Church Architecture

[Fulton Sheen Warrior]

+JMJ+

Can anybody give me some documents from the Church about proper Church architecture?

I am a member of a new parish and we have finally begun our plans to build the church!! I was asked to be on the 'building committee'.... This is quite an oppurtunity to promote (and defend ) beautiful architecture fitting for the Holy Sacrafice of the Mass.

Thanks!!

FSW

PS.

Please pray for St. John Vianney Catholic Church.....

[cappie]

[url="http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/livingstonesind.shtml"]http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/livingstonesind.shtml[/url]

[url="http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/link/taber_pl.htm"]http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/link/taber_pl.htm[/url]

[Fulton Sheen Warrior]

+JMJ+

Thanks Father!

That is exactly what I was looking for

[phatcatholic]

read as much of these articles as you possibly can:
[url="http://www.adoremus.org/ArchArticles.html"]http://www.adoremus.org/ArchArticles.html[/url]

and these:
--[url="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/Index/15/SubIndex/0/ArticleIndex/10"]The Beauty of God's House[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/Index/15/SubIndex/0/ArticleIndex/24"]Ten Myths of Contemporary Church Architecture[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/ArticleIndex/44"]Church Renovation: An Architect's Perspective[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/ArticleIndex/43"]St. Nowhere's[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/ArticleIndex/42"]Liturgical Architecture: Its Abuse and Restoration[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/ArticleIndex/41"]Reconnecting to Tradition[/url]

and these:
[url="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArchitectureFeatures/Index/15/SubIndex/149"]http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/F...15/SubIndex/149[/url]

i also found these two documents, but i haven't read them:

Letter to Artists
[url="http://www.adoremus.org/7-899ArtistLetter.html"]http://www.adoremus.org/7-899ArtistLetter.html[/url]

Opera Artis (On the Care of the Church's Architectural and Artistic Heritage )
[url="http://www.adoremus.org/Opera_Artis.html"]http://www.adoremus.org/Opera_Artis.html[/url]


the best thing you can do is to inform yourself on what is appropriate church architecture and what is not. if i find more articles, and i'm sure i will, i will post them here.

pax christi,
phatcatholic

[phatcatholic]

more articles:
[url="http://www.catholicculture.org/search/resultslist.cfm?resourcetype=1&requesttype=docbrowsecat&catid=66&catlabel=Arts"]http://www.catholicculture.org/search/resu...p;catlabel=Arts[/url]

also these:
--[url="http://www.ewtn.com/library/HOMELIBR/CHEAPCHU.HTM"]No Cheap Churches[/url]
--[url="http://www.ewtn.com/library/LITURGY/CPP235.TXT"]What Happened to the Glory?[/url]
--[url="http://www.ewtn.com/library/LITURGY/RENCHU.TXT"]Renovation of Churches[/url]

as for church documents, see Ecclesia de Eucharistia, #47-52
[url="http://www.ewtn.com/library/ENCYC/JP2EUCHA.HTM"]http://www.ewtn.com/library/ENCYC/JP2EUCHA.HTM[/url]

Cardinal Arinze also has various things to say on architecture in his reflection on Ecclesia de Eucharistia:
[url="http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDWARINZ.HTM"]http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDWARINZ.HTM[/url]


still looking for more........