Installation of the Sower/Le Semeur Devin statue on a pedestal, 180 cm tall. Artist unknown, completed in 1938. The statue was commissioned by Rev. Edmond Gaborit for St. Vital Parish, Beaumont, Alberta. at St. Vital Parish, Beautmont Alberta in 1938.
Oblate cross and plaque, 38cm x 28cm. Artist unknown. Donated by the Oblates on the 40th anniversary of Annunciation Parish, Edmonton, Alberta, in 1999.
A painting of the Sacred Heart, 300cm x 180 cm. Artist and date unknown. St. Vital Parish, Beaumont, Alberta.
The Annunciation, statue by artist Beverly Phillips, under the mentorship of Professor Neil Fiertel, Emeritus, University of Alberta, completed in 1996 and measures 122cm x 280cm. Annunciation Parish, Edmonton, Alberta.
Centennial Mural, 240cm x 970cm, completed in 2008 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of the Angels, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
Statue of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 121cm x 30.5cm. Alfred Fine Arts Vancouver, BC. 1997-1998. St. Margaret's, Rimbey, Alberta.
Statue of Our lady of the Assumption, 127cm x 61cm. Artist and Date unknown. Our Lady of the Assumption. Sylvan Lake, Alberta.
Crucifix, 150cm x 89cm. Artist and Date unknown. Our Lady of the Assumption. Sylvan Lake, Alberta.
Banner, possibly made by Sr. Mary Joseph Rondo, ca. 1920. St. Anne of the Prairies, Trochu, Alberta.
Our Lady of Pontmain plaster statues, 80cm tall. The statues were brought from France between 1909 and 1920 by the Sisters of Charity of Notre Dame d'Envron. On the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the arrival of the sisters in Trochu the sisters presented the statues to the parish. St. Anne of the Prairies, Trochu, Alberta.
Holy Heart of Mary Banner, 180cm x 120cm. This banner was the result of a collaborate project by parishioners of Holy Heart of Mary Parish, Viking, Alberta, ca. 1998. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Statue of Our Lady, 150cm tall. Holy Trinity Parish in Spruce Grove, Alberta was dedicated on Trinity Sunday in 2002 bringing together the two parishes of St. Joseph's in Spruce Grove and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Stony Plain. This blending together of parishes was and continues to be expressed in the placing of the statues together in the new church.
Statue of St. Joseph, 150cm tall. Holy Trinity Parish in Spruce Grove, Alberta was dedicated on Trinity Sunday in 2002 bringing together the two parishes of St. Joseph's in Spruce Grove and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Stony Plain. This blending together of parishes was and continues to be expressed in the placing of the statues together in the new church.
Crucifix, 137cm x 68cm, ca. 1952. The crucifix proudly adorned the altar of St. James Parish, Edmonton, Alberta until St. James and Assumption Parishes merged in 2000. Now at Assumption Parish, the crucifix stands above the altar overlooking the congregation.
Stations of the Cross, fourteen modernistic stained glass windows designed by Lyida Roppolt and created by the monks at Cistercian Monastery at Schlierbach, Austria, 1953-1954. Assumption Parish, Edmonton, Alberta.
Sanctuary Crucifix, 305cm x 183 cm, by artist Marcel Franche. The crucifix was commissioned by Rev. Malone in 1961 for Our Lady of the Foothills Parish in Hinton, Alberta.
Handmade table, 67.5 x 42.5 x 55 cm, created by Clarence Conarroe,1971. The table was donated to Our Lady of the Foothills Parish in Hinton, Alberta by Pierre and Maria Anne Guimond on their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1971.
Hand Carved Altar, artist and date unknown. Order by Rev. Walraven in 1912 on a trip to Europe for Sacred Heart Parish in Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
Cross forged at the shop of local black smith Jim Grykuliak and installed on the steeple at St. Joseph's Parish in Derwent, Albert in 1938. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Dove stained glass window by Roland Morin, 1988. Good Shepherd Parish, Edmonton, Alberta. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Monument of Blessed John Paul II. Czeslaw Dzwigaj, 380cm x 150cm and weights 1200 kg. The statue was commissioned by the Knights of Columbus, John Paul II Council # 11334, for the 30th anniversary of the election of John Paul II to the Holy See in 2008. Funds were raised for the monument by parishioners, parish organizations and the Polish community in Edmonton. Holy Rosary Parish, Edmonton, Alberta. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Stained Glass Windows of the four Evangelists (one pictured here), 275cm x 90cm. Created by Wladyslaw Jastrzebski, in 1964. Holy Rosary Parish, Edmonton, Alberta. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Applique Tapestry, 199 x 143.5 cm. Purchased and donated by an anonymous parishioner in August 2006. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sherwood Park, Alberta. (Photograph by Lito Soco).
Stations of the Cross, 63cm x 53 cm, drawn by Rev. Kenneth Kearns in 1964. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sherwood Park, Alberta and St. Margaret, Rimbey, Alberta. (Photograph by Lito Soco).
The Great Crucifix, 6.5 meters tall, created by Alois Marx between 1995-1997 for St. Mary's Parish in Red Deer, Alberta.
St. John Bosco Banner, made in Slabbinck, Belguim for St. John Bosco Parish, Edmonton, Alberta. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
The Dove Window, 234cm x 178cm, created by the Paul and Andre Winter of Winter Art Glass Studio, in 2005. St. Andrew Parish, Edmonton, Alberta.(Photograph by Lito Soco)
Woven Tapestry, 172cm x 343cm, created by Monica Hughes, in 1978. Donated to Rev. Raymond Sevigny and St. Thomas d'Aquin Parish, Edmotnon, Alberta, in 2010. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Episcopal shoes worn by Bishop Vital Grandin, ca. 1880-1902. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Three second degree relics of the vestments of Bishop Vital Grandin, the first bishop of the Diocese of St. Albert, ca. 1905. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Daily dairy of Bishop Grandin, volume 1 of 22, 1875-1876. This dairy details the daily activities of the first bishop of the Diocese of St. Albert. Archdiocese Archives. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Bound letter books of outgoing correspondence, Archbishop Legal, ca.1910-1915. Archdiocese Archives. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Pectoral cross, gold and topaz, worn by Archbishop Joseph O'Leary, ca. 1930. This pectoral cross was also worn by Archbishop Richard Smith at the time of his installation as Archbishop of Edmonton in 2007. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Royal Silver Jubilee Medal given to Archbishop O'Leary on the occasion of the 40th wedding anniversary of King George V and Queen Mary VI, 1935. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Episcopal ring worn by Archbishop MacDonald, ca. 1950. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Vatican II council ring. This ring was given to all the Bishops who attended the Second Vatican Council and was either worn by Archbishop MacDonald or Archbishop Jordan, ca. 1962-1965. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Biretta worn by Archbishop Anthony Jordan, ca. 1960. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection.(Photograph by Lito Soco)
Episcopal ring with large purple amethyst worn by Archbishop Anthony Jordan, ca. 1960. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Miter worn by Archbishop Jordan, ca. 1960. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Papal visit commemorative plate, 1984. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Papal visit medals created to commemorate the visit of Pope John Paul II to Edmonton, 1984. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Madonna and Child Statue, commissioned by Rev. Neumann as a memorial to the Unborn, 2008. Both the CWL and Knights of Columbus provided financial support for this project. Good Shepherd Parish, Edmonton.
Brass missal stand featuring four jewels. The stand was restored in 1974 and currently sits on display in the parish office. Sacred Heart Parish, Wetaskiwin.
Cross stained glass window by Roland Morin, 1988. Good Shepherd Parish, Edmonton, Alberta. (Photograph by Lito Soco)
Wooden statue of St. Boniface. St. Boniface Parish, Edmonton, Alberta.
“Christ’s Passion” mosaic was designed and created by a parishioner for St. Boniface Parish, Edmonton, Alberta in 1958.
1883 mechanical-action organ with 725 pipes is one of the few historic tracker organs in Alberta, acquired by St. Boniface Parish, Edmonton, Alberta in 1960.
Chalice presented to St. Emeric parish, Edmonton, Alberta on the occasion of the dedication of the new church in 1987 by the Kozma family.
Pectoral cross, worn by a bishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection.
Papal Bull, 1912. This is the official document from Rome to Bishop Legal, which announced the establishment of the Archdiocese of Edmonton and Diocese of Calgary. Archdiocese Archives.
Water colour painting of St. Michael-Resurrection parish by Marguerite Haggerty, 2004. St. Michael-Resurrection Parish.
Crucifix by artist Gregory Furmanczyk for Newman Theological College in 2012. (Photograph by Daniel Borgata)
Statue of Our Lady of Judah and Child commissioned from a Monastic Community in Bethlehem, France in 2010 for St. Joseph Seminary.
Statue of St. Joseph, commissioned from a Monastic Community in Bethlehem, France in 2010 for St. Joseph Seminary.
St. Joseph statue. Artist and date unknown. St. Joseph Seminary.
Tabernacle made by Talleres de Arte Granda in Alacala de Henares, Spain, in 2012 for St. Joseph Seminary.
Crucifix, created by Desmarais Robitaille, ca. 2002 for St. Thomas More Parish, Edmonton, Alberta.
Monstrance from Corpus Christi Perpetual Adoration Chapel, Edmonton, Alberta.
Fertile Ground, the Sower Went Out banner, 186cm x 90 cm, designed by Monica To and created with the help of Carol Wasylik, Brenda Ritz, and Bernie Webb in 2008 for Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Vermillion, Alberta.
Icon of St. Joseph the Worker, commissioned for the 100th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Edmonton. Written by Iconographer Andre J. Prevost, 2013. The Icon is scheduled to be installed at St. Joseph's Basilica in November 2014 after completing a pilgrimage to all the parishes in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
Holy Water Font, donated to Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Vermillion, Alberta by the families of Henry and Eugene Wasylik in 2005. The font also matches the Baptismal Font located in the parish.
Statue of Mary, 2.5 meters tall, by Alois Marx. The statue was commissioned by Rev. Seifert in 1994 for St. Mary's Parish in Red Deer, Alberta.
Painting of St. Thomas d'Aquin, 122cm x 162 cm. This painting by Danek Mozdzenski was commissioned by the Edmonton Catholic Separate School District and hung for St. Thomas d'Aquin School in 1988. When the school closed the painting was moved to St. Thomas d'Aquin parish, Edmonton, Alberta.
Sick call altar, 34cm x 59cm, ca. 1909. St. Matthew Parish, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.
Stewardship mural, 53cm x 33cm, was handcrafted by Lawrence Bonin (pictured), in 2001 for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Sherwood Park, Alberta.
Tabernacle, Holy Family Parish, St. Albert, Alberta.
Two portraits of St. Paul Ha Sang and St. Andrew Dae Hun Kim, 75cm x 70 cm. Rev. Byunghun Shon bought these two portraits in Korea and installed them at St. Jung Ha Sang Parish in Edmonton, Alberta in 2000.
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, copy of this famous icon was donated by the Redemptorist Priests to St. Alphonsus Parish, Edmonton, Alberta in 1938.
Memorial to the Unborn, bronze statue, 122cm x 35.5cm. This memorial statue was commissioned in 2004 by St. Andrew's Parish Council, Edmonton, Alberta and funding was generously donated by the Knights of Columbs.
St. John Bosco with Dominic Savio and Blessed Zeferin Namunkura, marble sculpture purchased for St. Mary's School in 1964. When the school closed in 1992, Rev. Raymond Guimond acquired the statue for St. John Bosco Parish in Edmonton, Alberta.
Casavant organ commissioned by Msgr. Joseph Malone for St. Joseph's Basilica and completed in 1963. The organ had 40 stops on three manuals and pedals, for a total of 3154 pipes of metal and wood. The tallest pipe is approximately 18 feet in length while the shortest is about the height of a pencil.
Rt. Rev. Vital Grandin stained glass window commemorating the legacy of the first bishop of the Diocese of St. Albert. Donated by Catherine R. Ryan, Robert M. Conroy, and Elaine J. Reynard in memory of our parents Dr. and Mrs. J. Herbert Conroy
Father Albert Lacombe stained glass window, in memory of John and Ange Laisnez, St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton, Alberta.
St. Pius X stained glass window, installed at St. Pius X Parish in Edmonton, Alberta, ca. 1954.
Lectionary covered with the vestments of Rev. Gills, the first parish priest at St. Pius X parish in Edmonton, Alberta. This lectionary was transferred to the Archdiocese Archives after the parish closed in 2012.
Statue of St. Pius X, originally commissioned for St. Pius X Parish, Edmonton, Alberta. The statue was transferred to the Archdiocese Archives after the parish closed in 2012.
Statue of St. Anthony with a child, 50cm x 20 cm, donated to St. Anthony Parish in Llyodminster, Alberta in 1910.
Bronze cast Corpus of Christ by artist Danek Mozdzenski was commissioned by Sacred Heart Parish, Edson, Alberta, in the late 1990s.
Sisters of Service Memorial Stained Glass panels designed by Andy Provost in 2004 were made possibly in part by a legacy donation from Sister Evelyn Tunney. The windows commemorate the many years of service the sisters devoted to Sacred Heart Parish in Edson, Alberta.
St. Albert Parish, St. Alberta, Alberta grotto.
One of two angle sculptures located in the crypt of St. Albert Parish, St. Albert, Alberta. The two statues were made by Brother Brochart, omi en 1883.
Christ the Teacher statue, originally installed in 1960 at Holy Redeemer College. When the college closed in 1972, the Redemptorist Fathers had the statue moved to St. Joseph Seminary on St. Albert Trail. Today the statues sits in between St. Joseph Seminary and Newman Theological College.
Jesus dies on the Cross, one of the Fourteen Stations of the Cross are made of Venetian glass tiles were created by Demetz Art Studio in Northern Italy for St. Joseph Seminary, Edmonton, Alberta in 2010.
Statue of St. Kateri blessed on Oct. 28, 2012 and installed on the grounds of St. Joseph Seminary.
Commemorative trowel given to Archbishop O'Leary on the occasion of the consecration of St. Joseph Cathedral, 1924. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Commemorative trowel given to Archbishop O'Leary on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone of St. Mary's Hospital in Camrose Alberta, 1924. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Red chasuble worn by Archbishop Legal, ca. 1900-1920, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Black chasuble, ca. 1920-1940, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Purple chasuble, ca. 1920-1940, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Gold chasuble, ca. 1920-1940, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Papal visit jacket, commemorating the 1984 visit of Pope John Paul II to Edmonton. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Reliquary containing the following relics: a piece of the tomb of Christ, a piece of the grotto of the Agony, piece of either the tomb or home of Mary, and a piece from Calvary. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
A reliquary house containing three theca with several relics of different Saint. Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Gold chasuble, ca. 1920-1940, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Red chasuble, ca. 1920-1940, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Candle holder and snuffer in case, given to Archbishop Joseph O'Leary by the Knights of Columbus in 1926. (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Gold crosier, ca. 1920-1940, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Stole worn by Archbishop Legal, ca. 1900-1920, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Stole worn by Archbishop Legal, ca. 1900-1920, Archdiocese Archives Artifact Collection. (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
Tanach given to Archbishop MacDonald by the Beth Shalom Jewish Congregation in 1954. The Hebrew inscription on the front read "Torah Neviym Ketuvium." Archdiocese Archives (Photograph by Peggy Zallas)
One of three volumes of "The Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, 365 Compositions from the Four Gospels with notes and explanatory drawings in English and Latin," 1903. St. Clare Parish, Edmonton.