The Painted Church Big Island Hawaii
by Bob Christopher
Title
The Painted Church Big Island Hawaii
Artist
Bob Christopher
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Photograph - Photography
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The Painted Church on the Big Island, Kalapana, Hawaii is a delight to visit and to photograph. Officially called the "St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church". Father Jean Berchmans Velghe was an industrious person and painted the interior walls in a most wonderful and colorful manner. His paintings helped those who couldn't read understand the Bible better.
From Wikipedia...Saint Benedict's Catholic Church (also called simply The Painted Church[1]) is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Honaunau, Hawaii. It was built between 1899-1902 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary Father John Velghe, who then painted frescoes along the interior ceiling and walls. An untrained folk-artist, Fr. Velghe depicted various biblical scenes, such as Cain's murder of Abel, Jesus refusing the Devil, and the writing on the wall, as well as a vivid illustration of sinners in Hell.[3] While the building itself is small and rectangular, Fr. Velghe painted Gothic vaults above the altar, creating the illusion of a European Gothic cathedral, inspired particularly by Burgos Cathedral.[1] Several other priests learned from Velghe and went on to establish other 'painted churches', including Star of the Sea Painted Church, painted by Father Evarist Gielen.[4]
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March 6th, 2018
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Comments (3)
Bob Christopher
Hi Doug ...Thank you for featuring my image in the Church Alters group site. I appreciate your support very much...Cheers Bob
Jane M Dahl
Absolutely wonderful capture! Great color!! Featured in Hawaiiana. Aloha nui, Bob!
Bob Christopher replied:
Aloha Jane... Thank you very much for your lovely comment and your compliment as well as the feature in the Hawaiiana group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Kathy M Krause
Beautiful capture of this gorgeous church Bob! l/f
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Kathy...Thank you very much for your lovely comment and your compliment on my image. I certainly appreciate your kind words very much...Cheers Bob