The Washington herald., 1922-09-17
By AMY D. PUTNAM.

Among the articles of interest 10
artists in Mount Saint Sepulchre,
Brookland, are the stained-gla 81
windows, the copies of great paint
ings and the replicas Of wOrid-re-
nowned shrines in the old coun-
tries.
In the Valley or Gethsemane, az
the little valley south Of the Mon
astery Is called, are several grot-
toes and shrines reproduced from
those in the Holy Land, as well as
the stations of the Cross. Each
Station of the Cross has a little
bronze group above II. representing
that moment in the passion of Our
Lord.
one of the finest views of the
Monastery is that from this valley.
Above the flower-clad slopes this
imposing piece of architecture is
very attractive.
The Grotto of the Agony is half
way down the steps. Here is a re-
production of the grotto identified
as the one in which Christ spent
much of his time praying with His
disciples. and in which He under
went His agony the night before
His crucifixion. Above the altar Il
a painting.
Tomb of Virgin.
Next comes the tomb OF the
Blessed Virgin. This reproduces
her tomb in Gethsemane. The tomb
itself is beautiful little building
with arches and semi-engaged col
umns of Greek style, with the SIM
pie square cross within each arch.
The Grotto of Lourdes is probably
by far the most sought spot on the
Monastery grounds by the great
crowds of pilgrims who visit Mount
Saint Sepulchre. 1t is an exact re-
pliCa of the famous original in the
little town of Lourdes, in Southern
FRANCE. to which are attributed
thousands of miraculous cures. The
railway company has estimated that
more than 100000 pilgrims and
travellers go to Lourdes each year.
Our Lady Of Lourdes is enshrined in
the rocky niche above and in the
rock cavern below is an altar. Very
impressive are the pilgrimages to
this shrine, with the ivy grown
rock cavern. the statue of Our Lady
cleaning pure white against the
dull rocks ard the many magnificent
gowns of the pilgrims.
This impres esiive-lOoking structure.
with the round dome and the white
railings is the Chapel of St. Anne.
built in honor of the mother of the
Virgin. Beneath it is the Chapel Of
the Holy Family. Cairo. Egypt. a
replica of the shrine erected in
Egypt to mark the spot where Jo-
seph and Mary stayed during the
flight into Egypt at the command Of
the Lord to escape the cruelty Of
HerOd and to save the Young
Child" The columns are rather
strange, plain ones with a square
top and four Greek crosses.
Chapel Of st. Pascal.
Two of the smaller buildings are
the Chapel of St. Pascal. which
stands at the end of a long vista Of
trees, and the A,verna Chapel in
the Woods. This latter is out in
the solitude and is a favorite resort
of the brothers for prayer and med
itatiOn.
In the church and Monastery we
see many. many old conceptions of
scenes in our Lords life. Augustine
Flenkcr. a Washington artist, has
made two copies for this church.
One is of the central portion Of
Muellers Immaculate Conception"
showing only the Mother. This is
in the anteroom and is the out
standing painting there. The same
artist has made a copy of a paint
ing Of Hoffman's as you go down to
the Grottoe. and the Catacombs.
He also painted the Death of st.
Joseph, at that saints chapel.
The most curious thing In the
way of art is a group carved out of
solid wood. done in Europe. This
the Fourth Station of the
Cross, which shows Christ fainting
under the cross and His mother
meeting him. There are six fgures
in this. besides the CrucifiX. The
feature de'ineation is very fine for
wood carving. The features and
the figures in general are painted.
but the cross is left plain. The
great marvel is that one could find
a suitable piece of wood that would
he large enough and carve the
figures with such good expression.
The Central Altar is the object
which first fixes the attention. and
IS likely. too. to be the last thing
at which one gRzes on leaving the
This Is in byzantine style.
to harmonic with the architecture
of the building 1t is perfectly
SQUARE and stands directly in the