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| Relics and portrait of St. Eugene de Mazenod, Bishop of Marseille |
Recently invited to the Church of St. Rita in Staten Island, New York, we were warmly welcomed by members of the congregation and given a personal tour of the church and rectory by Father Eugene J. Carrella. A vital sanctuary for rescued religious statuary, with an emphasis on Italian American devotional sculpture, the rectory has been transformed by Father Carrella into a veritable museum and ossuary abounding with his private collection of sacred artifacts.
See Part 1: The Church, Adoration Chapel and Basement
See Part 3: The Rectory
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| A close-up of the relic of St. Eugene de Mazenod |
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| (Above & below) Over the years, Father Carrella has rescued an extraordinary amount of relics |
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| Needless to say, I never felt safer in my life |
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| (L) Santa Lucia. (R) Martyrs of Spain |
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| Images of Our Lady with various relics |
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| Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with various relics |
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| (L) San Giuseppe Moscati. (R) St. Eugene |
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| Shrines to Santa Rita da Cascia and Santa Teresa de Ávila |
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| (L) Santa Rosalia. (R) Madonna di Loreto |
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| Bi-fold frame with Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich and Beato Rolando Rivi |
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| (L) St. Vincent Madelgarus with his sons St. Landericus and St. Dentlin. (R) An antique mantle clock with the Madonna del Rosario di Pompei |
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| Wooden statues of St. Joan of Arc and St. Michael the Archangel |
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| (L) Peasant girl in prayer. (R) St. Eugene |
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| (L) Sacro Cuore di Gesù. (R) Silver relief of the Madonna di Loreto |
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| (Above & below) Father has amassed a great many wood carved statues of the saints |
