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was during this hectic period that the interior of the Church
was completed. As the Silver Anniversary of the Parish neared,
Father Corcoran was anxious to complete the work started so long
ago. Twso items in particular were pressing: the stained-glass
windows and the murals. Both of these had proven a difficult
assignment because the title, "Christ the King," although
ancient in theology was untreated in religious art forms until
Pius XI[s encyclical. Father Corcoran was finally able to secure
the services of two famous artists to create this new expression.
The renowned stained-tglass artist, Joesp[h Tierney, who had
done magnificent work at the new St. John's Seminary in Camarillo,
was commissioned to do the series of windows. Complimenting this
work, murals were ordered from the Belgian artist, L.G. Martrissael,
of the Catholic Art School of Ghent. When the parish celebrated
its 25th anniversery, an occasion of spiritual rejoicing noted
by the Catholic press of the area, the secular press echoed praise
for the beauty of the stately church. The Los Angeles Mirror
recorded in superlatives that "the interior beauty of Christ
the King Church is regarded as a prime exampole of the improvement
of art in the service of religion." |
