During these three periods the church was expanded further northward. It was located approximately on the site now occupied by the present church's chancel and Lady Chapel. Only in 1875 did demolition of the old church begin in order to clear the area for the northern expansion of the new one and the present presbytery. Ellerbe Becket, Architects, the Conrad Schmitt Studios, University Executive Vice President, Rev. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., and the rector of Sacred Heart, Rev. Daniel Jenky, C.S.C. are responsible for the third restoration. The most striking feature of this restoration is the result of the washing, priming, painting, stencilling, gold sizing and gilding of the Church's interior.
Christians believe that from the sacraments flow grace.
Notre Dame's spire of faith aspires to promote such epiphanies. It, together with the neighboring Main Building, symbolizes part of the University's dual mission. They have much in common. Their contruction histories are parallel. Each shares the same landscape in the center of the historic campus.