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Post by shane on Nov 14, 2010 4:53:19 GMT
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Post by shane on Nov 14, 2010 4:57:53 GMT
Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, completed in 1954
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Post by shane on Nov 14, 2010 5:01:26 GMT
Saint John's Abbey and University Church. Construction began in 1958.
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Post by Askel McThurkill on Nov 19, 2010 10:00:38 GMT
Very interesting, Shane. There are a number of 1950s churches in Ireland which these remind me. For example Walkinstown/Greenhills, dedicated by the late John Charles McQuaid CSSp, sticks out like a sore thumb and can be seen from any viewing point in the section of the Dublin mountains which overlooks Tallaght.
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Post by hibernicus on Oct 8, 2012 20:44:21 GMT
I have been reading A CROWN OF THORNS, the second volume of Cardinal Heenan's autobiography (which covers his years as Bishop of Leeds and Archbishop of Liverpool). When discussing the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool, he mentions that the conditions laid down for the competition to design the cathedral specifically stated that the altar should be so constructed that MAss could be said either ad orientem or versus populum, and that the winning design was circular with an altar in the centre, as can be seen there today. (OK the architect was a Nonconformist Protestant, but it was the diocesan authorities who approved the design.) The competition was held in 1960 - i.e. before Vatican II and the Novus Ordo - a sign that things were moving in that direction, Bugnini or no Bugnini.
To be honest, I have mixed feelings about Paddy's Wigwam, as it is known. The crown-shaped exterior does grow more attractive over time, the circular worship space is IMHO pretty unimpressive, but the use of stained glass produces beautiful patterns of interior light and a strong sensation of peace.
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