Fearg
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Can someone help me understand how we are any closer to God by changing:
http://www.saintsavioursdublin.ie/churchpictures_large/Old%20Dominic%20Altar.jpg
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http://www.saintsavioursdublin.ie/churchpictures/New%20Saint%20Dominic%20Altar.jpg
Just an example of how silly some of these interpretations of liturgical requirements can be.. I’m just amazed that poor St Dominic has not been adorned on either side with some nice bits of carpet!
Thanks,
Fearg.Hi Prax,
Since my photos were taken, the Armagh font cover (in oak) has been reinstated also. As for ambos – I don’t think I’ve ever seen one that works well, they always seem like an afterthought. In the case of Armagh, it is a shame the original pulpit could not have been restored in some form.[ATTACH]2783[/ATTACH]
Attached is a photo of the west end organ gallery of St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry. Where there is now a grille, was once a decorative Telford organ (replaced by the current insturment in the 1950s). I cannot locate a picture of this anywhere.. if anyone can help, I’d like to hear from you.. thanks.
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I visited Armagh in 2003 – the new floor in the sanctuary matches very well with the rest of the interior – the simple granite floor from the previous re-ordering did not work so well in this setting. The following photo (attempts) to show the sanctuary in context with the walls and ceilings:
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Some excellent work has been carried out, the re-instatement of the original baptistery for instance:
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and the re-use of the original gates from the former rood screen:
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And for the sake of comparison:
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I am not a thologian, or an architect, however I cannot understand how moving the sanctuary forward into the nave of Cobh cathedral, can really bring the majority of the congregation any closer to the altar. This has failed in every single re-ordering of an Irish Cathedral. You cannot and never will be able see the altar in the side aisles or rear of Cobh, Derry, Armagh, Killarney, Letterkenny or any other large Irish Cathedral. They now have plasma screens in Armagh to address this problem – so I do not understand why we need to physically move anything! Cobh is the only intact victorian cathedral we have left, future generations can learn so much from leaving it as is.
Here is an interior photo of St Eugene’s Cathedral Derry in the early 1970s, when a tempoary altar was in use. This was replaced in 1975, by Liam McCormack’s reordering, the huge canopy over the pulpit was removed at that stage. The “permanent” work shown in a previous post, was carried out in 1989, when the remainder of the pulpit went and the reredoses were needlessly mutilated.[ATTACH]1236[/ATTACH]
