THE STAIRCASE -Full Movie-
Publicerades den 8 okt. 2014
Praised be to God. St. Joseph pray for us, that we may be worthy of promises of Christ.
((A TRUE STORY)
Proves miracles due happen which science has yet to explain.
The Chapel was built between 1873 and 1878. The staircase is 138 years old.
To this day 3 questions remain about the staircase which have never been answered.
1) Who actually built the staircase?
Legend says St Joseph (The patron saint of carpenters) built the staircase (But nobody really knows)
The stairway's carpenter, whoever he was, built a magnificent structure. The design was innovative for the time and some of the design considerations still perplex experts today.
2) How is the staircase balanced? The staircase defies gravity
Architects, engineers, and scientist have yet been able to explain how the staircase can balance without a central support. By the law of gravity the staircase should have crashed into the floor the second somebody stepped one foot on to it. Yet the staircase has been used daily for 138 years.
3) Where did the wood come from?
The type of wood used to build the staircase is not found anywhere in the entire region.
One last detail the staircase has 33 steps, the age of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ when he died on the cross.
Although the Catholic Church is cautious about spreading rumors of supernatural intervention, the nuns know the miracle staircase is an answer to their novena to St Joseph.
When the Loretto Chapel was completed in 1878, there was no way to access the choir loft twenty-two feet above. Carpenters were called into address the problem, but they all concluded access to the loft would have to be reached by using a ladder as a staircase would interfere with the interior space of the small Chapel.
The Nuns prayed for nine days with rosary novena, on the 10th day a mysterious man showed up looking for work with a donkey and a few tools using a hammer, a saw, a T square and some tubes of water the man built the staircase all by himself. It took the man 8 months to complete the beautiful spiral staircase. Then without notice and pay, the mysterious man disappeared and was never seen again. The staircase was considered to be the pride of carpentry. The staircase has two 360 degree turns and no central support and was built without nails, screws or glue.This means the staircase hangs with no support meaning the entire weight is on the base. Architects Engineers, and Scientist say that by the law of gravity it should have crashed into the floor the second somebody stepped one foot on to it. Yet the staircase has been used daily for 138 years.
A railing was added 2 years after it was built.
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