Queen of the Friars Minor
"Hail, O Lady, Holy Queen,
Mary, holy Mother of God:
you are the Virgin made Church
chosen by the most Holy Father in heaven
whom He consecrated with His most holy beloved Son
and with the Holy Spirit the Paraclete,
in whom there was and is all fullness of grace and every good" – St Francis of Assisi.
The Great Mosaic which covers the entire surface of the apse in the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, New York, depicts the theme of Mary, Queen of the Order of Friars Minor, receiving the love and honor bestowed upon her by Franciscans throughout the centuries.
Joseph Wild of Innsbruck, Austria was the artist in charge of construction, and Rudolph Margreiter was the artist responsible for the design. The mosaic was solemnly blessed by Most Rev. John J. Dunn, Auxiliary Bishop of New York, on November 1,1925.
St. Francis (1182-1226) and St. Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) kneel at the feet of Mary. Encircling the group are seven six-winged Seraphs, whose name has been traditionally applied to Franciscanism – the Seraphic Order – and a heavenly choir of 20 angels.
Queen of the Friars Minor
"Hail, O Lady, Holy Queen,
Mary, holy Mother of God:
you are the Virgin made Church
chosen by the most Holy Father in heaven
whom He consecrated with His most holy beloved Son
and with the Holy Spirit the Paraclete,
in whom there was and is all fullness of grace and every good" – St Francis of Assisi.
The Great Mosaic which covers the entire surface of the apse in the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, New York, depicts the theme of Mary, Queen of the Order of Friars Minor, receiving the love and honor bestowed upon her by Franciscans throughout the centuries.
Joseph Wild of Innsbruck, Austria was the artist in charge of construction, and Rudolph Margreiter was the artist responsible for the design. The mosaic was solemnly blessed by Most Rev. John J. Dunn, Auxiliary Bishop of New York, on November 1,1925.
St. Francis (1182-1226) and St. Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) kneel at the feet of Mary. Encircling the group are seven six-winged Seraphs, whose name has been traditionally applied to Franciscanism – the Seraphic Order – and a heavenly choir of 20 angels.