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The book is about the spiral staircase at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, rumored to have miraculous origins. [1] It was adapted into the 1998 television movie The Staircase starring William Petersen (as Joad), Barbara Hershey (as Mother Madalyn), and Diane Ladd (as Sister Margaret).
the french guy didnt build it. if you go backwards in time youll find he died in 1895 at 43 years old which means he was born in 1852. the staircase was build in 1872 by an old man, this french guy would only be 20 years old in 1872 and wouldnt look old so case closed on that one. the staircase itself is a beautiful peice of architecture and ...
Loretto Chapel is best known for its helix-shaped staircase (nicknamed "Miraculous Stair"), which rises 20 feet (6.1 m) to the choir loft while making two full turns, all without the support of a newel or central pole. The staircase is built mostly out of wood and is held together by wooden pegs, with no glue, nails or other hardware used.
The Staircase is a 1998 American television film about the story of the spiral staircase, believed by some to be miraculously built, at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It stars Barbara Hershey as Mother Madalyn in charge of the chapel and William Petersen as Joad, the traveling carpenter with spiritual talent as well as woodworking ...
The book was also lauded by Cardinal Eugène Tisserant. [ 6 ] Owens published Loretto in Missouri in 1965, which is a history of the Sisters of Loretto in the state and was her eleventh historical piece of nonfiction.
Regarding the book, Nott wrote, "Using both forensic techniques and journalistic inquiry, Radford makes a pretty good case that La Posada de Santa Fe is not haunted by the ghost of Julia Staab, that a little spirit boy named Bobby does not haunt Albuquerque’s KiMo Theatre, that the Miraculous Staircase in Loretto Chapel isn’t that ...
The Sisters of Loretto or the Loretto Community is a Catholic religious institute that strives "to bring the healing Spirit of God into our world." Founded in the United States in 1812 and based in the rural community of Nerinx, Kentucky, [2] the organization has communities in 16 US states and in Bolivia, Chile, China, Ghana, Pakistan, and Peru.
Melling was born in Ireland, but moved with her family to Toronto, Ontario when she was four. [2] Her father was a musician and she had nine brothers and sisters. [5]Melling was educated at Loretto College School in Toronto. [6]