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The Church of St Agnes

For those who have not seen St Agnes since it was rebuilt in a different style I thought I’d post a few photos I took after the 12:30 mass today. I don’t recall who the architect was; I believe it might be Thomas Gordon Smith. The reason for the vexilla-ed lampost is that East 43rd Street, in addition to being known as “Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Place”, is also “U.N. Way” since the headquarters of that organisation terminates the vista eastwards.

The parish’s name and patron guard the church’s façade.

The interior of the church. I prefer deeper chancels, but it is a small site. The transept arches seem exceptionally awkward and if viewed in person they have strange gaps as if made from building blocks not put together properly.

There is an Order of Malta monument in the western (liturgical north) transept.

This closer view of the altar shows the Sean Delonas mural which Steve M. finds opprobrious, flanked by little putti. Inscribed above are the words “HIC EST ENIM CORPUS MEUM • ET CALIX SANGUINIS MEI”. On either side of the altar, just out of view, are little shrines to the Sacred Heart and the Virgin of Guadalupe.

In Hoc Signo Vinces!

Published at 4:54 pm on Sunday 14 August 2005. Categories: Architecture Church New York Order of Malta.
Comments

This church is not by Thomas G. Smith. You should know that he knows his architecture btter than that.

— gp 24 Mar 2009 10:07 pm
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