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| Painfully realistic papier-mâché statue of the Cristo Morto |
The Rectory
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 2: Father's Residence
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| Exquisite papier-mâché statue of Sant'Antonino Abate |
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| (L) The Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child. (R) Immacolata Concezione della Beata Vergine |
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| (L) San Luigi Gonzaga. (R) St. Alphonsus Rodriguez |
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| (L) St. Hyacinth of Poland. (R) San Francesco di Paola |
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| (L) St. Thérèse of Lisieux. (R) St. Juliana of Liège |
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| (L) Santa Eulàlia de Barcelona. (R) Sant'Ambrogio |
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| (L) Sant Josep Oriol. (R) St. Benedict Joseph Labre |
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| (L) St. Jeanne d’Arc!. (R) San Gabriele Arcangelo |
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| (L) San Nunzio Sulprizio. (R) St. Geneviève |
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| (L) Sant'Onofrio. (R) St. Adrian Van Hilvarenbeek |
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| (L) Santa Rosa da Lima. (R) Pope St. Cornelius |
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| (L) St. Catherine Labouré. (R) St. Casimir of Poland |
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| (L) San Placido Martire. (R) Pope St. Pius X |
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| (L) San Giovanni Battista. (R) St. Bernadette Soubirous |
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| San Felicisimo Martir |
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| San Felicisimo Martir holy card on the back of the encasement |
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| Display shelves with various statues |
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| (R) San Rocco di Montpellier. (R) San Luca Evangelista and St. Jean Gabriel Perboyre |
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| (Above & below) Pictured are just a handful of the many curio shelves displaying Father Carrella's vast statue collection |
