Church of the Good Shepherd (Beverly Hills, California)
Church of the Good Shepherd | |
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Mission Revival Style architecture | |
Administration | |
Division | Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region |
Diocese | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | José Horacio Gómez |
Bishop(s) | Edward W. Clark |
Honorary priest(s) | Fr. Colm O'Ryan |
Assistant | Fr. George O'Brien (deceased) |
Pastor(s) | Fr. Ed Benioff |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Mr. Terry Hicks |
The Church of the Good Shepherd, located at 504 North Roxbury Drive, is a Catholic church in Beverly Hills, California.
History
On December 12, 1923, the parish was founded, and it was designed by architect James J. Donnellan in 1924.
In 1959, it was renovated, and a new marble main altar and two side altars were added.
On Ash Wednesday in 2015, the deacon from Good Shepherd offered ashes to passers-by on the streets of Beverly Hills together with the deacon of All Saints' Episcopal Church.[7]
Stained glass
The original stained glass was shipped from France, Germany, the British Isles and the U.S.[8] It was renovated by the Paul Phillips Studio in 1959.[8] It depicts the following saints:
- (along the nave, from the rear to the altar on the right): John the Evangelist, Saint Patrick, Saint Joseph, Paul the Apostle, Madonna and Child, and Good Shepherd.[8]
- (along the nave, from the rear to the altar on the left): the Young Blessed Virgin.[8]
- (in the Reconciliation rooms): Saint Agnes and Saint Cecilia.[8]
- (in the vestibule): three small windows showing the heads of cherubs bordered by roses.[8]
- (in the sacristy workrooms): one window shows wheat stalks and host; another window shows grapes and grapevines surrounding a chalice.[8]
- (in the vesting room): one window on the left shows a thurible framed by a priest's stole; the window next to it shows a lectionary with a bookmark and the words "Leccio Sti. Petri Apostli."; the window on the right shows a chalice, candles and a cross.[8]
Parishioners
Over the years, this small house of worship has been the local parish church for most of the Catholic movie stars who live in Beverly Hills, from
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It was the location for the funeral scene in the film A Star Is Born (1954), which starred Judy Garland and James Mason.
References
- ^ https://www.gsbh.org/history Our History
- ^ a b c d Official website, History
- ^ a b Thomas Owen, Los Angeles and the Mission Revival, Sacred Architecture, Vol. 2, Summer 1999
- ^ a b c Marc Wanamaker, Early Beverly Hills, Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 118 [1]
- ^ "CHURCH OF GOOD SHEPHERD DEDICATED". Daily News (Los Angeles). February 2, 1925. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Yahoo! Local
- ^ Nita Lelyveld, On Ash Wednesday, two deacons deliver on the streets of Beverly Hills, The Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g h 'A Guide to the Stained Glass', leaflet, Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills, CA
- ^ "Carmen Miranda Honeymooning With David Sebastian". Lewiston Evening Journal. March 17, 1947. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Marc Wanamaker, Beverly Hills, 1930-2005, Arcadia Publishing, 2006, p. 83 [2]
- ^ "Zsa Zsa Gabor's Funeral Set For Next Week". NBC News.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.