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Michael Sternbeck edits the blog In Diebus Illis focusing on the beginnings of the Church in Australia. At present he is preparing a biography of Archbishop John Bede Polding. He is the proprietor of the Saint Bede Studio, specialising in vestment-making and ornamental designs for the restoration and beautification of churches.

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Gothic revival inspired by a vision of faith

Michael Sternbeck - October 30, 2022

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Building old Saint Mary’s Cathedral

Michael Sternbeck - October 28, 2022

An aged watercolour sketch gives an idea of how the completed structure looked after it was built - the result of the foundation-stone-laying ceremony of 29 October 1821. This image hangs in Cathedral House today and is one of the few contemporary images of the first Catholic church - and, ultimately, cathedral - in Australia. Photo: Archives of the Archdiocese of Sydney:

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Foundation for a tradition

Michael Sternbeck - October 26, 2022

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A house of God for old Sydney town

Michael Sternbeck - October 23, 2022

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