Chapel
of the
Sacrament
of the
Sacrament
 he CHAPEL OF THE SACRAMENT was known at various times prior to the-mid 1940s as the Lady Chapel or the Requiem Chapel. The reredos is made up of paneling once used in the sanctuary; symbols of Christ’s Passion are carved into the panel recesses. The altar stone contains the relics of three pre-medieval martyrs: Saints Victorus, Placidus, and Vitalis. The chapel in its present form, was constructed in the mid-1940s, and in addition to housing the Reserved Sacrament, is used for daily liturgies. |
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The HANGING SANCTUARY LAMP, which burns continually while the Sacrament is present, came from a church in Venice, Italy. It is of etched pierced brass and cloisonne. For many years it hung in the hallway of a private home and was eventually willed to Bishop William Walter Webb who had it placed in its present location in 1919. A winged lion, symbol of Saint Mark the Evangelist, the patron of Venice, is the single religious adornment. |