Archive for the ‘Churches’ Category

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A Marble Statue of Saint Anne Standing With Her Daughter (the Young Virgin Mary) Found on the Grounds of St. Anne Shrine in Sturbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 3, 2018)


A Winged Gargoyle With a Feline Face Seen Protruding From the Edifice of Trinity Church Located at Copley Square in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 24, 2019)

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A Tiny Winged Cherub Found Above the Keyhole of One of the Elaborate Bronze Doors of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 14, 2019)

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Two Figures Depicting Saint Peter (Carrying Two Large Keys and a Book) and Saint Paul (Gripping a Sword) Found on the Big Bronze Doors of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 8, 2016)

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A Shallow Relief Sculpture of a Winged Lion (Symbolizing Saint Mark) Found on the Facade of Trinity Church at Copley Square in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 14, 2018)

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A Stone Eagle Symbolizing Saint John the Evangelist Seen Protruding From the Tower of First Baptist Church Located on Beacon Street in Newton Centre, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 17, 2019)

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The Imposing Figure of Saint Luke Gazes Down From Above the Copley Square Entrance of Trinity Church in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 20, 2015)

Cherub on Door ND Church Southbridge 2B
A Tiny Praying Cherub Gazes Down From One of the Elaborately Decorated Bronze Doors of Notre Dame Catholic Church on Main Street in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 29, 2016)

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A Bronze Statue of the American Episcopal Clergyman Reverend Phillips Brooks (Best Known as the Lyricist of the Classic Christmas Hymn, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”) Standing in Front of a Hooded Jesus Erected in 1910 Outside Trinity Church at Copley Square in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 17, 2020)

John Wesley Wesley Methodist
An Imposing Statue of John Wesley, the Anglican Minister and Theologian Who Cofounded the Methodism Evangelical Movement, Seems to Guard the Front Entrance of the Wesley United Methodist Church on Main Street in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 19, 2016)