Shrine to Our Lady at The Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, PA

Location

18th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

Commissioned for:

His Eminence, Cardinal Justin Rigali
Rector: Rev. Msgr. Michael T. McCulken

Scope of Work

Citing and recommending the images of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Cardinal Rigali had asked us to create a shrine to our Blessed Mother that would be worthy for the Cathedral.

St. Jude Liturgical Arts Studio designed and built these new shrines to complement all the existing architecture in the Cathedral and by removing the old artwork that was done back in the 1970's.

St. Jude Studios recognized an altar that was found from a closed church (St. Boniface in Philadelphia) as potentially suitable for this project and proceeded to resurrect and re-furbish all of the pieces, including the altar rail and the base bottom.

We then fabricated, from our Studios in Italy, the entire top area, including the brand new seven foot sized statue of Our Lady. The mosaic and the columns were all fabricated in conjunction with the existing marble.

The marble medallion reflects the Miraculous Medal and the restored Our Lady of Perpetual Help icon was gifted to the Cathedral by the Redemptorist Fathers and enthroned in June 2009. Click the photo to view the video

St. Jude Liturgical Arts Studio restored the back wall, including medallions and moldings that were water damaged over the years. All new paint to resurrect the faux molding and recessed panels and all of the polished marble, including the new marble -- matching the 150 year old altar base, were completed by our team of excellent craftpeople.   Click the photo to the right or any of the eight below to view the different videos

Click any of the above photos to view the different videos of this Shrine