Gonippo Raggi was an Italian artist who provided murals for many churches and church institutions in the United States.

Early childhood and education

He was born in Rome, Italy, in 1875, and studied at the Art Institute of St. Michele in Rome.

Artistic practice

He came to the United States in 1904 at the invitation of Papal Marquis Martin Maloney to supervise the decoration of St. Catherine’s Memorial Church in Spring Lake, NJ. Maloney had erected the church as a memorial to his daughter, Catherine. Raggi drew the attention of Rev. Thomas J. Walsh, then Bishop of Trenton. When Walsh became Bishop of Newark, he encouraged Raggi to continue his work in the Newark diocese. Raggi was internationally acclaimed as a portraitist and ecclesiastical artist. and supervised the decoration of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Newark. He died in 1959.

Several of the buildings containing Raggi's murals have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. All of Raggis paintings done before 1915 were catalogd by the Smithsonian Institute. Other work by Raggi is cataloged by the Boston Public Library, Department of Fine Arts.

Raggi work is contained in

• St. Josephat Church, Milwaukee, WI
• St. Patrick Pro Cathedral, Newark, New Jersey
  Newark, New Jersey
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• St. Catherine Memorial Church, Spring Lake, NJ
• Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ
• St. Lucy's Church, Newark, New Jersey
  Newark, New Jersey
  Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
  
  
• Immaculate Conception Seminary Chapel, Darlington, New Jersey
• Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Newark, New Jersey
  Newark, New Jersey
  Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
  
  
• St. Mary of Mount Virgin Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey
  New Brunswick, New Jersey
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• Villa Walsh Convent Chapel, Morristown, New Jersey
  Morristown, New Jersey
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• Notre Dame Church, Southbridge, Massachusetts
  Southbridge, Massachusetts
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• Liberal Arts Building and Rotunda at Marywood College, Scranton, Pennsylvania
  Scranton, Pennsylvania
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• St. John Church, Beloit, Kansas
  Beloit, Kansas
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• Chapel, St. John Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts
• Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna, New York
  Lackawanna, New York
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• Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Catholic Church, Newton, Massachusetts
  Newton, Massachusetts
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