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St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church and parish in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region. The church is located at 2727 W. Pico Boulevard in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter [1] of Los Angeles, California. The Mission Revival style church was built in 1904.
For list of Roman Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, see: Our Lady of the Angels, for central and West Los Angeles; San Fernando, covering the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys. San Gabriel, for East Los Angeles the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley. San Pedro, for Long Beach and southern Los Angeles County.
The altarpiece was installed in the temporary church and later in the current church. [1] When the altarpiece was displayed to the public in April 1945, the Los Angeles Times wrote: "[T]he elaborately carved gold-leafed 23-foot altar was built in Spain or Mexico more than 300 years ago. It was acquired by purchase from a private collection.
The parish's elementary school opened in September 1947. [8] As of 1998, the elementary school had 336 pupils. [3] Notable former students include author Barry Lopez. [9]In February 1959, the Los Angeles Archdiocese announced plans to build a high school for 600 boys, staffed by Carmelite fathers, adjacent to Our Lady of Grace.
St. Basil Catholic Church is a Catholic Church parish of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Serving the archdiocese's Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region, the Roman Rite parish is located at 3611 Wilshire Boulevard in the Wilshire district of Los Angeles, California. The parish church building was built from 1967 to 1969 and dedicated in 1969.
On February 1, 1925, Bishop John Joseph Cantwell presided over the dedication of the church building. [2] [5] Monsignor John J. Cawley, Vicar General of Los Angeles, Right Reverend Monsignor McCarthy of Pasadena, and Reverend Michael J. Mullins, pastor of the church also attended the dedication. It is the oldest church in Beverly Hills. [6]
The architect, Ross Montgomery, and the church's pastor, Msgr. McCarthy, both traveled to Italy studying early Byzantine architecture to find inspiration for the new church in Pasadena. [1] [2] The Los Angeles Times later commented on the contributions of Montgomery and McCarthy: "The collaboration of the architect and the priest has produced ...
In March 1949, the church was damaged in a fire set by an arsonist described by the Los Angeles Times as a "wild-eyed" and "crazed 25-year-old UCLA art student". After setting the church on fire in the early morning hours, the arsonist, dressed in a well-cut flannel suit, stood in the middle of the church parking lot screaming, "The church is ...