Chapel Stain Glass Marguerite Harris commissioned the Rambusch Co for this stain glass window. It was designed by Viggo F.E. Rambush who also assisted in designing the chapel...
Favorite Verse Eph 6:10-20 Stain glass in Chapel 10 [a]Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power. 11 Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand ...
THE ALTARPIECETHE ALTARPIECE: Marguerite often told the story of how the Holy Cross Fathers offered her the old altarpiece from St Birgitta’s House on the Piazza Farnese ...
StatuesARTWORKS: I know very little about documentation or whether it may still exist. I do not think that there is anyone else left who would remember much. Docu...
Hail Mary StairsNotes from Dr. Albert Ryle Kezel THE STAIRS: This is a bit of a mystery, all by word of mouth, and I really cannot vouch for every detail. I know that Marg...
Stations of the Cross The artist was Erika Lohmann who painted the Stations of the Cross. Erika also painted the ST BIRGITTA WITH CONVENTS and the NATIVITY—now in the room just o...
Bas-Relief Story of St. Birgitta and Copy of the Reliquary: Commissioned WorksBAS-RELIEF: Marguerite Harris commissioned it. We do not know the artist, though the Rambusch Studio was her main advisor in creating the chapel. The arti...
4 Patron Saints of ScandinaviaTHE SMALL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS: They show the patrons of Scandinavia: Sweden (S Eric), Norway (S Olaf), Denmark (S Canute), Finland (S Henry). Marguerite...
St. Karin (Catherine) Painting in the Chapel Commissioned by Margarite Harris of ST KARIN: The picture of St Catherine of Sweden is a (gouache?) cartoon by Jean Lurçat. The mone...
