Gonippo Raggi

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Gonippo Raggi (May 6, 1875 –October 22, 1959) [1] was an Italian artist who provided murals for many churches and church institutions in the United States.

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Early childhood and education

He was born in Rome, Italy, in 1875. He was a prize graduate of St. Luke's Royal Academy in Rome and his artistic talent brought him membership in the Pontifical Academy of Virtuosi al Pantheon. [1]

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Artistic practice

He came to the United States in 1904 at the invitation of Papal Marquis Martin Maloney to supervise the decoration of St. Catharine Church in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Maloney had erected the church as a memorial to his daughter, Catherine. Raggi drew the attention of Rev. Thomas J. Walsh, then Bishop of Trenton. When Walsh became Bishop of Newark, he encouraged Raggi to continue his work in the Newark diocese. Raggi was internationally acclaimed as a portraitist and ecclesiastical artist. and supervised the decoration of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Newark. He died in 1959.

St. Catharine Church is a Roman Catholic church in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Built in 1901, it has been described by the Monmouth County Historical Commission as "the finest high-style example of Classical Revival architecture in Monmouth County." Its interior is decorated with 27 canvas and fresco paintings by Gonippo Raggi, both replicas and original work, as well as Irish-themed murals which were made by Raggi and Chicago-based artist Thomas O'Shaughnessy.

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Several of the buildings containing Raggi's murals have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. All of Raggi's paintings done before 1915 were cataloged by the Smithsonian Institution. Other work by Raggi is cataloged by the Boston Public Library, Department of Fine Arts. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "PROF. RAGGI DIES AT 84; HONORED BY THREE POPES". The Catholic News Archive. The Catholic News Archive. 29 October 1959. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ↑ LePain, Albert (1991). The History of Notre Dame Church Southbridge Massachusetts A Marvel of Renaissance Art.
  3. ↑ http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=1502 Raggi murals, St Catherine Church Spring Lake, NJ
  4. ↑ http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Beloit/sjtbcc.html Description of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Beloit, KS
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