Saint Mary's Church - Auburn, New York - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

St. Mary's Church was dedicated on April 29, 1877 by Bishop Bernard McQuaid assisted by Bishop Ryan of Buffalo and Bishop Lynch of Charleston, South Carolina with imposing ceremonies. Into it the delighted people went with gratitude to God, and pride for their fine church building and beloved pastor. The accomplishment of such a work is strong proof of the greatness of the sacrifice and the power of united action in the work of God.
St. Mary's Church building is an excellent example of modified Gothic architecture, a style characterized by great point and height, with delicacy and precision in design. The edifice, built entirely of gray limestone, is 135 feet long and the ceiling is 65 feet high.
The interior, with its clustered columns, its molded arches and finely vaulted ceiling, is consistent and perfectly planned. The unusual center decoration - a star-shaped formation between the transepts - is formed by ribs in the vaulted ceiling. The leaf and flower
arrangements at the cornices, on the windows and around the arches are intricate and delicately sculptured. The triple arch, symbolic of the Trinity; the triangular windows, (one over the main altar with the Lamb of God in the center tracery, one in each of the transepts with the dove in the center traceries); the beautiful stained glass windows with their jewel-like hues, their leaf and flower drawings characteristic of Gothic churches; the symbolic emblems (the keys, harp, nails, pulpit, crown, cross and chalice) in the traceries
all proclaim the beauty and symmetry of this magnificent edifice.
An observer at the time commented, " St. Mary’s people are to be congratulated upon the possession of such a magnificent church. It would, indeed, be hard to find a more beautiful structure. Its interior is art crystallized, its architecture is devotion idealized, and its symmetry is art immortalized. Outside it hangs together like a picture, inside it pours down on you all the grandeur, devotion and magnificence of a cathedral." Another said.

Weekly Mass Schedule

Weekdays 7:00 AM
Saturday 7:45 AM, 5:30, 7:30 PM
Sunday 7:00 AM, 9:45 AM Children's Liturgy & 12:00 Noon

Confessions

Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Baptism

Call the Parish Office at 315-252-9545 for an appointment

Matrimony

Call the Parish Office at 315-252-9545 for an appointment

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 01/24/1868 Date of building construction: 04/29/1877 Dominant Architectural Style: modified Gothic Diocese: Rochester Address/Location: 17 Clark Street Auburn, NY USA 13021 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed

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