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Seminarian Nic Wilson creates bust of Bishop Spalding for museum exhibit

By: Tom Dermody   -   April 20, 2016   -   News Article Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, bust, Diocese of Peoria, Nic Wilson, Seminarian

Seminarian Nic Wilson shows a picture of Bishop John Lancaster Spalding as he poses with a likeness of the Diocese of Peoria's founding bishop that he created in clay. This was his first attempt. A second version is now a part of a new exhibit at the diocesan museum honoring Bishop Spalding on the centennial of his death.

The bust of Archbishop John Lancaster Spalding that peers at visitors to his new exhibit at the Museums of the Diocese of Peoria is surrounded by artifacts more than a century old, including a chalice from 1878 and vestments the first Bishop of Peoria wore at his episcopal silver jubilee in 1902. The age of […]