Huff Post: As Dutch Churches Close, Sacred Art Finds New Use Abroad

When Christianity fades, it doesn’t just leave empty pews behind. With each church that shuts, the statues, crucifixes, chalices, paintings or vestments that were part of regular Sunday services suddenly have no liturgical home.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/sacred-art-from-dutch-churches-finds-new-use-abroad_n_1473406.html

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