Sacred Art at Lourdes

St. Joan of Arc
2014
Egg Tempera
24 x 32 inches
Our Lady of Lourdes 
Catholic Church
Minneapolis, MN

Holy Spirit  Wall Mural 
2014
Acrylic Gouache
144 x 144 inches
Our Lady of Lourdes 
Catholic Church
Minneapolis, MN

Behold the Lamb of God  Wall Mural 
2017
Acrylic Gouache
132 x 90 inches
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Minneapolis, MN

Strictly speaking, a liturgical icon is transportable, so this original art is more an iconic mural. Created for the 140th anniversary of the parish, this art both honors the parish’s French heritage as well as offers a paschal centered image of meditation and inspiration to the worshipping assembly.

At the center is Christ as the Lamb of God from the Book of Revelation. Behind the Lamb is St. John the Baptist, the saint typically depicted in some way in historical French Canadian Catholic churches. On either side are St. Francis, a popular saint and patron of ecology, and St. Therese of Lisieux, a beloved French saint.  Behind all is St. Anthony Falls, named by Fr. Louis Hennepin, a Franciscan priest and missionary to the region in the 17th century.