The intricate, hand-carved rope design is particularly worthy of notice. Also of golden oak, these were executed by the E. Hackner Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Above the Sanctuary are two large mosaics, representing the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. These are also executed in the celebrated Beuronian Benedictine style. Mosaics are formed by inlaying small pieces of glass, stone or other material, and embedding them in cement.
Mosaics are the only pictures which resist the ravages of time.
The Mosaics in the Chapel were executed by the Tyrolese Art Glass Company, of Innsbruck, Austria. Brother Max Schmalzl, CSSR, was the design artist. On the west side of the Chapel nave, the scenes depicted in mosaic form are The Adoration of the Magi, The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, The Descent of the Holy Spirit, and Mary's Coronation in Heaven. Mosaics on the east side of the nave depict The Presentation of Mary in the Temple, The Annunciation, The Visitation, and The Nativity. Site maintained by Sr.