Saint Teresa of Avila Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bodega, California. The white, wooden church with a steeple sits on a hilltop overlooking Bodega Highway.
In 1872, the original building was expanded by cutting the church in half, pulling the two ends of the small church away from each other, and then building new ceiling, walls, and stained glass windows to close the gap.[2]
In 1886, an 850-pound cast iron bell was added to the belfry, but it was removed when it was discovered that it was too heavy for the structure.[2]
Also notable, the church interior has no center aisle, but rather two side aisles.[3]
Ansel Adams made the church the subject of a black and white photograph in 1953.[4] The church is located directly next to the Bodega schoolhouse, which was the setting for the schoolhouse scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film, The Birds. The church was also seen in the film and Hitchcock attended services in the church.[5][2]
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^ ab"Saint Teresa of Avila Church, Bodega". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ abcde"St. Teresa of Avila Church, Bodega". St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Occidental and St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Bodega, California. St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church. 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
^"Church and Road, Bodega, California". Philamuseum.org. Philadelphia Museum of Art. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
^"Saint Teresa of Avila Church: The Church from "The Birds" (Hitchcock)". AFAR.com. AFAR Media. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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May 11, 2024
teresa, avila, church, bodega, california, saint, teresa, avila, church, roman, catholic, church, bodega, california, white, wooden, church, with, steeple, sits, hilltop, overlooking, bodega, highway, saint, teresa, avila, churchsaint, teresa, avila, churchloc. Saint Teresa of Avila Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bodega California The white wooden church with a steeple sits on a hilltop overlooking Bodega Highway Saint Teresa of Avila ChurchSaint Teresa of Avila ChurchLocationBodega California United StatesCoordinates38 20 46 31 N 122 58 21 1 W 38 3461972 N 122 972528 W 38 3461972 122 972528Built1859Governing bodyRoman CatholicCalifornia Historical LandmarkReference no 820 1 History editThe church was built by shipbuilders in 1860 on land donated by Jasper O Farrell 2 It was named after St Teresa of Avila by local Spanish and Portuguese immigrants citation needed Archbishop Alemany dedicated the church on June 2 1861 1 Originally it was part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Today the parish belongs to the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California 2 A California Historical Landmark the church is still in use today and is the oldest church in continuous use in Sonoma County In 1872 the original building was expanded by cutting the church in half pulling the two ends of the small church away from each other and then building new ceiling walls and stained glass windows to close the gap 2 In 1886 an 850 pound cast iron bell was added to the belfry but it was removed when it was discovered that it was too heavy for the structure 2 Also notable the church interior has no center aisle but rather two side aisles 3 Ansel Adams made the church the subject of a black and white photograph in 1953 4 The church is located directly next to the Bodega schoolhouse which was the setting for the schoolhouse scene in Alfred Hitchcock s 1963 film The Birds The church was also seen in the film and Hitchcock attended services in the church 5 2 References edit a b Saint Teresa of Avila Church Bodega Office of Historic Preservation California State Parks Retrieved 2012 10 15 a b c d e St Teresa of Avila Church Bodega St Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Occidental and St Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Bodega California St Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 2012 Retrieved 2015 09 21 Occidental Wedding com Retrieved 2006 12 16 Church and Road Bodega California Philamuseum org Philadelphia Museum of Art 2015 Retrieved 2015 09 21 Saint Teresa of Avila Church The Church from The Birds Hitchcock AFAR com AFAR Media 2015 Retrieved 2015 09 21 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Teresa of Avila Church Bodega Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Teresa of Avila Church Bodega California amp oldid 1184237003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
