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St Paul's is unique in that, other than its work of mission &
ministry, it also has to oversee the upkeep of some remarkable pieces
of art. The mosaics by Burne-Jones and Breck, the stained glass
windows are just the beginning. The first Rector of St. Paul's,
Robert Jenkins Nevin, was an art dealer and on his death bequeathed
to the parish an assortment of pieces of fine art and sculpture.
Some of these pieces are now available for public viewing:
in 2001 a number of people connected with the J.P. Morgan group
visited St Paul's and gave us a donation to begin a 'gallery' in
the outer sacristy. It is to this room that we have moved Poseidon
(left) and the phoenix as well as some pieces of medieval
statuary.
In the church itself there are three fine sarcophagi as well as
the statue of a headless woman and of course the lovely cross that
now forms the centerpiece to the Altar in the St. Augustine Chapel.
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St. Paul's Within the Walls (ANGLICAN-EPISCOPAL) Rome,
Italy
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