St. Johns Abbey & University
I visited Grandpa and Grandma Hopwood last weekend at their place in Collegville, MN at St. John's where Grandpa is writing a book on Science and Religion.
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"The church and its bell banner are the dominant structures of St. John's. The main floor plan reflects the basic liturgical concepts of the Order: one enters the symbolic center doorway, down the center aisle to the altar and abbot's throne, around which is placed the very large choir for 300. The relation of abbot's throne and monks' choir to the congregation of 1,700 defines the shape of the plan with the altar near the center of the church in plain view of congregation, choir, and large balcony."
—from Cranston Jones, captions and introduction. Marcel Breuer: Buildings and Projects 1921-1961. p36.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/St_Johns_Abbey.html
Nov 22, 2008
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