Star of the Sea Painted Church
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The Star of the Sea Painted Church is a Catholic Church in Kalapana, Hawai'i, United States of America. It was built in 1927-1928 under the direction of a Belgian Catholic missionary, Father Evarist Gielen.
History
Father Evarist Gielen was the serving priest in the district of Puna, Hawaii between 1927 and 1941, constructing a number of churches during his time on the island. He constructed the church at Kalapana shortly after his arrival in 1927, with it being completed in 1928. The church is approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., constructed from wood with a corrugated metal roof.[1] Father Evarist painted the interior of the church himself, using housepaints and linseed to cover the walls with images of Bible stories, and Hawaiian and Catholic history.[2][3] Additionally, the church has two stained glass windows, depicting Hawaii's saints, Father Damian and Marianne Cope, who both helped to cure leprosy on Molokai.[4]Additional paintings were added in the 1960s by George Heidler and in the 1970s George Lorch.[5]
In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. Congregants strapped the building to a trailer in order to move the building.[5] It is now located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20.[6] It is on the National Register of Historic Places for its historical relationship with Father Damien, or Joseph Damien de Veuster.[7]
The church has since been decommissioned by the church, and mass is now only celebrated once a month, by priests visiting the island.[2]
References
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External links
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- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Hawaii
- Roman Catholic churches in Hawaii
- Religious buildings and structures in Hawaii County, Hawaii
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1928
- National Register of Historic Places in Hawaii County, Hawaii
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States