The Painted Church

By chef009
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written 10/10/07 4:01 AM, published 10/11/07 5:20 AM
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On the Kona side of the big island Hawaii, is a small Catholic church known as the Painted Church. Inside you'll find bright colors and murals, all painted by a Father John Velge between 1899 and 1904. This Prist had no art training...but that didn't stop him. Since then they have moved the church further in land and there is some damage to some of the murals.
It's pretty cool.
Hope you will enjoy.......St. Benedict's Catholic Church.

Heres a link that will give you a 360 degree view of the inside of the church..
http://www.vthawaii.com/BIGISLAND/QTVR/BenedictsPaintedChurch.htm


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  • Anonymous User
    •1
    10/10/07 11:13 AM
    The mural that said you were not sure, it is the story of david and the writing on the wall. beautiful pictures thank you for sharing.

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  • buggin
    •3
    10/10/07 11:22 AM
    Really nice. I like Mary Outside. What a lovely place, nice lighting on the interior shots.

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  • bugaboo
    •4
    10/10/07 12:16 PM
    Such a beautiful place, your photos show it well. I hope they have made plans to repair the damage.

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  • RobinG
    •3
    10/10/07 12:46 PM
    Wonderful shots! You did a great job, what a beautiful church. Thanks for sharing :o)

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  • Ashton
    •3
    10/10/07 1:00 PM
    Very cool! I gotta figure out how to get over there. LOL

    - Say...CHEESE

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  • andreaeagle
    •4
    10/10/07 1:13 PM
    Thank for taking us along! Very beautiful place and images!

    - come over for lunch

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  • kitzi
    •4
    10/10/07 1:23 PM
    wow, that is awesome!

    - ©kitzi

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  • Penny
    •5
    10/10/07 1:23 PM
    You did a great job showing us the Church. I would love to see it. I like the B&W shots but the color show the church off much better. Thank you so much for showing this. I had never heard of this Church before. (If I keep liking your shots so much I might have to quit ignoring you) ;0)

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  • chef009
    •5
    10/10/07 4:29 PM
    Did I hear something? ;^)

    - With these Hands

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  • Sopris
    •4
    10/11/07 5:22 AM
    Quite the church! The corner without color was my favorite image, but the colors are so unique!!

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  • Pyro43
    •5
    10/11/07 11:03 AM
    Wow! Good job, Chef.

    - Mmmmmm... Multiplicative

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  • Anonymous User
    •1
    10/11/07 11:14 AM
    nice very niced

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  • ShannonMarie
    10/11/07 11:39 AM
    Mai Kai! Great images. Mahalo for sharing.

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  • colbb
    •3
    10/11/07 3:07 PM
    Wonderful shots. My personal favorite is #2. You do get around, Chef.

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  • Phantoms Wife
    •3
    10/11/07 4:48 PM
    Beautiful church and shots. Looks like this priest knew the meaning of "make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands." His noise was very joyful.

    - learning never ends

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  • smalltown05
    •4
    10/12/07 4:31 PM
    Don't know how I missed this! Loved the sepia shots especially--it let me see the details. And the Mary statue was lovely. Nice work Cheffie.

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  • KayN
    •5
    10/12/07 6:20 PM
    Wow...........very colorful church.........you captured it well, Chef!

    - Ms.N

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