This article describes how the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel is the newest jewel on the Marquette University campus detailing the complex process of moving and reconstructing a building and the steps taken to preserve the chapel's history.
This informational pamphlet, reprinted a number of times since initial publication in 1966, provides background on the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel during its moves from France to Long Island to Marquette University. Illustrations and pictures provide...
Detail of one of the four stained glass windows created in the medieval revival tradition by Charles J. Connick for the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. This detail, featuring the Nativity, is from the the middle medallion of the right lancet on the west...
A priest celebrates Mass at St. Joan of Arc Chapel, December 1988. On the wall behind the altar is one of the four windows depicting various biblical scenes created by Charles J. Connick. A nook area on the back wall to the left contains the Joan...
A priest stands in front of the altar of St. Joan of Arc Chapel, circa 1988. The 15th century altar and the windows on the west side of the building are framed behind the priest, and he is surrounded by priedieux, or prie-dieu, which are wooden...
A group celebrates Mass outside the main entrance to St. Joan of Arc Chapel, June 24, 1979. In the foreground is a 12th century stone fountain that was donated by the Rojtmans.
Detail view of the lancet window on the west wall of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, as viewed from the building's exterior. The six medallions that comprise the lancet are apparent, as is some of the stone work of the chapel, dating to the 15th...
The main sanctuary space of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, including its Gothic sandstone altar. On the wall behind the altar is one of the four windows depicting various biblical scenes created by Charles J. Connick. The medallions in the windows...
Detail view of the terra cotta roof of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. Spires were fashioned after the Anglo-Saxon spears to represent strength and reaching towards the sky or heaven.
West facade, St. Joan of Arc Chapel, February 1985. The sacristy door is visible on the left side of the chapel and a stained glass windows designed for the building by Charles J. Connick is featured on the central wall of the building.
A workman sets stones that will later encircle the stained glass window above the main entrance to the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, circa 1966. Each of the building's stones were labeled on three sides to note where they went in the chapel and how...
South and east facades, Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, as well as the surrounding garden, winter 1999. The site of the chapel was once a parking lot for the university and was transformed into a serene gardens with the chapel as its center.
On the east facade of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, this carved stone tablet dedicates the chapel to Joan of Arc. The tablet is set in the wall to the right of the door leading into the chapel, noting the date of its reconstruction (1966) and...
The main sanctuary space of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, including its Gothic sandstone altar. On the wall behind the altar is one of the four windows depicting various biblical scenes created by Charles J. Connick. The medallions in the windows...
Soldiers carry Joan of Arc (Mrs. Leo Jones) as King Charles VII (Frederick Nuernberg) looks on in this scene from the pageant produced by the Marquette Players for the dedication of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel in 1966. The pageant featured a...
Work progresses on the reconstruction of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel at Marquette, 1966. Here, original stone work surrounding the west window is completed while the workers continue to build the walls. The Walter Schroeder Health Sciences and...
Detail view of the stained glass windows on the west side of Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, 1985. The six medallions comprising the window depict biblical scenes representing the Resurrection, the Annunciation, the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin to...
Two workers lift a stone in place with a chain winch and rope sling as part of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel reconstruction, 1966. Bonifas Hall, a women's dormitory, can be seen in the background.
Statues of Christ, Saint Peter, and Saint Paul surround the main entry on the east wall of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. The three statues were commissioned by Pope Clement V in 1714 and were donated to Marquette University by Carl Moebius. The...
A view of the east and south facades of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel and the landscaping surrounding the site. Memorial Library is visible to the north of the chapel.
This aerial view from the west shows the reconstruction site of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel and the surrounding Marquette University campus. The chapel and gardens create a place of serenity surrounded by the modern buildings. To the left (north)...
Rev. Joseph Sheehan, S.J. (center) and Rev. John Gebhard, S.J. (left) preside over a Mass held in conjunction with dedication ceremonies for Saint Joan of Arc Chapel while an altar server and cross-bearer assist. Gebhard served as the first...
West facade of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. On the left side of the chapel is the sacristy that was restored when the chapel was reconstructed on the grounds of Marquette University. The building in the background is Bonifas Hall, a women's...
Mr. and Mrs. Berkman stand in front of the main entrance door on the east side of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. Mrs. Berkman and her first husband, Marc B. Rojtman, donated the chapel to Marquette University.
The Marquette Players, dressed in French costumes, process the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, as a part of a pageant produced in conjunction with the chapel's dedication, May 1966.
Students take advantage of the weather to study on benches in the gardens to the east of Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. In the center of the plaza is a stone fountain from the 12th century. The Walter Schroeder Health Sciences and Education Complex is...
The Marquette Players act out a scene from the life of Joan of Arc (Mrs. Leo Jones) for the dedication of the Saint Joan of Arc chapel on May 26, 1966. The south facade of the chapel is in the background of the play.
Rev. John Gebhard, S.J., the first chaplain at Saint Joan of Arc Chapel, prays at the altar. Gebhard served as an advisor and designer during the chapel's reconstruction and later designed and hand-stitched the medieval vestments used in the chapel.
A crowd gathers around the stage as Joan of Arc (played by Mrs. Leo Jones) depicts scenes from her life as part of a pageant produced by the Marquette Players in conjunction with the dedication of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel on the Marquette...
Mike Grimm, president of Associated Student of Marquette University (ASMU), speaks at the dedication of the mall and gardens to the east of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel on October 20, 1965. The podium is set behind a 12th century fountain donated...
The dedication ceremony for the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel on May 26, 1966. From left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Marc B. Rojtman (donors of the chapel), Monsieur Gerard de la Villesbrunne (French ambassador), Reverend Joseph Sheehan, S.J., and Reverend...
Charles VII (Frederick Nuernberg) is crowned King of France as Saint Joan ( Mrs. Leo Jones) looks on in a pageant presented by the Marquette Players for the dedication of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel in May 1966.
Interior, Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. On the wall behind the altar is one of the four windows depicting various biblical scenes created by Charles J. Connick. The medallions in the windows illustrate the Resurrection, the Annunciation, the...
Rev. John Gebhard S.J., chaplain of the Joan of Arc Chapel, and John Pick, Chairman of the University Committee on the Fine Arts, pose with a trio of wooden statues surrounding the main entry to the chapel in 1966. The middle statue is the corpus...
Lancet window installed on the west wall of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. The view shows the six medallions depicting biblical scenes that comprise the window. The left side medallions from top to bottom represent the Resurrection, the...