View of altar and sculpture. Digital image of D 79230 CN.

Description View of altar and sculpture. Digital image of D 79230 CN.

Date 12/10/2000

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 713596

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 79230 CN

Scope and Content Altar and sculpture 'Our Lady's Peace' by Benno Schotz, St Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Warout Road, Glenrothes, Fife St Paul's Church was built 1956-7 to designs by the architectural firm of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia. Jack Coia (1898-1981) was assisted at this time by the architects Isi Metzstein (b.1928) and Andrew McMillan (b.1928). Using a limited budget of £20,000, the church was built of painted brick with a wall of stained glass and wood. The site also includes a presbytery (priest's house). This shows a 'side chapel' area next to the main altar in the church. A simple stone altar with gilded cross stands on a raised stone platform. A stand for lighting offering candles can be seen in front, with a large sculpture to the right representing the Virgin and Child surrounded by symbolic objects such as the star of Bethlehem, a dove, lilies, and a phoenix. The sculptor Benno Schotz (1891-1984) worked on several churches by the firm of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, using the mediums of metal, plaster and stone. On occasion he used the architect Jack Coia and his daughter as models. This building has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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