St. Catharine Church is a

Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

church in

Spring Lake, New Jersey Spring Lake, is a Borough (New Jersey), borough situated on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,789, a decrease of ...

, used by the Parish of the St. Catharine & St. Margaret in the Diocese of Trenton. Built in 1901, it has been described by the Monmouth County Historical Commission as "the finest high-style example of

Classical Revival Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassic ...

architecture in

Monmouth County Monmouth County () is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bordered to its west by Mercer and Middlesex Counties, to its south by Ocean County, to its east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to its north by ...

." Its interior is decorated with 27 canvas and fresco paintings by

Gonippo Raggi Gonippo Raggi (May 6, 1875October 22, 1959) was an Italian artist who provided murals for many churches and church institutions in the United States. Early childhood and education He was born in Rome, Italy, in 1875. He was a prize graduate of St. ...

, both replicas and original work, as well as Irish-themed murals which were made by Raggi and Chicago-based artist Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy.

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* Spring Lake, New Jersey Roman Catholic churches completed in 1901 Roman Catholic churches in New Jersey Churches in Monmouth County, New Jersey Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton Neoclassical architecture in New Jersey Neoclassical church buildings in the United States {{NewJersey-RC-church-stub