Saint John's Abbey Church : Marcel Breuer and the creation of a modern sacred space /
"In the 1950s the brethren at the Benedictine Abbey of Saint John the Baptist in Collegeville, Minnesota--the largest Benedictine abbey in the world--decided to expand their campus, including building a new church. From a who's who of architectural stars--such as Walter Gropius, Richard Ne...
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Minneapolis, MN :
University of Minnesota Press,
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Bricks and Brothers: Establishing the Benedictines in Collegeville
- 2. The Twelve Apostles: Selecting the Architect
- 3. Building the Spiritual Axis: Breuer and the Benedictines Design a Modern Catholic Church
- 4. A Ministry of Art: The Decorative Program of the Abbey Church
- Conclusion: A Modern Liturgical Design for the Ages
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Illustration Credits
- Index.
