St Francis Xavier Church (Dutch, Sint-Franciscus Xaveriuskerk) is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Enkhuizen, West Friesland, Netherlands. It was founded and is run by the Society of Jesus and is in the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. It is situated on Westerstraat 107 and was built in 1905 on the site of a clandestine church. The baptismal font is a registered national monument. [1] [2]
The church is on the same location of a former Jesuit church that was not visible from the street. The church was built in 1905 and is dedicated to St Francis Xavier one of the founders of the Jesuits. The architect was Nicolaas Molenaar Sr. who designed the church in a Gothic Revival style. From 1929 to 1930, the church was enlarged and the tower was designed by his son Nicolaas Molenaar Jr. In 1989, it was decided that the tower was unstable and would be demolished. However, the proposed demolition was prevented. Instead, in 1991, the restoration work on the tower was completed and a plaque recording this was mounted. [3]
Inside, the church is covered with painted diagonal rib vaulting. The church has a Gothic Revival Marian altar with a representation of the sacrifice of Abraham. An image of the crucifixion of Jesus between two thieves on Calvary hangs above the entrance to the church. [1]
The baptismal font is a national monument. [2] It is made out of 18th-century oak in the baroque style. The font has the shape of a globe, together with the figures of Adam and Eve about to be expelled from the Garden of Eden. Above them are depicted two angels, one with a flaming sword and the other an angel of peace. Above the globe is a painting of Jesus being crucified. [1]
The Church of the Gesù is the mother church of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a Catholic religious order. Officially named Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina, its facade is "the first truly baroque façade", introducing the baroque style into architecture. The church served as a model for innumerable Jesuit churches all over the world, especially in the Americas. Its paintings in the nave, crossing, and side chapels became models for Jesuit churches throughout Italy and Europe, as well as those of other orders. The Church of the Gesù is located in the Piazza del Gesù in Rome.
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St. Francis Xavier Church is a Catholic church within the City of Winooski, Vermont in the United States. Built in 1870 within what was then known as a village within the township of Colchester, the parish church became one of the most visible landmarks in Chittenden County due to its unique double-spired design and proportional size comparative to its surrounding structures. The Church was listed on the Vermont State Historic Register on November 22, 1993.
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