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The Altar is of fine carra marble, ornamented with Venetian mosaic and Sienna marble. It was shipped in fifty-two crates containing 30 tons of material. Perhaps the most beautiful work of art in St. John's is the painting in the clerestory over the sanctuary. The picture has intrigued many since it was placed there about 1920. The original is a fresco done by Raphael in the Vatican in 1509, and measures 16 feet in height and 26 feet 7 inches in width.