Star of the Sea Painted Church
- Star of the Sea Painted Church
Infobox_nrhp | name =Star of the Sea Church--Kalapana Painted Church
nrhp_type =
caption = Star of the Sea Painted Church, Kalapana, Hawai'i, built 1927-1928
location= Kaimu, Hawaii
lat_degrees = 19
lat_minutes = 22
lat_seconds = 34
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 154
long_minutes = 58
long_seconds = 1
long_direction = W
locmapin = Hawaii
area =
built =1931
architect= Gielen, Evarist, Father
architecture= Colonial Revival
added = May 14, 1997
governing_body = State
refnum=97000407[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
The Star of the Sea Painted Church in Kalapana, Hawai'i was built in 1927-1928 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior. In 1941, George Heidler, an artist from Athens, Georgia, painted the lower panels to complete the church interior. These paintings tell the story of Father Damien (of leprosy fame), who arrived in the Kalapana-Puna area in 1864, shortly after his ordination.
In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20, and is open to the public without charge seven days a week from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
* Bohman, Mary Beth, Amy B. Wang and Joyce Eisenberg, "Fodor's Big Island of Hawaii", New York, Fodor's Travel Publications, 2007.
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