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the three scenes of St. Ignatius is an image of the Last Judgment, which is a depiction of the second coming of Christ. On either side of the altar are images of Mary and Joseph.
The paintings are more impressive when you consider that Carignano was an amateur artist.
“When he became a Jesuit, he had said he knew a little bit about art,” Father Maddock said, pointing to the murals at the church. “All it took was a little bit of
talent to do all this.”
Now, 110 years after Carignano n-
ished his works of art, they are starting to fall apart. Maddock said the paint- ings, particularly the ones behind the altar, began to crack a few years ago. The deterioration was partly caused when the altar’s back wall began to sink. In an e ort to prevent it from sinking more, the church installed new cribbing below the altar last year.
This year, a team from New York-based
EverGreene Architectural Arts arrived in St. Ignatius to stabilize the murals with temporary mesh. The mesh, which looks like cheesecloth, will keep pieces of the paintings from falling to the oor. How- ever, much more needs to be done to per- manently preserve the paintings. This month, EverGreene Architectural Arts, which specializes in restoring plaster- work, is outlining a plan of what to do next. Maddock is unsure how much it will cost to restore the murals (the stabilization
work in October cost more than $13,000). The church has begun raising money for the project on Go Fund Me at www.
gofundme.com/StIgnatius-Mission. Maddock said he is hopeful that within a few years the mural will look just like it did when Carignano completed it
more than a century ago.
“Carignano used his talents to build
up the body of Christ,” the priest said. “That’s what we should all do.”
jfranz@ atheadbeacon.com
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