Ave Maria Grotto, Cullman AL
May 7, 2013 13:58:17 #
A Saint Barnard Abbey monk built these miniatures of Jerusalem, Rome, and biblical scenes from 1932 to 1961. These were taken with a digital Kodak in March 2005.
May 7, 2013 13:58:54 #
Jimande wrote:
A Saint Barnard Abbey monk built these miniatures of Jerusalem, Rome, and biblical scenes from 1932 to 1961. These were taken with a digital Kodak in March 2005.
:thumbup: :thumbup:
May 7, 2013 14:08:46 #
Thanks for the two thumbsup briace. I failed to mention that the monk got all materials from trash.
briace wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup:
May 7, 2013 14:56:48 #
Jimande wrote:
A Saint Barnard Abbey monk built these miniatures of Jerusalem, Rome, and biblical scenes from 1932 to 1961. These were taken with a digital Kodak in March 2005.
Thank you for the tour of the grotto and the monks work is amazing.
May 7, 2013 14:58:33 #
May 7, 2013 15:00:33 #
May 7, 2013 16:35:27 #
Jimande wrote:
A Saint Barnard Abbey monk built these miniatures of Jerusalem, Rome, and biblical scenes from 1932 to 1961. These were taken with a digital Kodak in March 2005.
Way cool, Jimande
May 7, 2013 16:44:48 #
Thanks Cjartist! A documentary entitled "
Brother Joseph and the Grotto" will be released this fall.
Brother Joseph and the Grotto" will be released this fall.
CJartist wrote:
Thank you for the tour of the grotto and the monks work is amazing.
May 7, 2013 16:46:17 #
Thanks SX2002! It's amazing when you see it in person. I only posted a few of the work.
SX2002 wrote:
Nice pics...he was a busy Monk...
May 7, 2013 16:48:01 #
Thanks angler. It is my understanding that these were done mostly to scale.
angler wrote:
Very good images and that is an amazing piece of work.
May 7, 2013 16:50:03 #
Thanks for viewing gregory45. It is even more impressive in person, those are steep slopes.
gregoryd45 wrote:
Way cool, Jimande
May 7, 2013 18:00:51 #
Jimande wrote:
Thanks Cjartist! A documentary entitled "
Brother Joseph and the Grotto" will be released this fall.
Brother Joseph and the Grotto" will be released this fall.
That ought to be cool, will it be on PBS?
May 7, 2013 20:46:51 #
The lengthy article in the paper told the company that is doing it, the producer, etc. but did not mention who will carry it. That will probably come out later; if so, I will let you know. The documentary has been researched since 2011, they uncovered a newsreel segment by Paramount Studios, along with a lot of other interesting info. Jim
CJartist wrote:
That ought to be cool, will it be on PBS?
May 8, 2013 09:58:51 #
John_Central_FL
Loc: Orlando, FL
Jimande, it is a very impressive exhibit. I say that since I went to school there a long time ago when it was a College. It is now a prep school. Beautiful part of Alabama being in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. And the campus grounds are huge. Many years ago the Monks (Benedictine) grew all their own food and slaughtered all their own beef. Glad you enjoyed and shared some photos, been a while since I have seen or been back.
May 8, 2013 15:02:10 #
Jimande wrote:
A Saint Barnard Abbey monk built these miniatures of Jerusalem, Rome, and biblical scenes from 1932 to 1961. These were taken with a digital Kodak in March 2005.
We drive by the exit for this attraction at least four times per year and never thought to "Google it" to see what it was all about. Actually I didn't even know it was an attraction. Thanks for opening my blinds. Looks as if it might well be worth a little side trip on the way North or when heading home. Thanks for sharing.
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