After climbing up the 170 steps of the iconic St. Ignatius Church spire, you're greeted with a heavenly view of The City. Sadly, the hike up also reveals the extensive water damage, chipped masonry and rusty cladding that is in desperate need of repair.
Saint Ignatius Church as seen from Tank Hill on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The church is in the middle of a $25 million fundraising operation to repair water damage and upgrade it to survive future earthquakes.
Unfortunately, I also saw water damage on the roof, chipped masonry and rusty cladding. That’s the kind of thing Father Greg Bonfiglio can’t forget. In fact, the spiritual leader of St. Ignatius Parish thinks about it all the time.That’s because he’s in the middle of a $25 million fundraising campaign to renovate the outside of the church, hoping to preserve its amazing interior. In recent years, water leaks have damaged some of the beautiful frescoes that line the walls.
“What we’re doing with this project is we’re taking care of the envelope to preserve the inside,” said Bonfiglio, as we strolled through the church’s Baroque-Renaissance interior. “Six years ago, somebody from the University came over to my office and said, ‘Father, you have to take a look at this,’” he said. “We went up to the spire and he showed me the decay that remains to this day. That started a series of studies for us.
““We had people send in their selfies and photos and we taped them to the pews,” said Bonfiglio. “And even today, when we’re back in our parish, and the people who joined us online are back in their parishes, we’re still getting 200 to 250 people joining us online every Sunday.”
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