Jan 16, 2022
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Art at St. John Bosco Church in Miami
St. John Bosco Church has been a pillar of Miami's Little Havana since its founding in 1962.
Sunlight splashes fiery licks on the interior at St. John Bosco Church.
Over the chancel is a mural, known as Christ of the Immigrants. The Bible verse says in Spanish, "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest."
The chancel area includes statues of Mary and St. John Bosco.
Statue of the church's patron saint takes a place of honor at its chancel.
Mary, as Our Lady, Help of Christians, is represented in a statue at the chancel. She was the patron of a church St. John Bosco built in Turin.
Mary and the disciples are filled with the Holy Spirit in this window at the left transept of St. John Bosco Church.
Smaller windows, flanking the left transept, illustrate episodes in St. John Bosco's life.
Smaller windows, flanking the left transept, illustrate episodes in St. John Bosco's life.
The ascension of Jesus is the theme of the right transept at St. John Bosco Church.
Smaller windows, flanking the right transept, illustrate episodes in St. John Bosco's life.
Smaller windows, flanking the right transept, illustrate episodes in St. John Bosco's life.
The rose window at St. John Bosco Church takes an abstract pattern.
Mary's spreading gown identifies her as Our Lady of Charity, patroness of Cuba and its people.
St. Francis de Sales looks to Mary in this window at St. John Bosco Church. Bosco named his society after the 17th century bishop of Geneva, and the group became known as the Salesians.
St. Joseph Calasanz guides youths in this window. Like St. John Bosco, he dedicated his life to educating poor children.
St. Jude shows an image of Jesus in this window at St. John Bosco Church. According to legend, he carried the image to Edessa, where it healed the king of an illness.
St. Joseph embraces the young Jesus in this window at St. John Bosco Church. His flowering staff stems from a legend about his first meeting with Mary.
An infant Jesus raises his hands in blessing as The Divine Child, a popular devotional image for Colombians. The original, at a church in Bogota, actually wore a pink tunic.
Rays of light stream from Mary's hands as Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. The medal is based on 19th century appearances of Mary to Sister Catherine Laboure in Paris.
Blood and water flow from Jesus in the Divine Mercy window at St. John Bosco Church. The image is based on an apparition seen in 1931 by a Polish nun, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska.
A suffering, purple-clad Christ is bound with cords in this window at St. John Bosco Church.
St. Mary Mazzarello, founder of the Salesian Sisters, is honored in this window at St. John Bosco Church.
Angels bear Mary to heaven in the Assumption window at St. John Bosco Church.
Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers, teaches boys in this window at St. John Bosco Church.
St. Francis embraces the crucified Christ in this window at St. John Bosco Church.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Christ Child hold the Carmelite scapulars, emblems of a service order.
St. Joseph guides a young Jesus in this statue at St. John Bosco Church.
One of two Angels of Glory guards the chancel in the chapel. The banner inscription is Latin for 'Behold the bread of angels,' a reference to the Eucharist.
The other Angel of Glory in the chapel holds a censer.
The archangel Michael, clad in Roman-style armor, chains Satan in this statuette, as the Bible says he will on Judgment Day.
A red-haired Mary Magdalene stands beside a jar of perfume, following a belief that she was the woman who anointed Jesus' feet.
Our Lady of Coromoto, patroness of Venezuela, is the subject of this window in the chapel at St. John Bosco.
Jesus returns a lost lamb to the fold in this window in the chapel.
Statuette of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of Cuba, greets worshipers in the narthex. St. John Bosco has been a refuge for many refugees from that island and elsewhere.
Sunny mural overlooks the court at the Leadership Learning Center, the neighborhood educational outreach of St. John Bosco.
A supergraphic is emblazoned on a wall at the Leadership Learning Center, the neighborhood educational outreach of St. John Bosco.
Mural of flowers and a rooster take up a wall of the court at the Leadership Learning Center, the neighborhood educational outreach of St. John Bosco.
Sunlight splashes fiery licks on the interior at St. John Bosco Church.
Over the chancel is a mural, known as Christ of the Immigrants. The Bible verse says in Spanish, "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest."
The chancel area includes statues of Mary and St. John Bosco.
Statue of the church's patron saint takes a place of honor at its chancel.
Mary, as Our Lady, Help of Christians, is represented in a statue at the chancel. She was the patron of a church St. John Bosco built in Turin.
Mary and the disciples are filled with the Holy Spirit in this window at the left transept of St. John Bosco Church.
Smaller windows, flanking the left transept, illustrate episodes in St. John Bosco's life.
Smaller windows, flanking the left transept, illustrate episodes in St. John Bosco's life.
The ascension of Jesus is the theme of the right transept at St. John Bosco Church.
Smaller windows, flanking the right transept, illustrate episodes in St. John Bosco's life.
Smaller windows, flanking the right transept, illustrate episodes in St. John Bosco's life.
The rose window at St. John Bosco Church takes an abstract pattern.
Mary's spreading gown identifies her as Our Lady of Charity, patroness of Cuba and its people.
St. Francis de Sales looks to Mary in this window at St. John Bosco Church. Bosco named his society after the 17th century bishop of Geneva, and the group became known as the Salesians.
St. Joseph Calasanz guides youths in this window. Like St. John Bosco, he dedicated his life to educating poor children.
St. Jude shows an image of Jesus in this window at St. John Bosco Church. According to legend, he carried the image to Edessa, where it healed the king of an illness.
St. Joseph embraces the young Jesus in this window at St. John Bosco Church. His flowering staff stems from a legend about his first meeting with Mary.
An infant Jesus raises his hands in blessing as The Divine Child, a popular devotional image for Colombians. The original, at a church in Bogota, actually wore a pink tunic.
Rays of light stream from Mary's hands as Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. The medal is based on 19th century appearances of Mary to Sister Catherine Laboure in Paris.
Blood and water flow from Jesus in the Divine Mercy window at St. John Bosco Church. The image is based on an apparition seen in 1931 by a Polish nun, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska.
A suffering, purple-clad Christ is bound with cords in this window at St. John Bosco Church.
St. Mary Mazzarello, founder of the Salesian Sisters, is honored in this window at St. John Bosco Church.
Angels bear Mary to heaven in the Assumption window at St. John Bosco Church.
Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers, teaches boys in this window at St. John Bosco Church.
St. Francis embraces the crucified Christ in this window at St. John Bosco Church.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Christ Child hold the Carmelite scapulars, emblems of a service order.
St. Joseph guides a young Jesus in this statue at St. John Bosco Church.
One of two Angels of Glory guards the chancel in the chapel. The banner inscription is Latin for 'Behold the bread of angels,' a reference to the Eucharist.
The other Angel of Glory in the chapel holds a censer.
The archangel Michael, clad in Roman-style armor, chains Satan in this statuette, as the Bible says he will on Judgment Day.
A red-haired Mary Magdalene stands beside a jar of perfume, following a belief that she was the woman who anointed Jesus' feet.
Our Lady of Coromoto, patroness of Venezuela, is the subject of this window in the chapel at St. John Bosco.
Jesus returns a lost lamb to the fold in this window in the chapel.
Statuette of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of Cuba, greets worshipers in the narthex. St. John Bosco has been a refuge for many refugees from that island and elsewhere.
Sunny mural overlooks the court at the Leadership Learning Center, the neighborhood educational outreach of St. John Bosco.
A supergraphic is emblazoned on a wall at the Leadership Learning Center, the neighborhood educational outreach of St. John Bosco.
Mural of flowers and a rooster take up a wall of the court at the Leadership Learning Center, the neighborhood educational outreach of St. John Bosco.
Photography: JIM DAVIS | FC
