Pieta and Votive Candles
Missionaries of the Precious Blood
This “Pieta” representing the Mother of Sorrows holding the dead body of Christ, is a facsimile of Michelangelo’s. It was donated in memory of Mr. M.W. Chambers’ daughter, Mary. The Sorrowful Mother shrine was scuplted in marble by Mr. Joseph Sibbel in New York City. The pedestal, three stained glass windows in the shrine and the scagliola were install in 1911.