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The original Gothic sanctuary was renewed and a new bronze altar was moved forward into the nave of the church beneath a 6-foot, 400-pound, bronze Carolingian crucifix by Italian sculptor Thommaso Gismondi.  The cross is a signed replica of a work of art commissioned by the Knights of Columbus for the Chapel of Saints Benedict, Cyril and Methodius constructed by the Order beneath the basilica of St. Peter's in Rome. 
It is modeled after a cross presented by Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor, to St. Peter's in the 9th century and stolen from the Vatican in the 16th century.  Mosaic of the Last Supper on the Back Altar 
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