In 1998, Jane Blaffer Owen commissioned sculptor Stephen de Staebler to create this commanding cast bronze sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel (or Gabriela) for the south entrance of the Roofless Church., Most Reverend Marcel Rooney, Primate of The Benedictine Confederation, Rome, dedicated Angel of the Annunciation June 10, 1999.

De Staebler seeks to represent a sense of transcendence in his fragmented forms. The incomplete bodies attempt to engage a feeling of empathy and awareness of others. A native of St. Louis, de Staebler received a bachelor’s degree in religion at Princeton University and continued his education at the University of California. He served as an educator at the San Francisco Art Institute for several years. His work has been featured in Sculpture magazine and exhibited in prominent American museums.

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