Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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The cornerstone of the Villonova Chapel was laid in 1883 by Bishop Shonahan of Harrisburg. It was thon, and still remains, the most striking building on the campus. Its twin spires which overlook the entire neighborhood majestically commond the entrance to the college and constantly recall to the students the significant position of religion in their educational life. The delicate workmanship within the Chapol matches the symetrical beauty of its exterior. It is here that the student finds spiritual solace through frequent visits to hear Mass and attend other religious exercises. It is here that he nourishes that faith without which education would be in vain. WHAT II [I TII IT IMIliriT A MAN

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THE MIINASTEHY The Monostery is situated to one side of the chapel where it maintains its place as the physical and the spiritual heart of the campus. From its halls there flows o steady stream of teaching friars who constitute Villonova s living endowment and give to the college its enduring strength. It serves as the mother house of the Augustinian Order in this country providing residence for the Provincial, Very Rev. Mortimer A. Sullivan. O.S.A. The building's architecture is that type of gothic known os Tudor. Simple, yet still imposing, it was built in 1934 to replace the one destroyed by the fire of 1932.