Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel

Parent Collections

Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Title

Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel

Photographer

McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.

Date Created

1951-1952

Description

1951 / 1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here one sees the panoply of religious artifacts and decoration known before the Second Vatican Council, some of which can be seen at St. Joseph's today. These include a reproduction, high above the altar, of DaVinci's "Last Supper," numerous statues of saints and angels, at least 3 American flags, perhaps a flag of Vatican City, flowers, plants, candles and special lighting. This particular mass may be the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8), since the parishioners seem dressed for cold weather and there is a large statue of Mary under a canopy, in addition to others in the sanctuary. Photo 5.

Subject

Church buildings.

Priests.

Statues.

St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.).

Burlington (Vt.).

Extent

1 image

Note [Digital Version]

2009-10-10, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

photographs

black-and-white photographs

Type of Resource

still image

Source Document Location

University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.

Shelf Location

Louis L. McAllister Photographs, Box B17, Folder 11, Item 05

Publisher

University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library

Date Captured

2009-10-10

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

mcalB17F11i05

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Grayscale: 8 bits; 600 ppi