St. Catharine Church, Spring Lake

St. Catharine Church is a Roman Catholic church in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Built in 1901, it has been described by the Monmouth County Historical Commission as "the finest high-style example of Classical Revival architecture in Monmouth County."[1] Its interior is decorated with 27 canvas and fresco paintings by Gonippo Raggi, both replicas and original work, as well as Irish-themed murals which were made by Raggi and Chicago-based artist Thomas O'Shaughnessy.[2]

References
  1. Monmouth County Historical Commission (May 2018). "A Weekend in Old Monmouth" (PDF).
  2. "History of our Parish". The Parish Family of St. Catharine and St. Margaret. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

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