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Show Boston's New Church Boston has its Venetian palace, unique among America's architectural reproductions of the Old World mansions. It is now Jo have its. Venetian church, to be also the only one pf its kind in America. The hcav edifice is to be built by the congregation con-gregation of the Church of the Sacred Heart "in Xorth square. The building alone is to cost, $80,000 and,is fo be. Avhen finished, architecturally one of the most unique structures in the 'country. Plans for its construction haA-e been drawn by .'Bigazzi of Venice, one of the greatest architects of that city. The ncAv church is modeled after the Church of the Madonna dell' Orolo in Venice and the Church of St. Zmone in Verona. Both. Uae exterior and the interior of the ucav edifice are to be, largely Venetian "n style.. Its construction is . to be of granite. Four Venetian spires iu front are to be supported each by a massive stone pillar before the ! entrance to ihe church. On either side of ihe building eight more of these spires will re, and in the rear -the bell tower, surmounted by four small spires, one at each corner, with a' fifth larger one i rising in ihe. center, will create 1 ho 'typical Venetian Vene-tian effect. Three bells will be hung in theffoAAcr. In the interior a Avide Gothic arch Avill extend the Avhole length of the main body of the church,-while two smaller arches will 0A-erhang the galleries to be built on either side. A new organ will be placed at the rear, and there Avill be seats in the church for 2,000 people. The Avork of building will begin in April. The construction of this new edifice is the outcome out-come of the tremendous increase in the "Italian population of the north end. In the Church of the Sacred Heart there is at present a congregation of 10,000 communicants. Eight Masses are held each Sunday, and Father Biassotti has four assistants. Boston Post. ' , 1 ... |