by the Hearst Foundation, Inc. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EW-LOS-CAL-12C-6-JOG-C)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Buildings., Mission San Juan Capistrano., William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--California--San Juan Capistrano., Architecture--Conservation and restoration--California--San Juan Capistrano., Architecture, Spanish colonial--California--San Juan Capistrano.
Geographic subjects: California, San Juan Capistrano., California, San Juan Capistrano., California, San Juan Capistrano., San Juan Capistrano (Calif.), San Juan Capistrano (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--Orange--San Juan Capistrano
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-1595; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-1595
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357446

Title: Hilltop retreat.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: HILLTOP RETREAT #c-3222 ACOMA, N.M. -- This Mission Church of Acoma rises 400 feet above the plains outside Laguna, N.M., in the Pueblo Reservation. The pueblo is accessible only by a steep trail cut from the rock that rises up in a sheer cliff, the Rock of Acoma. The church was built in the 17th century and materials for its construction were carried up on the backs of Indians. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CNP-NY-MES-4B-6-C)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., San Estevan del Rey Mission Church (Acoma, N.M.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--New Mexico--Acoma Pueblo., Church architecture--New Mexico--Acoma Pueblo., Architecture, Spanish colonial--New Mexico--Acoma Pueblo.
Geographic subjects: New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo., New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo., New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo., Acoma Pueblo (N.M.), Acoma Pueblo (N.M.), North and Central America--United States--New Mexico--Cibola--Acoma Pueblo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3222; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-3222
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359105

Title: Processional at service honoring Cardinal Stritch.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #C-4841 PROCESSIONAL AT SERVICE HONORING CARDINAL STRITCH CHICAGO -- A processional composed of Catholic clergy, including members of the hierarchy, winds its way into Holy Name Cathedral here at the start of services honoring Samuel Cardinal Stritch, Archbishop of Chicago and retiring chairman of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his consecration as a bishop. More than 2,500 priests and 100 bishops and archbishops, including Edward Cardinal McGuigan of Toronto, Canada, who with Cardinal Stritch were elevated at the Consistory last February, were present. The Vatican was represented by the Most Rev. Amleto Cicognani, apostolic delegate to the United States. Cardinal Stritch was appointed to the bishopric of Toledo, O., Nov. 30, 1941. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PS-CHI-BS-11C6-C)
Creator Name(s): Newman, Art. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Cathedral of the Holy Name (Chicago, Ill.), Stritch, Samuel Alphonsus, 1887-1958--Anniversaries, etc., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Consecration of bishops--Anniversaries, etc., Processions, Religious--Illinois--Chicago., Church buildings--Illinois--Chicago., Church architecture--Illinois--Chicago., Architecture, Gothic--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects: Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Chicago (Ill.), Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-4841; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-4841
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360527

Title: Smallest church.
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Buildings., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Feasts., Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Cult.
Topical Subject(s): Mass., Church buildings--Louisiana--Bayou Goula., Chapels--Louisiana--Bayou Goula., Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary--Louisiana--Bayou Goula.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-46003; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-46003_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361133

Title: Annual Mass at 'smallest' church.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-46003 ANNUAL MASS AT ‘SMALLEST’ CHURCH BAYOU GOULA, La. -- Worshippers gather outside the Chapel of the Madonna, which is probably the smallest church in the world, for Mass on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the only time during the year in which the church is used. The tiny nine-by-nine foot structure, located in Bayou Goula, a community 24 miles from Louisiana’s state capital at Baton Rouge, is so small that in addition to its altar, only a priest and an altar boy can fit inside. The approximately 200 worshippers who annually attend the Mass on the Feast of the Assumption must assemble on the front lawn of the tiny chapel and the altar must be moved outside. The chapel, which has been featured in Ripley’s “Believe It or Not,” was built in 1903 by Anthony Gullo, a poor immigrant Italian sugarcane famer. When Gullo’s son was gravely ill he promised to erect, as far as he was able, a chapel to the Madonna if she interceded for the youth. The boy did recover and Gullo kept his promise with the help of friends who assisted in building the tiny building amid sugarcane fields near the Mississippi River. By 1932, the original building had deteriorated and was replaced by the present one of the same size. Today it remains a simple, well-kept frame building with only a small cross and an arched doorway to distinguish it as a church. However, the more elaborate interior has paintings of saints and an alcove holding a glass-enclosed replica of Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna.” Years ago people seeking favors gave valuable jewelry when their prayers were answered, but this custom has long since ended. However, today about 70 jeweled pieces still adorn the blue sash annually placed on the chapel’s statue of the Madonna for the feast day Mass. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (L-BR-9B-74-DS)
Date Created: 1974, August 15, 1974, August 15, 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Buildings., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Feasts., Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Cult.
Topical Subject(s): Mass., Church buildings--Louisiana--Bayou Goula., Chapels--Louisiana--Bayou Goula., Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary--Louisiana--Bayou Goula.
Geographic subjects: Louisiana, Bayou Goula., Louisiana, Bayou Goula., Louisiana, Bayou Goula., Bayou Goula (La.), Bayou Goula (La.), North and Central America--United States--Louisiana--Iberville --Bayou Goula
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-46003; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-46003
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361207

Title: "Borda gives to God."
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ‘BORDA GIVES TO GOD’ #C-1347 TASCO, Mexico [sic] -- Few churches in the world have been founded under more unusual circumstances than this magnificent edifice here which was completed in 1757. The man who built it was a French miner, Joseph le Borde, called by the Mexicans Jose de la Borda. The story is that one day la Borda, downcast over a streak of bad luck, was on his way to Mexico City when his mule’s hoof sank into the ground and stuck there. Borda dismounted and examined the ground. There he discovered evidence of a vein of silver, from which he was to amass a huge fortune. The incident restored his faith and he decided to erect a church dedicated to San Sebastian and Santa Prisca; hence the Mexican saying, “God gives to Borda, Borda gives to God.” The mines discovered by Borda still produce vast quantities of silver. Tasco itself has been declared a national monument by the Mexican Government and building construction is not permitted unless approved by the national art commission. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HHS-TOR-CAN-MES-5D-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Stewart, H.H. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Borda, José de la, 1699-1778., Santa Prisca (Church : Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico), Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Mexico--Taxco de Alarcón., Church architecture--Mexico--Taxco de Alarcón., Architecture, Baroque--Mexico--Taxco de Alarcón., Silver miners--Mexico--Taxco de Alarcón.
Geographic subjects: Mexico, Taxco de Alarcón., Mexico, Taxco de Alarcón., Mexico, Taxco de Alarcón., Mexico, Taxco de Alarcón., Taxco de Alarcón (Mexico), Taxco de Alarcón (Mexico), North and Central America--Mexico--Guerrero--Taxco de Alarcón
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-1347; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-1347
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356994

Title: Oldest Arizona's Catholic mission.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: OLDEST ARIZONA’S CATHOLIC MISSION #1632 TUCSON, Ariz. -- The San Xavier del Bac Mission for Papago Indian eleven miles southwest of Tucson, is striking in its symmetry and shows vestiges of the once-brilliant decoration of its interior. The mission was originally built in 1692 by the famous Spanish “Padre on Horseback,” Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, a Jesuit. In the latter part of the 18th century it passed into the hands of the Franciscan Fathers, who still tend to the needs of the Indian population. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WF-TU-TFD-2-6-C)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Ariz.), Catholic Church--Buildings., Catholic Church--Missions--Arizona--Tucson.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Arizona--San Xavier Indian Reservation., Tohono O’odham Indians--Missions--Arizona--San Xavier Indian Reservation., Home missions--Arizona--San Xavier Indian Reservation.
Geographic subjects: Arizona, San Xavier Indian Reservation., Arizona, San Xavier Indian Reservation., Arizona, San Xavier Indian Reservation., San Xavier Indian Reservation (Ariz.), San Xavier Indian Reservation (Ariz.), North and Central America--United States--Arizona--Maricopa--Papago Indian Reservation
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1632; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1632
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357380

Title: Solitude and prayer.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-3962 SOLITUDE AND PRAYER This striking photo was taken at the Cathedral, Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, Md. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AAB-BALT-MES-6C-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Md.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Contemplation., Prayer--Maryland--Baltimore., Catholic church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore., Cathedrals--Maryland--Baltimore., Church architecture--Maryland--Baltimore., Stained glass windows--Maryland--Baltimore.
Geographic subjects: Maryland, Baltimore., Maryland, Baltimore., Maryland, Baltimore., Maryland, Baltimore., Maryland, Baltimore., Baltimore (Md.), North and Central America--United States--Maryland--Baltimore Independent City--Baltimore
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3962; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-3962
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359819

Title: Solitude and prayer.
Description: Letter from the pastor describing church architectural design.
Creator Name(s): Nelligan, Joseph M. (author), Religious News Service. (addressee)
Date Created: 1946, June 18, 1946, June 18, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Md.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Contemplation., Prayer--Maryland--Baltimore., Catholic church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore., Cathedrals--Maryland--Baltimore., Church architecture--Maryland--Baltimore., Stained glass windows--Maryland--Baltimore.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3962; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-3962_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359663

Title: Where arson killed a priest.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-45858 WHERE ARSON KILLED A PRIEST NEW YORK -- Scene of a “set” fire in which a priest died, four priest and 16 firemen were injured in New York city. Fire inspectors and a parish priest check damage at the Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church rectory in New York City. Father Thomas Smith, 65, a Dominican, died of a heart attack induced by heavy smoke inhalation. Suspect in the arson case was a man wanted in California on other charges who had been only recently released from a mental institution in Washington, D.C. The man was also charged with setting fires at two Episcopal churches on the same day. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (S-NY-8A-74-W)
Creator Name(s): Sheridan, Chris. (photographer), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of New York (N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1974, circa July 30, 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Buildings., Catholic Church--Clergy., Smith, Thomas--Death and burial.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Death., Fires--New York (State)--New York., Church buildings--Fires and fire prevention., Arson--New York (State)--New York., Fires--Casualties.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-45858; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-45858
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360856

Title: Unusual view.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #C-4615 UNUSUAL VIEW NEW YORK -- This unusual picture of St. Patrick’s Cathedral here, taken from Radio City, emphasizes formation of the cross in the structure. Cathedral is now undergoing extensive repairs and reconstruction (note scaffolding around walls). Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LH-NY-MES-10B-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Hasse, L. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York, N.Y.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Catholic church buildings--New York (State)--New York., Cathedrals--New York (State)--New York., Church architecture--New York (State)--New York., Church buildings--New York (State)--New York., Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--New York (State)--New York., Church architecture--Conservation and restoration--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-4615; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-4615
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360315

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