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The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the Mother Church and administrative headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist, also known as the Christian Science church. Christian Science was founded in the 19th century in Lynn, Massachusetts, by Mary Baker Eddy with the publication of her book, ''Science and Health'' (1875). The First Church of Christ, Scientist, is located in the 14.5-acre Christian Science Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The center is owned by the church and contains the Original Mother Church (1894), Mother Church Extension (1906), Christian Science Publishing House, Mary Baker Eddy Library, the Administration Building, Colonnade Building, and Reflection Hall. There is also a reflecting pool and fountain.〔 In accordance with the ''Manual of The Mother Church'', the Mother Church is the only Christian Science church to use the definite article ("the) in its title. Branch churches are named "First Church of Christ, Scientist," "Second Church of Christ, Scientist," and so on, followed by the name of the city, in the order in which they were built in that city (for example, Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago). ==History== The Original Mother Church, designed by Franklin I. Welch, was completed in December 1894, eight years after the first Christian Science church, the Church of Christ, Scientist, Oconto, Wisconsin, was built by local women who felt they had been helped by the religion.〔Nichols, Diane et al. No date. ''West Main Street Historic District Oconto, Wisconsin'' (brochure). Oconto, WI: Oconto County Historical Society, p. 6.〕〔Hall, George E. 2009. ''A History of Oconto.'' 2nd ed., edited by Duane Ebert and Pamela Ann Loberger. Oconto, WI: Oconto County Historical Society, p. 130.〕〔Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal. '' 1997. America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places for Every Community.'' New York: John Wiley, p. 133.〕〔Cather, Willa & Georgine Milmine. 1909. ''The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science.'' New York: Doubleday, p. 364.〕 Although fairly large for the time, the original church, a Romanesque Revival stone structure, is often overlooked by casual visitors because it is dwarfed by the much larger domed Mother Church Extension. Not only does this church demonstrate extravagant architecture but also displays how unique this structure is, in terms of its accessibility. Designed to fit on an odd kite-shaped lot, the former features an octagonal auditorium that seats 900 and a 126-foot (38 m) steeple. It is built of granite from New Hampshire, Mary Baker Eddy's home state.〔 Added in 1904–1906, the Mother Church Extension was originally designed by architect Charles Brigham, but was substantially modified by S.S. Beman when he took over construction in 1905 as a result of Brigham's illness. In particular, Beman minimized the Ottoman and Byzantine elements, bringing the domed structure into line with the Classical architectural style that Beman favored as most appropriate for Christian Science churches.〔 It boasts one of the world's largest pipe organs, built in 1952 by the Aeolian-Skinner Company of Boston. The sanctuary, located on the second floor, seats around 3,000.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The First Church of Christ, Scientist」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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