The Painted Church St Benedict's Roman Catholic Church Captain Cook Hawaii
This present church was erected in 1899 by Father John Velghe. Without any professional training and using house paint on ordinary wood he beautified the church with his paintings. In those days few Hawaiians could read and so he taught with pictures-most successfully.
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