Ave Maria Gratia Plena

Posted by Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 17 June 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.

Close-up of the altar in Immaculate Conception Church. You can see that I have progressively gotten closer and closer to the altar these last few days and the closer I got, the more guilty I felt about photographing the altar.

I am not knowledgable in Latin, but it has similarities to Spanish, which I did study, and I believe Ave Maria Gratia Plena translates to Hail Mary, full of grace. The entire sanctuary from Monday is pictured here. Photo taken May 2, 2009.

Sony DSLR-A300
1/6 second
F/5.0
ISO 400
45 mm (35mm equiv.)

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