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Title: The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Herbermann, Charles George, 1840-1916
Subjects: Catholic Church Theology Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York, The Encyclopedia Press
Contributing Library: Mississauga - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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& Hannanand then withHenry Glutton.He started forhimself in 1868.He was a firmbeliever in thearchi tecturalprinciples and methods of the .Middle Ages, giving to every de-tail in his work, from foundation to furniture,his personal attention. He was an apt modellerand had tried his hand with success at stone carving.As a draughtsman, and especially as a colourist, hewas very successful, his designs for marble andmetal work, jewellery, stained glass, and heraldicdecorations being of great beauty. His first important commission was from CardinalManning, for the seminary at Hammer.sniith, andamongst his buildings should be mentioned theChurch of the Holy Rood, at Watford; the con\entchapel, at Braintree; the chapel of Beaumont College,Old Windsor; St. Annes Cathedral, Leeds; and St.Marys, Cadogan Place, Chelsea. He was also re-sponsible for tlie baptistery, font, and monstrance atSt. Francis, Notting Hill; the reredos and altar at St.Charles, Ogle Street, Marylebone, sedilia and Sacred
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BENTNEY BENZONI Heart chapel in the churcli of the Jesuit Fathersat Farm Street; and the decoration at CarltonTowers. In lS9-t, he received his commission tobuild the cathedral at Westminster, and at oncestarted for Italy to make a careful study of thevarious great basilicas, and the mosaic work atRavenna. He devoted himself with great con-centration to this, his life memorial, producing themost remarkable ecclesiastical building erected inEngland since the Reformation, and receiving highpraise all over Europe on his extraordinary success. He was a person of brusque, reser\ed manner,but kind and friendly to those who really knew him.He had the strongest dislike to the preparation ofshow drawings and to the system of architecturalcompetition and, being a man wholly lacking inself-assertion, and reticent in conversation, was neveras well known in general circles as he deservedto be. His great characteristics as an architectwere his careful attention to detail, his solicitudethat all the

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