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He also brought the first printing press to Detroit and started The Observer, the Michigan Territory's first newspaper. After his death in 1832, Father Richard was interred under the altar of Ste. Anne's. In 1805, most of Detroit, including the church, was destroyed in an accidental fire. A new church building was not begun until 1818, and it ...
While Michelangelo will forever be remembered as one of the greatest painters and sculptors in history, a new book spotlights his prowess as an architect How Michelangelo Spent His Final Years ...
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The tomb of Father Gabriel Richard resides now in the Basilica's Fr. Gabriel Richard Chapel. On September 13, 1832, after assisting cholera victims during an epidemic, Gabriel Richard died in Detroit. He was buried in a crypt in the chapel of Sainte Anne's [1] and was later moved to the Fr. Gabriel Richard Chapel where it is on full display. [17]
The Sagrestia Nuova, also known as the New Sacristy and the Medici Chapel, is a mausoleum that stands as a testament to the grandeur and artistic vision of the Medici family.
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The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and of the Martyrs (Latin: Beatissimae Virginis et omnium Angelorum et Martyrum, Italian: Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri) is a Catholic titular minor basilica and former Carthusian conventual church in Rome, Italy, constructed in the ruined frigidarium and tepidarium of the Roman Baths of Diocletian in the Piazza della Repubblica.
"Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition" is on view through Dec. 4 in a new downtown Oklahoma City venue.