Photographer note reads, "This parish is almost totally Spanish, as is Wilmington. The stain glass windows for the sacraments are in Spanish. Inside was total awareness of 'sacred space'". This 4-paneled stained glass window depicting "San Marti´n de Porres" is located along one of the walls at Holy Family Catholic Church, located at 1011 East "L" Street and the corner of Sanford Ave. in the city of Wilmington.; A Dominican cooperator brother, Marti´n de Porres (1579-1639) was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized on May 6, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. San Marti´n de Porres is usually portrayed as a young mulatto priest holding a broom and shown with a dog, a cat, and a mouse at his feet. Photo dated: September 2007.
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image
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1 photographic print :color ;11 x 16 cm. Photographic prints
Marti´n,--de Porres, Saint,--1579-1639 Holy Family Catholic Church (Wilmington, Los Angeles, Calif.) Catholic churches--California--Wilmington (Los Angeles) Church buildings--California--Wilmington (Los Angeles) Stained glass windows--California--Los Angeles Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection photographs
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