Comments on: St. Joseph's (St. Paul's) Church http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/11/st-josephs-church/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Oak Street 800 http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/11/st-josephs-church/comment-page-1/#comment-11483 Oak Street 800 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:47:17 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2484#comment-11483 [...] (To learn more about this magnificent church, check out CCE’s earlier look at its architecture HERE) [...] [...] (To learn more about this magnificent church, check out CCE’s earlier look at its architecture HERE) [...]

]]> By: explorer http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/11/st-josephs-church/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 explorer Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:32:09 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2484#comment-1924 Jeremiah.... Thanks for the info! When I looked around for typical St. Joseph statues I found two basic types - the one with Jesus with a child and another with his carpenter square. That second statue (which now I know is St. Paul) looked similar to the St. Joseph / carpenter square one but wasn't quite right. Old photos showed the statues intact, but I couldn't get a good enough look to see if they were the same as the current ones. Interesting stuff! Jeremiah….
Thanks for the info! When I looked around for typical St. Joseph statues I found two basic types – the one with Jesus with a child and another with his carpenter square. That second statue (which now I know is St. Paul) looked similar to the St. Joseph / carpenter square one but wasn’t quite right. Old photos showed the statues intact, but I couldn’t get a good enough look to see if they were the same as the current ones. Interesting stuff!

]]> By: Jeremiah Mason http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/11/st-josephs-church/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Jeremiah Mason Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:42:45 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2484#comment-1923 Hey, thanks for the great post and the beautiful photos, as always. Just a note about the center window at the front and the statues flanking it - the window is "The Confession of St. Peter," when Peter identifies Jesus as the Christ, and Christ, in response, gives him the keys to the kingdom of heaven. The window was very consciously placed there, representing the authority of the Church to the world outside. (The biggest window, in the south transept, is the St. Joseph window.) The statues outside on the front of the building were historically Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Thessalonian brothers honored as the patron saints of the Slavic peoples. At some point, the statues were removed, probably due to deterioration/safety concerns. In 1999 the present statues were installed - the one with the child Jesus, holding the lilies, is St. Joseph, in recognition of the building's history, and the one with the sword is St. Paul, in recognition of the new name of the parish. Hey, thanks for the great post and the beautiful photos, as always.

Just a note about the center window at the front and the statues flanking it – the window is “The Confession of St. Peter,” when Peter identifies Jesus as the Christ, and Christ, in response, gives him the keys to the kingdom of heaven. The window was very consciously placed there, representing the authority of the Church to the world outside. (The biggest window, in the south transept, is the St. Joseph window.) The statues outside on the front of the building were historically Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Thessalonian brothers honored as the patron saints of the Slavic peoples. At some point, the statues were removed, probably due to deterioration/safety concerns. In 1999 the present statues were installed – the one with the child Jesus, holding the lilies, is St. Joseph, in recognition of the building’s history, and the one with the sword is St. Paul, in recognition of the new name of the parish.

]]> By: dcclark http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2008/11/st-josephs-church/comment-page-1/#comment-1922 dcclark Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:41:40 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=2484#comment-1922 That really does look like a sword in Joseph's hand -- look at how the guard curls downward just below his hand. No carpenter's square would do that! As to <i>why</i> Joseph would appear with a sword, I have no clue. However I'm pretty sure I've seen statues like that before, so it must be some standard symbol. That really does look like a sword in Joseph’s hand — look at how the guard curls downward just below his hand. No carpenter’s square would do that!

As to why Joseph would appear with a sword, I have no clue. However I’m pretty sure I’ve seen statues like that before, so it must be some standard symbol.

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