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St. Hedwig Church in Chicago, interior view [Polish parishes and churches in Chicago]

Adolphius Druiding1899/1901

POLONIKA The National Institute of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad

POLONIKA The National Institute of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad
Warszawa, Poland

The distinguishing feature of the church are the paintings made in 1938 by John A. Mallin from Bohemia. In St. Hedwig’s Church he created depictions of saints and angels, a narrative cycle of the Sacraments, representations connected with the Church heraldry, but he also painted the twin scenes: "Christ blesses the Resurrectionist Congregation" and "Pope Pius XI blesses the Chicago Church". The former depicts the founders of the Congregation, Bohdan Jański as well as Hieronim Kajsiewicz and Piotr Semenenka, but also the resurrectionists serving in Chicago parishes as well as the local hierarchs, including Bishop Peter James Muldoon, who dedicated the temple.

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  • Title: St. Hedwig Church in Chicago, interior view [Polish parishes and churches in Chicago]
  • Creator: Adolphius Druiding
  • Date Created: 1899/1901
  • Location Created: Chicago, USA
  • Type: Photography
  • Publisher: © Narodowy Instytut Polskiego Dziedzictwa Kulturowego za Granicą POLONIKA
  • Rights: photo © Norbert Piwowarczyk
  • Art Genre: architecture, sacral architecture
  • Depicted Location: Chicago, USA
POLONIKA The National Institute of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad

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