Sunday, November 8, 2015

Angels

I spotted this wonderful sculpture of St Michael on the front of St Michael & All Angels Anglican Church on St Clair Ave W and thought it was quite beautifully done. The congregation began in 1909 and the present building was finished in 1916 and it is a lovely church but unfortunately there is a lot of street furniture and traffic surrounding it so it is difficult to get a good shot of the whole church. 
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20 comments:

cieldequimper said...

Deligthfully graphic shot. Stern angel! :-)

Anonymous said...

It does look very elegant!

Sharon said...

That sculpture is great and I like that it's building right into the wall of the church.

VP said...

Beautiful archangel!

Ruth Kelly said...

He looks so sad.

Lowell said...

You certainly got a great shot of the sculpture! St. Michael doth appear to be a bit downcast. Probably from watching the antics of humans on earth...

Tom said...

An angel watching down on us!

Halcyon said...

Love the relief against that brick background. An angel with a sword and shield is not something you see every day!

William Kendall said...

He looks quite stern.

Andy said...

Angels have swords and shields? Not exactly the way picture heaven.

Revrunner said...

Strong image.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

what a moving piece of art ... such a great piece. ( :

Stephanie said...

Beautiful angel.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Very modern sculpture

EG CameraGirl said...

This sculpture is well done!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Beautifully crafted sculpture Pat, an impressive sight to behold :)

21 Wits said...

Indeed it's quite marvelous!

Laura. M said...

Beautiful design !!

Bethany Carson said...

He does look very stern, but in the Bible the angel Michael did have a tough job. I remember one verse talks about him "contending with the devil" over the body of Moses, and I see another in Revelation that talks about Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon and his angels.

Unknown said...

It has a certain Deco feel to it.