The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-22
ST .PATRICK'S
 NEW CHURCH
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and the most healtn1ul lOcdllly oI Bridgeport has been opened up and the movement of the people. in that direction seeking permanent homes has been large and rapid. so now the time seems suspicious to Father NJ hill and his people for enlarging the basement and erecting the spacious and beautiful superstructure Wnlcn IS illustrated in the cut.
 Father Nihill was born in New Brit ain in 1858, studied at the New Brltaln 'Old Town School" and graduated from the high school there in 1874. He entered Holy Cross College in March, 1876. and took his degree in June, 1878. He was four years and half in the Grand Seminary of Montreal, where he was ordained in December, 1SS2 For two wears after ordination he was as sistant at Birmingham, whence he was transferred to Danbury; and from the latter place he came to Brldgeport During his 20 years pastorate. in St. Patrick's, Father Nihill has accom- plished much.
 It will be, when completed, one of
 the largest and most ornate of. the Catholic churches of the diocese of Hartford. The extreme dimensions
 over all will be 80 feet wide by l7S feet long From the ground to the top or
 the side walls will be 45 feet. to the ridge of the main roof 72 rect 10 tne ridges of the transept roofs 6S feet, to the top of the crosses on the front and rear gables 80 feet and to the top of the cross on the spire l6S rect: OLi the nl,ain floor of the church will pc comfortable sittings for more than than HOO persons and the choir loft will be unusually spacious. Ample space is provided within the chancei TOT the most elaborate ceremonials or the church, while the sacristies. two Tn nected by a. wide corridor carried across behind the chancel. The Iron! yestibule will be. 10 feet wide, by 50 feet long and will be entered from the porch through three wide doorways- l From the vestibule three similar door l ways will give entrance to the audi l toriun, and other doors to the hrs' stories of the larger and smaller tow | ers In the larger tower will pc the | bantistry and in the smaller will Dc
 an iron staircase leading down to the l basement and up to the level Of the choir loft. All will be finished in con l forrnity with their uses, correspono- ingly with the interior of the man
 church. The ceiling of the latter WI, be groined and yaulted ip plaster ana stucco, richly decorated with moidings and bosses This groining will spring from the carved capitols Of scagnola | columns, sixteen in number, Whlcn are | so spaced within the church as not to | ohstruct the view of the main altar 1 from any of the sittings. Two Deautl- l fully molded and decorated arches VII
 separate the main ceiling rom the | chancel ceiling. The latter Will p pe arched and paneled in stucco. Al | walls will be wainscoted in paneiee | and nodded oak and this material VII | be used for all doors and trim ane for all ornamental wood flnlsf throughout. The pews will have rlcn ly nodded ends and curved seats anc | backs. The altars, three in number will be of the purest white Italal marble. set off with lightly contrast ing Sienna marble columns and panel lings. The basement beneath the chan eel and sacristies will be partit1onee off so as to provide large hall. par lors. dining room and other facilities for social gatherings and parish meet ings. Beneath these again will De a large high cellar for the heating SD naratus. coal, etc. The church will b lighted throughout with electricity ant have gas brackets suitably dispose' for emergency lighting. All window will be filled with figured stained
 glass. the greater number represent ing scenes in the life of our lord. Tn
 organ will be so designed and pun as not to obstruct the view of tn beautiful rose window in the iron
 gable. Above the high altar. in tn
 rear gable, will be a large arche
 window divided by tracery and mul
 lions. filled with stained glass repre-
 senting some scenes in the life of St
 Patrick after whom the church
 named. There will be exits from bot sides of the church at the rear as Tn . dicated in the cut, also rear entrance | to the basement in corresponding DC sitions. There will be separate en frances to the sacristies from the out side and to the assembly rooms