Friday, 18 April 2014

Arncliffe, St Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church

St Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church is located along Forest Road, in the southern suburb of Arncliffe. The heritage listed church was designed by Clement Clancy in the Romanesque style and built in 1931. It features a distinctive 33 metre high round Celtic tower. A religious themed post for this Good Friday. The nearby school was shown yesterday.
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16 comments:

  1. Billy Blue EyesFriday, 18 April 2014 at 00:16:00 GMT+10

    Nice thought for Good Friday

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  2. from MadridFriday, 18 April 2014 at 03:06:00 GMT+10

    Holy Week is celebrated much there in Australia ...? Here in Spain yes.

    Tomás.

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    1. JimFriday, 18 April 2014 at 05:45:00 GMT+10

      I think maybe not as much religiously in Australia as you do in Europe. But there are many cultural traditions like chocolate Easter eggs and Hot Cross buns that everyone gets involved in. We do get Good Friday and Easter Monday as public holidays.

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  3. MersadFriday, 18 April 2014 at 04:40:00 GMT+10

    The facade has a nice and intricate design. Love it.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  4. WayneFriday, 18 April 2014 at 05:19:00 GMT+10

    This shows just how amazing brickwork can be. The stone arched in front look older than the building, was something there before the church?

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    1. JimFriday, 18 April 2014 at 05:49:00 GMT+10

      The school and convent on the site predate the church but I'm not sure if the stonework does too.

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  5. Sylvia KFriday, 18 April 2014 at 05:54:00 GMT+10

    Amazing brickwork, incredible blue, blue skies as always, and a terrific capture for the day, Jim!! Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend!

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  6. carol l mckennaFriday, 18 April 2014 at 08:31:00 GMT+10

    Creative photo ~ great composition, line, colors and the blue sky for SWF ~ xoxo

    artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  7. UnknownFriday, 18 April 2014 at 09:03:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful church on what seems to be a lovely day with blue skies.

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  8. LE CHEMIN DES GRANDS JARDINSFriday, 18 April 2014 at 22:58:00 GMT+10

    Très belle église, mais ne s'agit-il pas de Saint François Xavier et non Francis . Son culte est très vivant en France.

    Bien amicalement.

    Roger

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    1. JimFriday, 18 April 2014 at 23:06:00 GMT+10

      Roger, the English translation for Saint François is Saint Francis. I believe he was born as Francisco.

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  9. DrillerAAFriday, 18 April 2014 at 23:07:00 GMT+10

    What a beautiful elevation to present to the outside world. Church architecture is provides some of the best examples of man's creativity. Nicely captured image.

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  10. Cathy KennedyFriday, 18 April 2014 at 23:37:00 GMT+10

    What a gorgeous rich blue backdrop for this lovely church! Enjoy your long weekend and Happy Easter! Thanks for stopping by Curious as a Cathy this morning. I am now following you!

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  11. Thomas LeeFriday, 18 April 2014 at 23:46:00 GMT+10

    Amazingly beautiful church.

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  12. HeatherSaturday, 19 April 2014 at 03:35:00 GMT+10

    I love that tower, and I bet the rose window is beautiful seen from inside. My SF

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  13. TomSunday, 8 June 2014 at 11:39:00 GMT+10

    The tower is quite interesting, I have never seen one like rgis on my travels. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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