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St. Benedict's Painted Church,Honaunau
, Big Island, Hawaii
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St. Benedict's church dates from the 1800's, and the interior is lavishly painted. At the time of the painting, 1899, many of the locals were illiterate, and the paintings represented biblical scenes.
©2007, Jeffrey L. Cooper