Recently renovated, St. Mary's Church,
is part of the famous "Painted Churches of Texas"
It is located in the community of Praha,
the Czech spelling of Prague.
Established in 1865, the parish had a small beginning,
that eventually grew to 200 families.
The current stone edifice was started in 1892.
This is the view when you first enter.
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Immediately your eyes are drawn to the beautiful hand-painted ceilings,
by Swiss born fresco artist, Gottfried Flurry.
The organ pipes are visible from the choir loft.
It renews my faith,
each and every time I enter one of our Painted Churches.
During the day, you will always find
an open door.....
Meggie Mac
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to view other churches, synagogues,
cemeteries, and other religious buildings
from around the world.
Also, if you would like to view some of my postings
(including a previous post about St Mary's)
on the Painted Churches,
Click HERE
I have to say, there's never been a Catholic church that I've been in that hasn't been impressive--this is no exception. Beautiful and thank you for sharing, XOXO
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan....enjoyed your news via email.
DeleteI love the inside of this church! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnd to think...it is located almost in the middle of nowhere. The community population is down to 90 people. But there is mass every week !
DeleteThe interior is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHello, Tom.....I think you would enjoy photographing these painted churches !
Deletehey there friend, glad to see you this week. hope you are well. what a beauty, love the indoors. so so fancy! ( :
ReplyDeleteGreat shots.
ReplyDeleteAs the saying goes, you can't tell a book by it' s cover. A beautiful church inside
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! I enjoyed your photos very much! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat work. Raising fund for building new home of worship requires a lot of members. But when the manpower is limited one can try non-profit church loan . It is also easy and reliable way.
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