Francis C. Schroen, SJ, (1857–1924)Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kump.The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900-2000 (New York: elf-published 2000), p.4-5. was a

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brother, who was an interior designer and painter principally of Roman Catholic institutions.

Life

Born in the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1857, he eventually immigrated to the United States. He designed a number of venues for Georgetown University, including Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart and parts of Healy Hall such as

Gaston Hall Gaston Hall is an auditorium located on the third and fourth floors of the north tower of Healy Hall on Georgetown University's main campus in Washington, D.C. Named for Georgetown's first student, William Gaston, who also helped secure the unive ...

, the Bioethics Library Hirst Reading Room, Carroll Parlor, and the main Parlor Corridor. He also designed the 1900 chapel of Loyola School in New York, which featured the stained glass by

Louis C. Tiffany Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouvea ...

and a white marble altar of his own design below a canopied statue of Our Lady of Lourdes by the New York-sculptor

Joseph Sibbel Joseph Sibbel (b. Dulmen, 7 June 1850; d. in New York City, 10 July 1907) was a German-born sculptor. As a boy he evinced the inclination for cutting ornaments and figures from wood, which attracted the attention of his teacher, who urged the p ...

. Francis Schroen died in 1924 and was buried in

Jesuit community cemetery The Jesuit Community Cemetery on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., is the final resting place for Jesuits who were affiliated with the university. It was first established in 1808 and was moved to its present location in ...

on the campus of Georgetown University.

References

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