The Chapel at the United States Naval Academy
Here are a few of the pictures, which I took during my latest walk around the Academy http://thatisallfornow.com/?p=8152
The United States Naval Academy was founded in 1845; construction on the current Chapel began in 1904, with elements, like the stained glass of Christ walking on the water, in the front of the building, which was in the original Chapel, being incorporated into the church we see today.
The Chapel is open to the public, as are the services, if you are ever in the area, I think you might well enjoy stopping by, regardless of your religious affiliations – I know I did.
The view from the main entrance
To the right
And to the left
I love that the campus is encased in history
“They that go down to the sea in ships
these see the works of the Lord
and His wonders in the deep.”
Psalms 107: 23-24
“Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
Genesis 6:8
I wish I knew which hymn it was
Walking closer to the altar
Always look up
The back of the church
I wish I could see this ship better
I also wish I could hear this organ
The altar – I do love stained glass
Quite a pew
In the basement, is they crypt of American Revolutionary War hero and one of the fathers of the United States Navy, John Paul Jones.
Jones died in Paris, France, in July of 1792, and was buried in the Saint Louis Cemetery, which belonged to the royal family, and which after the French Revolution, fell into disrepair.
His body had been placed in a lead coffin, preserved in alcohol, thus in when General Horace Porter went to France, as the American Ambassador, he set out to find Jones’ body, that he may be properly interred. On April 7, 1905, the lead coffin was found, returned to the United States, and finally on January 26, 1913, he was finally laid to rest in a bronze and marble sarcophagus, at the Academy.
A bust of John Paul Jones
“I have not yet begun to fight!”
His crypt
Hero’s should be honored
Looking back
