If Michaelangelo Were Hawaiian
The interior of the church
Photo by Flickr–Creative Commons by konaboys
In the late 1800s, Father John Velge began painting frescoes on, well, everything inside the St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Captain Cook (Big Island). Since then, the heavenly imagery therein has been referred to as The Painted Church.
How to get there:
Take Ke Ala o Keawe Road or Hawaii Belt Road (highway 11) to Painted Church Road, which looks deceivingly residential at first. Take it up over the switchback and look for the white steeple. Outside, on the church grounds, you get a great view of things, and …read more
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