Saint Edmund Catholic Parish in Oak Park, Chicago
Another site on the Open House Chicago 2016 was the Saint Edmund Catholic Parish.
It is the first Catholic Parish in Oak Park, IL and was founded by Archbishop James Quigley in 1907. It is a 14th Century English Gothic style church which was designed by Henry Schlacks and dedicated in 1910. For a more detailed history, you can click here.
It is one of those places which one has to see in person because the photographs do not do justice. The details of the ceiling is impeccable.
It all looks like tiles, but if you got closer to it, you would see that it’s actually little squares of paint that are made to imitate tiles, so brilliant! 
I could not get enough of it but we had to move on if we wanted to see more sites on the tour!
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Very pretty! I love touring cathedrals. Last month I was in Savannah and I went through and toured Cathedral of St John the Baptist! It was gorgeous a well!
Yea, totally! I love going into any place of worship, they are all so beautifully designed! 🙂
Hi Tay,
Gorgeous shots! Like you Chasa, I too enjoy spending time at Cathedrals. We visited St. John the Divine in NYC a few weeks ago and it was stunning! The biggest Christian church on earth, I believe, the scale was jaw-dropping and the artwork dizzying. Amazing, the devotion the builders had to their craft. Thanks for sharing!
Ryan
Hi Ryan, thanks so much! It looks like I need to visit this church the next time I am in NYC!, thanks for the tip! 🙂
The ceiling reminds me of Renaissance Italian masterpieces. Quite a lovely find.
Yea, I can totally see that! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂