St Aloysius Gonzaga Oxford

 

This week the Church Explorer visits  Oxford Oritory church of St Aloysius Gonzaga Oxford to give its correct name. No point in cutting an pasting just click on the link for  the history. The church is featured in the book Oxfordshires Best Churches and is one of the last churches I need to visit it is also one of the few Catholic churches I see and after looking round I have no doubt I will return again.

 This is the church from across the Woodstock road with the entrance gateway

 In the courtyard of the church

The porch with double entry

My first thoughts on seeing inside was that it is stunning

The chancel end 

In the apse is this stunning reredos, the photo does not do it justice

 Panoramic view of it

 

There are five window showing saints in the apse, why I missed one I cannot say

 

 

Looking back the opposite way. You might have notice a person at the front in the second shot of the inside. I did ask if he minded being in a photo but I thought better and took him out with a little help from Google

The rose window in the organ loft, never looked to see if I could get up there

There are murals over each door way at the back

This one show martyrdom but I did not church who  

This one is lost on me as well other than I think Christ is in it

 

Nearby somewhere to pray

A couple of the amazing statues in the church

 

The pulpit is quiet beautiful to view as well

as you know I am not behind getting a view from they as well

 

A narrow north aisle 

 

You will see this mural if you walk along it

To the small chapel at the end

Where there is an altar and kneeler 

The statue showing the sacred heart of Jesus

I should have checked who the statue was of

Looking across the altar from near the chapel

The arch opposite the one I am looking from

With a beautiful little rose window

Looking back up the aisle

From the aisle you can see this painting

The south aisle

Which has some truly beautiful chapels

Inside the chapel 

On either side cabinets 

With religious items on show

Even the ceiling is amazing

Along next door another chapel to Saint Philip Neri  

The chapel no less beautiful to look at

The statue is inside the chapel 

Further on one of Our Lady of Lourdes

At the end is another chapel which I think is the most beautiful

A statue of Mary with Jesus to one side

It made me stand in awe

Looking up at the ceiling  

The Madonna and Child

Top of the altar and east window

The east window though all the words on it are in Latin which I am not good at reading

 This window is of St Gertrude 

 

 Looking across the nave to the chapel on the other side

The altar 

 Apse ceiling 

 

The carved font is amazing

Another view of the chancel and reredos

last view of the church

 

I will leave you with this view of the font and church 

Dedicate it to my Mother who if she did not visit I know would loved to have come here. RIP Mum

Till Next time have a wonderful week

RIP Ozzy