The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico is famous for its "miraculous staircase" built in 1898. When the chapel was completed, there was no way to access the choir loft 22 feet high. After 9 days of prayer, a mysterious carpenter arrived and built the staircase without any blueprints, using no nails or glue. The spiral staircase has two complete 360 degree turns within the small space but has no central support. The carpenter then disappeared without accepting payment. There are three mysteries surrounding the staircase - the identity of the carpenter, how it is structurally supported, and where the unusual wood came from.
The Mysterious staircase, anyone know what song is called in this?becksy30
I want to purchase the song that was used in this powerpoint project but the band/group arent singing it in english, can you please leave a comment if you know. Thanks :)
A mysterious staircase was built by an unknown carpenter in Santa fe, New Mexico, USA.This stairway was constructed without any glue or nails and no central support was built to hold up staircase.. View PowerPoint for more details!
The Mysterious staircase, anyone know what song is called in this?becksy30
I want to purchase the song that was used in this powerpoint project but the band/group arent singing it in english, can you please leave a comment if you know. Thanks :)
A mysterious staircase was built by an unknown carpenter in Santa fe, New Mexico, USA.This stairway was constructed without any glue or nails and no central support was built to hold up staircase.. View PowerPoint for more details!
Un carpintero salio del aire, se piensa fue San José, creo una escalinatas sin soporte central que aun duran....quien fue ese carpintero, de donde saco la madera, porque no cobro por su trabajo, preguntas que se hacen las monjas???
Roger Stalley. The Augustinians and their architecture.Realsmartmedia
Slides used by Roger Stalley during his paper (The Augustinians and their architecture) at Dublin City Council's medieval symposium on The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, 14 October, 2017.
Listen to the podcast of the paper at http://historyhub.ie/thomasabbey
Tadhg O'Keeffe. St Thomas’ Abbey and the chronology of Early English Gothic i...Realsmartmedia
Slides used by Tadhg O'Keeffe during his paper (St Thomas’ Abbey and the chronology of Early English Gothic in Ireland) at Dublin City Council's medieval symposium on The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, 14 October, 2017.
Listen to the podcast of the paper at http://historyhub.ie/thomasabbey
Paul Duffy. The Sacred and the Profane - preliminary results of archaeologica...Realsmartmedia
Slides used by Paul Duffy during his paper (The Sacred and the Profane - preliminary results of archaeological excavations at 30 & 32-36, Thomas Street) at Dublin City Council's medieval symposium on The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, 14 October, 2017.
Listen to the podcast of the paper at http://historyhub.ie/thomasabbey
Áine Foley. St Thomas’ Abbey and the City of Dublin in the late medieval period.Realsmartmedia
Slides used by Dr Aine Foley during her paper (St Thomas’ Abbey and the City of Dublin in the late medieval period) at Dublin City Council's medieval symposium on The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, 14 October, 2017.
Listen to the podcast of the paper at http://historyhub.ie/thomasabbey
Un carpintero salio del aire, se piensa fue San José, creo una escalinatas sin soporte central que aun duran....quien fue ese carpintero, de donde saco la madera, porque no cobro por su trabajo, preguntas que se hacen las monjas???
Roger Stalley. The Augustinians and their architecture.Realsmartmedia
Slides used by Roger Stalley during his paper (The Augustinians and their architecture) at Dublin City Council's medieval symposium on The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, 14 October, 2017.
Listen to the podcast of the paper at http://historyhub.ie/thomasabbey
Tadhg O'Keeffe. St Thomas’ Abbey and the chronology of Early English Gothic i...Realsmartmedia
Slides used by Tadhg O'Keeffe during his paper (St Thomas’ Abbey and the chronology of Early English Gothic in Ireland) at Dublin City Council's medieval symposium on The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, 14 October, 2017.
Listen to the podcast of the paper at http://historyhub.ie/thomasabbey
Paul Duffy. The Sacred and the Profane - preliminary results of archaeologica...Realsmartmedia
Slides used by Paul Duffy during his paper (The Sacred and the Profane - preliminary results of archaeological excavations at 30 & 32-36, Thomas Street) at Dublin City Council's medieval symposium on The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, 14 October, 2017.
Listen to the podcast of the paper at http://historyhub.ie/thomasabbey
Áine Foley. St Thomas’ Abbey and the City of Dublin in the late medieval period.Realsmartmedia
Slides used by Dr Aine Foley during her paper (St Thomas’ Abbey and the City of Dublin in the late medieval period) at Dublin City Council's medieval symposium on The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, 14 October, 2017.
Listen to the podcast of the paper at http://historyhub.ie/thomasabbey
The Feminist Church, the old, historic Church of St Anne Molo, IloiloFergus Ducharme
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Building and Builders in Hispanic California, 1769-1848 by Dr. Rubén G. Mendo...Ruben Mendoza
Title: "Building and Builders in Hispanic California, 1769-1848." An illustrated presentation by Dr. Rubén G. Mendoza for the National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for K-12 Teachers convened at Mission San Carlos Borromeo on July 17, 2013.
National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, The Baclaran Church, Paranaq...Fergus Ducharme
The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help is located at the Baclaran Church in Manila. It is a rather modern Church and technically does not fit into the ‘mold’ of what we consider an Old and Historic Church. It was consecrated in 1958. It’s status as a National Shrine merits it consideration in our studies.
Presentation recounting the vision and determination of our founder Fr. Paul Wattson who built the first stone building at Graymoor and the first Catholic Church on the Holy Mountain.
Chapels & Churches in Gozo - Gozovillageholidays.com Online Ownership
The village of the Rotunda Church in Xewkija was the first Gozo hamlet to be elevated to village status. Its name is Arabic and Maltese and means “place of many thistles.” The mammoth Rotunda Parish Church dominates Xewkija Village and is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. On November 27th, 1678, it became the first parish on the outskirts of Gozo.
The historic and old Basilica Minore del Senor Caido, Bogota, ColombiaFergus Ducharme
Another significant Church from the "new world". It's over 400 years old and located in Bogota, Colombia, over 3,500 meters above sea level. A very interesting and beautiful place.
This is the presentation I delivered at a GPR Conference in St. Augustine in June 2009. It details the development of St. Augustine’s oldest-visible cemetery and discusses current obstacles to its survival. This is the presentation notes.
1. City of Santa Fé, in New Mexico,
USA.
A mystery of over 130 years and
attracting around 250 thousand
visitors every year. Point of
attention : Loretto Chapel
2. What makes this chapel different
from all others is that the subject of
the supposed miracle that took place
in it is a Staircase
3. A chapel was constructed in 1898.
When it was ready, the nuns found
that there was no staircase built to
take them to the choir loft 22 feet
above.
4. Capenters called in for advice
said there was no way to build a
staircase in the small place.
The nuns spent 9 days praying
to St. Joseph, who was a
carpenter, for a solution.
5. On the 9th day of the novena, a
stranger knocked at their door and
said that he was a carpenter who
could help them build the staircase.
7. None knew how the staircase
could stand by itself as it had two
360 degree turns and did not
have a central support
8. Then the carpenter, who did not use
a single nail or glue to construct this
staircase, disappeared without even
waiting for his payment.
9. There was a rumour in the city of
Santa Fé, that the carpenter was
St. Joseph himself ...
10. ...sent by Jesus Christ to attend
to the nuns’ problem. Since then,
the staircase was known to be
called “miraculous” and turned
out to be the site for pilgrimage.
11. There are 3 mysteries in this
case, says the spokesman of the
chapel : the 1st
mystery is that,
until today, the identity of this
man is not known.
12. The second mystery – all the
architects, engineers and
scientists say that they cannot
understand how this staircase
can balance without any
central support.
13. And the 3rd
mystery – from where
did the wood come? They have
checked and found out that the type
of wood used to build the staircase
does not exist in the entire region
14. There is another detail that has
just increased the belief in the
supposed miracle : The staircase
has 33 steps, the age of Jesus
Christ.
M. Gallo