Media Alert:
Thomas Aquinas College
Dedication Mass
Our Lady of
the Most Holy Trinity Chapel
Saturday, March 7, 2009
11:00 A.M.
Principal Celebrant
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles
Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel is the
12th of 15 buildings to be completed on the campus of Thomas Aquinas
College. At a cost of $23 million, it is 15,000 square feet in area
and is the most prominently situated and most elaborate of the structures
on the campus. Designed by Duncan Stroik, a professor of architecture
at the University of Notre Dame and a principal of Duncan G. Stroik
Architecture, a firm that specializes in ecclesiastical design,
the Chapel is cruciform in shape and features a 135-foot bell tower.
Although the basis of its design is in the Spanish Mission style
of Southern California, it also incorporates elements from the Catholic
Church's long tradition of sacred architecture such as a dome rising
89 feet over the sanctuary, floors and columns of Italian marble,
and a detailed limestone facade. Rasmussen & Associates of Ventura,
California, is the Architect of Record, and HMH Construction Co,
Inc. of Camarillo, California, has served as the contractor for
the project.
Entrance to the campus will be by pass only on the day
of the event.
To arrange for entrance to the campus by 10:30 a.m., or
for any media needs or requests,
please call Anne Forsyth at 805-525-4417.
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