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La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles ( English : "The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels") is a historic Catholic church in Los Angeles , California , located on the historic Plaza de Los Ángeles near Downtown Los Angeles . Part of the larger El Pueblo de los Ángeles Historical Monument , the church's origins date to 1784, when the Spanish founded the Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles Asistencia to support nearby Mission San Gabriel Arcángel . By 1814, the asistencia had been abandoned and a new church was founded in its place by Padre Luis Gil y Taboada. The church is one of the oldest buildings in Los Angeles .

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32-526: La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles ("The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels") was founded on August 18, 1814, by Franciscan Fray Luis Gil y Taboada. He placed the cornerstone for the new church in the adobe ruins of the original "sub-station mission" here, the Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles Asistencia (founded 1784), thirty years after it was established to serve

64-434: A VIP of the organization, or a local celebrity or community leader , will be invited to conduct the ceremony of figuratively beginning the foundations of the building, with the person's name and official position and the date usually being recorded on the stone. This person is usually asked to place their hand on the stone or otherwise signify its laying. Often still, and certainly until the 1970s, most ceremonies involved

96-422: A building which is in course of erection may hear a warning cry, Beware lest they take thy shadow! Not long ago there were still shadow-traders whose business it was to provide architects with the shadows necessary for securing their walls. In these cases the measure of the shadow is looked on as equivalent to the shadow itself, and to bury it is to bury the life or soul of the man, who, deprived of it, must die. Thus

128-403: A cornerstone is an important cultural component of eastern architecture and metaphorically in sacred architecture generally. Some cornerstones include time capsules from, or engravings commemorating, the time a particular building was built. The ceremony typically involved the placing of offerings of grain , wine and oil on or under the stone. These were symbolic of the produce and

160-421: A customary burial . In cases where the person has been killed and the body disposed of unceremoniously, the cadaver may be exhumed and reburied according to the proper funerary rituals in order to appease the spirit. Another option is to salt and burn their remains (bones). Vengeful ghosts have been featured in many contemporary movies of different countries such as Candyman , The Grudge , The Pit and

192-592: A proper funeral. The concept of a vengeful ghost seeking retribution for harm that it endured as a living person goes back to ancient times and is part of many cultures. According to such legends and beliefs, they roam the world of the living as restless spirits, seeking to have their grievances redressed, and may not be satisfied until they have succeeded in punishing either their murderers or their tormentors. In certain cultures vengeful ghosts are mostly female, said to be women that were unjustly treated during their lifetime. Such women or girls may have died in despair or

224-617: A pure mind shall lend aid to the building of this church may obtain soundness of body and the healing of their souls. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen." After this, the Litany of the Saints is said, followed by an antiphon and Psalm 126 ( Psalm 127 in the Hebrew numbering), which appropriately begins with the verse, "Unless the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it". Then the stone

256-515: Is a part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and serves as a neighborhood parish church, as well as a cultural landmark. Since the 1960s it has been retrofitted against earthquakes. Masses are said in Spanish and English. California Historical Landmark Marker NO. 144 at the site reads: Cornerstone A cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone ) is the first stone set in

288-443: Is lowered into its place with another prayer and again sprinkled with holy water. More antiphons and psalms follow, while the bishop sprinkles the foundations, dividing them into three sections and ending each with a special prayer. Finally, Veni Creator Spiritus is sung, and two short prayers. Then the bishop, if he deems it opportune, sits down and exhorts the people to contribute to the construction, appointments and maintenance of

320-575: The Holy Table (altar) will stand, and the cornerstone is consecrated and set in place. Angry ghost In mythology and folklore , a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death . In certain cultures where funeral and burial or cremation ceremonies are important, such vengeful spirits may also be considered as unhappy ghosts of individuals who have not been given

352-421: The bishop —or a priest delegated by him for that purpose—will bless holy water and with it sprinkle first the cross that was erected and then the foundation stone itself. Upon the stone he is directed to engrave crosses on each side with a knife, and then pronounce the following prayer: "Bless, O Lord, this creature of stone ( creaturam istam lapidis ) and grant by the invocation of Thy holy name that all who with

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384-656: The patron saint of the new church is inserted ); in the rule of ( here the name of the ruler is inserted ); in the episcopacy of ( here the name of the bishop is inserted ); in the Year of the World _____ ( Anno Mundi ), and from the Birth in the flesh of God the Word _____ ( Anno Domini ). In the top of the stone a cross-shaped space is hollowed out into which relics may be placed. Relics are not required, but they are normally placed in

416-626: The Pendulum , Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? , Poltergeist , Ghost , The Fog , High Plains Drifter , The Ward , Cassadaga , Kaal , Left for Dead , Bees Saal Baad , Darling , ParaNorman , Ragini MMS , Stree, Dark Shadows and the Troublesome Night film series , as well as the television series Spooky Valentine , Spooky Nights , Charmed , Ghost Whisperer , Supernatural and

448-431: The base or near some constructions as a prayer to ensure the buildings against disasters or enemy attacks. Historically, Freemasons sometimes performed the public cornerstone laying ceremony for notable buildings. This ceremony was described by The Cork Examiner of 13 January 1865 as follows: ...The Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Munster, applying the golden square and level to the stone said ; " My Lord Bishop,

480-501: The building from falling apart. Many of the more ancient churches will place relics of the saints , especially martyrs , in the foundation stone. According to the pre- Vatican II rite of the Roman Catholic Church : Before the construction of a new church begins, the foundations of the building are clearly marked out and a wooden cross is set up to indicate where the altar will stand. Once preparations have been made,

512-455: The building. But sometimes, instead of killing an animal, the builder entices a man to the foundation-stone, secretly measures his body, or a part of it, or his shadow, and buries the measure under the foundation-stone; or he lays the foundation-stone upon the man's shadow. It is believed that the man will die within the year. The Roumanians of Transylvania think that he whose shadow is thus immured will die within forty days; so persons passing by

544-614: The church is to be constructed of wood or of stone. Even when a church is built of wood, the cornerstone must in fact be made of stone. The cornerstone is a solid stone cube upon which a cross has been carved. Below the cross, the following words are inscribed: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, this church is founded, in honour and memory of ( here the name of

576-472: The construction of a masonry foundation . All other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure . Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or replica , set in a prominent location on the outside of a building, with an inscription on the stone indicating the construction dates of the building and the names of architect , builder , and other significant individuals. The rite of laying

608-692: The corn of nourishment, the wine of refreshment, and the oil of joy, Amen. So mote it be.' The choir and congregation then sang the Hundredth Psalm . The initiate (Entered Apprentice ) in Freemasonry is placed in the north-east corner of the Lodge as a figurative foundation stone. This is intended to signify the unity of the North associated with darkness and the East associated with light. Normally,

640-408: The cornerstone. If no relics are inserted in the stone, the inscription may be omitted, but not the cross. After the foundations for the new church have been dug and all preparations finished, the bishop (or his deputy) with the other clergy vest and form a crucession to the building site. The service begins with a moleben and the blessing of holy water . Then a cross is erected in the place where

672-441: The custom is a substitute for the old practice of immuring a living person in the walls, or crushing him under the foundation-stone of a new building, in order to give strength and durability to the structure, or more definitely in order that the angry ghost may haunt the place and guard it against the intrusion of enemies. Ancient Japanese legends talk about Hitobashira (人柱, "human pillar"), in which maidens were buried alive at

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704-587: The name. For years, the little chapel, which collected the nicknames " La Placita " and "Plaza Church", served as the sole Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles. The facility has operated under the auspices of the Claretian Missionary Fathers since 1908. The building was designated as one of the first three Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in 1962. It has also been designated as a California Historical Landmark . The church

736-571: The new church, after which he dismisses them with his blessing and the proclamation of an indulgence . In the Eastern Orthodox Church the blessing of the bishop must be obtained before construction on a new church may commence, and any clergyman who ventures to do so without a blessing can be deposed . The "Rite of the Foundation of a Church" (i.e., the laying of the cornerstone) will differ slightly depending on whether

768-481: The people of the land and the means of their subsistence. This in turn derived from the practice in still more ancient times of making an animal or human sacrifice that was laid in the foundations. Frazer (2006: pp. 106–107) in The Golden Bough from 1890 charts the various propitiary sacrifices and effigy substitution such as the shadow , states that: Nowhere, perhaps, does the equivalence of

800-548: The popular Thai television soap opera Raeng Ngao and a popular K-television series Hotel Del Luna. They are also part of the theme of novels such as Tamír Triad and Tamsin , comic books such as the character the Gentleman Ghost , animated television series like Danny Phantom and adventure games such as the Chzo Mythos . Finally, there is also a female, controllable character called Vengeful Spirit in

832-403: The settlement founding Los Angeles Pobladores (original settlers). The completed new structure was dedicated on December 8, 1822. A replacement chapel, named La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles – for Mary, mother of Jesus or "The Church of Our Lady of the Angels" – was rebuilt using materials of the original church in 1861. The title Reina , meaning "Queen", was added later to

864-475: The shadow to the life or soul come out more clearly than in some customs practised to this day in South-eastern Europe. In modern Greece, when the foundation of a new building is being laid, it is the custom to kill a cock, a ram, or a lamb, and to let its blood flow on the foundation-stone, under which the animal is afterwards buried. The object of the sacrifice is to give strength and stability to

896-596: The stone after Bishop Gregg had declared it to be 'duly and truly laid'. The Provincial Grand Chaplain of the Masonic Order in Munster then read out the following prayer: 'May the Great Architect of the universe enable us as successfully to carry out and finish this work. May He protect the workmen from danger and accident, and long preserve the structure from decay; and may He grant us all our needed supply,

928-478: The stone has been proved and found to be 'fair work and square work' and fit to be laid as the foundation stone of this Holy Temple".' After this, Bishop Gregg spread cement over the stone with a trowel specially made for the occasion by John Hawkesworth, a silversmith and a jeweller. He then gave the stone three knocks with a mallet and declared the stone to be 'duly and truly laid'. The Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Munster poured offerings of corn, oil and wine over

960-456: The suffering they endured may have resulted in early death caused by the ill-treatment or torture they were subject to. Exorcisms and appeasement are among the religious and social customs practiced by various cultures in relation to the vengeful ghost. The northern Aché people group in Paraguay cremated old people thought to harbor dangerous vengeful spirits instead of giving them

992-427: The use of a specially manufactured and engraved trowel that had a formal use in laying mortar under the stone. Similarly, a special hammer was often used to ceremonially tap the stone into place. The foundation stone often has a cavity into which is placed a time capsule containing newspapers of the day or week of the ceremony plus other artifacts that are typical of the period of the construction: coins of

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1024-538: The year may also be immured in the cavity or time capsule. A cornerstone ( Greek : Άκρογωνιεîς, Latin : Primarii Lapidis) will sometimes be referred to as a "foundation-stone", and is symbolic of Christ, whom the Apostle Paul referred to as the "head of the corner" and is the "Chief Cornerstone of the Church" ( Ephesians 2:20 ). A chief or head cornerstone is placed above two walls to keep them together and prevent

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