Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1925, Page 100

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. .- GRAVURE SECTION —-NOVEMBER Interior view showing the central altar, which is the centerpiece of all the other altars. It is of native white marble and the only ornaments are a Underground large crucifix and six candlesticks. The canopy is supported in a manner Chapels similar to the papal altar in St. Peter’s, Rome. an The Franciscan Monastery of Mount St. Sepulchre is located on a wooded hill overlooking d Catholic University and is visited annually by thousands of Catholics. The series of shrines Catacombs of tl’)e and chapels is far underground and is the work of the Franciscan friars. This photograph s shows the altar of Calvary. Franmscan Monastery Al ph . The Grotto of Lourdes, a faith- ful copy of the famous shrine in France. The Chapel of Suffering Souls, where mass is of- fered in behalf of the dead. The Grotto of Agony, dedicated to Christ’s agony on the eve of His cruci- fixion and a copy of the grotto in the Garden of Gethsemane. A lobby in the catacombs, far underground, showing some of the painstaking work of the Franciscan friars. The “Soldier Martyr,” in the Chapel of St. Sebastian. The figure is a copy Chapel of St. Cecilia, the virgin martyr. The statue beneath the altar is a The Catacombs, long passageways beneath the church of the famous Bernini statue in the Church of St. Sebastian, Rome. copy of one by Maderno. and monastery, which are reproductions of the ancient Roman Catacombs.