The Stairs that Defy the Laws of Physics Loretto Chapel

[@jamescoulton5138]

Looks like DNA chain

[@MakelBelieve]

No nails no glue no help this old man was sent by god

[@AlexRamirez-vz1vj]

Big G

[@j.osh.4261]

it was jesus, he’s a carpenter

[@chrisrodgers429]

God

[@michaeldelacruz5380]

It was after the 9th day Novena to St. Joseph

[@numberone-kb2kh]

It has a glue and a wooden nails

[@yarbie35]

This goes to show God is watching over all of us. I love it.

[@DiscussionSpot8]

If you ask you will receive! 🙏

[@MakelBelieve]

@@DiscussionSpot8he isn’t genie 🧞‍♂️ you know. He might give you different task.

[@xano9749]

Amen ❤🎉

[@Chase_yield]

Nah this just goes to show how gullible people are.

[@eljaguarazul]

Nah they prayed to St Joseph not GOD

[@lukemorgan747]

I believe this is the prime existence of God and to tell the truth frightens me , its divine and i show this subject to people but many i try explaining the lorretto staircase to just dont get it at all and just think its a staircase end of , its absolutely incredible .

[@foreversilver4208]

It's enticing but like of all the things God could have helped with he chose a staircase in Mexico? Like cmon now like if God was doing all this stuff to help people against oppressors and such back in the day then why tf is our world run by scamming pedophiles like the society we live in pretty much proves there's no higher power willing to help people we could've advanced ten fold if we weren't getting our money stolen for these dickheads to buy drugs and sex slaves

[@nezzieshabazz9670]

I was in that church in Santa Fe New Mexico, that is amazing piece of art.

[@AtticusDonovan-in1dq]

I went there when I visited New Mexico

[@boniebalajadia5191]

Wow

[@RenaReinz2]

Praise to God who lives in the highest ❤❤❤

[@heathkill4821]

The wood was a wierd spruce that is no where near mexico and even then the possibility of finding enough to do it all is wild.

[@heathkill4821]

@@boxerfan2 close enough😂

[@deepspire]

The descendants of this man were found. They even had his original drawings.

[@MTS-q5h]

God works through people. The arrival of any carpenter to build any staircase in and of itself answered the novena. Sometimes God sends more than requested, especially for when it is for His glory.

[@AidanParish-ev7lf]

can you show me where you have found this data? I haven't been able to find that his descendants were found.

[@MTS-q5h]

@@AidanParish-ev7lf In the early 2000s, amateur historian Mary Jean Cook theorized the probable builder of the staircase as François-Jean "Frank" or "Frenchy" Rochas (1843-1894), a reclusive rancher and occasional carpenter who came to New Mexico from France around the 1870s. It’s more a theory than an empirical fact. So, if true, still miraculous? I believe so. It’s the totality of the circumstances and of course, the timing and symbolism. None of this had to happen, but it did. The mysterious nature of this story is accentuated by several points that could have simple explanations standing alone, but it’s the fullness of the staircase construction story from beginning to end that onlookers marvel at. ❤️‍🩹👍

[@georgedemirakos1715]

I believe it was Lord Jesus himself 🙏 ❤

[@user-ly3tz5we1e]

When we ask in unison without wavering with heart of pure motives our prayers are answered. Man is an extension of the IAM, God in us.

[@user-il6zg6lz7k]

Mathematician with woodworking skills. Mesmerizing

[@kavithabharathi8276]

Glory to Jesus ❤

[@benngonzalez6567]

I love this story.

[@bcintoctheable]

Nothing short of a miracle and GODS glory that anything is possible through him. Matthew 6:33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

[@prof.krames9668]

What a masterpiece!

[@stevemartin1772]

The railing was added much later to the staircase

[@donnadifulco9265]

It’s beautiful isn’t it?

[@shafur3]

Saint Joseph how beautiful 🙏🙏🙏🌹📿

[@roifjecodirolf84]

even an expert engineer cannot explain this.

[@TanEbear]

I want to go see this. Looks beautiful

[@zuzannakowalska2608]

Święty Jozefie ratuj moje dzieci, wskaz mi łaskę wiary ❤

[@athanr171]

The inner helix itself is the main support.

[@AtticusDonovan-in1dq]

I went to that chapel and I saw it. It was so cool

[@user-rs9gc3yh7q]

Till today I could not express any pure words.

[@mytruthmylife8725]

It looks like the Golden Ratio... & suddenly it makes sense 😮😊❤

[@rodrigombl452]

The golden ratio doesnt "look" like anything. Its just a number.

[@JoeB-p6y]

@@rodrigombl452 its a number correlating to a spiral patters seen over and over in nature

[@bonniemoon6790]

Whats crazier is the nuns went to the lumberyard to see about paying for the lumber/wood used and they said no one had purchased any wood for a staircase.

[@jack9335]

I have been their and have touched the stairs case it beautiful and a wonder

[@boxingace2881]

Do they let you touch em?..or you just got lucky and sneaked a touch in?

[@looncraz]

There are other examples of similar stairs, including some built by the same guy, Francois Jean Rochas, or by others. Wikipedia shows an even grander staircase, taller, also without nails or a center support, the Gdarisk Town Hall staircase in Poland - built around the 15th century. Rochas's obituary even claimed credit for the staircase.

[@bear4814]

You can still see it today. It’s in Santa Fe NM.

[@MadeoverByHIM]

It honestly looks like it’s carved directly from a tree trunk. Like he carved it in one piece not in sections. Amazing

[@dogstar5927]

There is no mystery here, and definitely no miracle ! It was built by an expert carpenter, yes. But it was unstable and unsafe from the get go as it had a steep incline, so much so that the nuns had to crawl down to prevent falling. And an iron railing had to be added years later to prevent accidents. In fact it hasn’t been used as a staircase for decades to prevent structural collapse. The staircase does have a central wooden support, an inner wooden stringer of small diameter which functions as a solid pole. We also know the name and origin of the french carpenter who definitely had an entire and comprehensive set of tools, which has also been documented. There was payment made for services rendered as there were receipts found and we even know where he is buried. Spruce is the wood that is was made of, which is hardly uncommon in the Americas. Samples of the wood are not allowed to be taken for scientific examination, so it’s impossible to determine the exact species of spruce used. Wooden pegs were the norm at the time since iron nails were expensive and difficult to come by. The church is a privately owned ‘for profit museum’ so there is an obvious financial incentive and motive to perpetuate a ‘miraculous’ mystery, especially in a religious setting. And lastly, the ‘mysterious carpenter’ rode in on a donkey you say, well he definitely made asses of a lot of believers ! 🙄🤦🏽‍♂️🤣

[@CHNdemocracy]

it looks like the stairway to heaven before putting on the handrail

[@riseawake1948]

The Loretto Chapel staircase is a remarkable architectural feat, but not a mystery. It is a double helix spiral staircase that was built by a carpenter named Francois Jean Rochas in the late 1870s. He used wood pegs and an inner stringer to support the structure, which has no central pole or newel. The wood he used was a type of spruce, which he probably obtained from a nearby source. The staircase was designed to fit the small space of the chapel and to access the choir loft. The legend that the staircase was built by St. Joseph or a mysterious stranger is not true, but rather a result of the lack of documentation and the admiration of the sisters of Loretto who commissioned the chapel. Some additional sentences are: • The staircase has 33 steps, which some people believe is a symbolic reference to the age of Christ at his death. However, this is likely a coincidence, as the number of steps was determined by the height of the loft and the angle of the staircase. • The staircase is still standing today and is open to the public as part of the Loretto Chapel museum and wedding venue. It is considered a masterpiece of craftsmanship and a beautiful example of Gothic Revival style. • The staircase has been featured in several books, documentaries, and movies, such as the 1998 film "The Staircase," starring Barbara Hershey and William Petersen. It has also attracted the interest of engineers, historians, and tourists who marvel at its design and construction.

[@michaelcasia7264]

The wood who used in builting staircase , basedon scientist that kind of wood has never found anywhere in the world , how can you explain that?

[@Ebg4L-g4c]

He cant 😂 glory to god​@michaelcasia7264

[@tan9515]

That wood is from Heaven 🙏🏾

[@biscaynebool6807]

This should be a movie 🎥

[@TwiggyJack]

It is

[@LUKERs1196]

​@@TwiggyJackwhat movie?

[@Mauricio-ib7yq]

“The Staircase” 1998 movie

[@Mauricio-ib7yq]

@@LUKERs1196”The Staircase”

[@jgalle2]

​@@LUKERs1196 The Staircase. 1998 movie

[@gingerlygirl8415]

This is a half truth, they believe they know the real story. The man that built it was a French immigrant, the wood is one species of spruce and a priest paid for it in France and had it shipped to the church. There is a KZbin video that explains this.

[@XxsoonerbornxX]

Yet they cannot find that wood again.

[@Unkopapa]

So they got on the internet and found out that these nuns in another country needed help building the stairs?

[@wizardrhyme9597]

​@@UnkopapaRight cause there was no way to communicate before the internet

[@athenstar10]

It could've been anyone... but with a donkey? He's definitely not just anyone.

[@bluehipstahnelms3684]

A level of carpentry little known today.😢😮😊

[@alexanderkvitrovn9828]

Looks like dna 🧬

[@mytruthmylife8725]

Look up the Golden Ratio. 😊❤ Very cool in nature all around us.

[@vincegalle4762]

Good family movie. Must watch!

[@bbullwits258]

Hallelujah! Saint Joseph, rebuild your faith in the hearts of the most needy. Pray, Hope and don't worry. 🔨✨️🪜

[@erikrojas8906]

Brah this should be the 8 th wonder of the world!!! This is amazing and for it to be barley known.... might .... actually be best!! Yea best that less people never find out as it improves its quality and lifetime for longer

[@chookerr904]

Amen ☝🏻💙🙏🏻

[@t0kigh02t7]

They cannot match the wood to any tree?? That's so strange

[@lancethespear4349]

Apparently when tested it was a cousin of an Alaskan tree. However it was one that we haven't seen before and doesn't grow there or anywhere. 😅

[@justice8718]

@@lancethespear4349 That’s God way of saying “Don’t look around the earth, look above it.”

[@Love-uu8rh]

St. Joseph pray for us.ᴬᴹᴱᴺ

[@pppsean7185]

Where can I find one of these nuns? 😅

[@DiscussionSpot8]

😂

[@lunchwrap7667]

Creepy

[@chisomamatu7467]

Brazzers 😂😂

[@boxingace2881]

Damm bro..lol...even though I'm a believer, I do also have a sense of humor..lol.....Clever response. God bless you. 😊

[@jesuschristisblackfajardo2880]

That was at Joseph no doubt about it!.. Now if we look closer to the staircase will see the DNA shape and if you count the stairs you'll be surprised!...

[@angetodac]

fantastic woodwork

[@acarrotaday1782]

Why this shit only be happening when there’s no technology or camera present

[@painfulltruth5551]

If God could send food to the starving instead of building stair cases, that would be helpful.

[@BudgetBully504]

9 days and 3 months for the most awesomeness staircase, EVER??? FOR FREE!??? -Sent by God, ..indeed.

[@Jay0990]

That was a really good story

[@thugline6801]

the wood used is spruce and the name of the carpenter is Francois Jean or “Frenchy” thanks me later

[@SegaSavageMusic]

Let's just say he spruced it up. Least now you know where that expression comes from 😅

[@TheAnt-739]

For people that dont now carpentry practice colled SASCHINOMO METHOD feel and believe this staircase is a miracle. Sashinomo wood working methods is used by the carpenter to build this stair. Old carpentry before dont have nails so thy used special methods how to build woods. JAPAN NAME IT AS SASHINOMO WOOD WORKING.

[@mclovinit8639]

Funny how people used to build things without all the useless chemicals we use today. People were much smarter in the past then us or we give credit to

[@Disiplinary-Action]

This is mysterious man🙏

[@MTS-q5h]

33 stairs. A = 1, M = 13, E = 5, N = 14, 1 + 13 + 5 + 14 = 33. ❤👍

[@youtoober808]

Makes me really nervous to see all those women on it at the same time. Amazing story though.

[@user-lj8ub1gr7p]

Wooden peg is more better than glue nails ang screw. Time goes by the peg expand increasing stability and strength.

[@evanv602]

it also has 33 stairs… symbolic to the number of years jesus lived. Very cool

[@ginacordora2373]

Saint Joseph pray for us.

[@roddecastro35]

This is a proof that god really exist. AMEN. Even the scientist proved that the wood used is not existing on this earth.

[@ChersJourney]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@mrjollyrich76]

Is there proof that they cannot match the wood to any other on earth? Because I find that very hard to believe. There's no denying this though, that staircase is a work of genius and art.

[@notacreativehandle]

As a matter of fact, the church employs non Catholic and non religious experts to investigate these types of things. It prevents bias. It’s also not impossible to believe there are things we have yet to discover.

[@thugline6801]

the wood used is spruce and the name of the carpenter is Francois Jean or “Frenchy” thanks me later

[@thugline6801]

the wood used is spruce and the name of the carpenter is Francois Jean or “Frenchy” thanks me later

[@notacreativehandle]

@@thugline6801 Thank you for what? Throwing some random bullshit out there without any factual reference? Thanks for letting everyone know you’re ignorant and your word is trash.

[@notacreativehandle]

@thugline6801 Wrong

[@goodomen5801]

Maybe, that whole stairs was build in from a single tree

[@aaronmarkham4424]

Maybe one grew for just this purpose

[@Chamac0n]

It's clear that is a lost old technology

[@joeymarrey9077]

If it was indeed saint joseph, it would’ve been a short dark skinned Arab

[@prico3358]

I dont know why , but for me, the answer is build it on the floor sideways, then lift it in place.

[@kikatay]

Yeah God doesn't have time to save children with cancer but He have time to answer this bull***it

[@DiscussionSpot8]

You should try praying for children with cancer

[@butterfliesarefreetofly6964]

It also has 33 steps. The age of Jesus. 💜

[@anwayapanda8092]

So I think I know it was built by a Japanese man and used the technique known as sashimano

[@Melynn13]

The man was eventually identified, as was the wood, but the miracle still occurred that their prayers were answered right on time, and the stairs were paid for by the builders organization. Channels like this give me trust issues.

[@anthonyfowler2623]

Guess I shouldn’t complain

[@angetodac]

splendid!

[@amanda1111grace]

🕊🤍🕊 Hallelujah Jesus 🕊🤍🕊

[@maudlindgren525]

A miracle from God?!! Normally he NEVER answers but If one pray for a staircase he listens!!?I will try to pray for a new kitchen😮

[@DiscussionSpot8]

It will never hurt to pray. 🙏

[@doloresdsmith]

He always answers if it is his will.

[@ancientruth5298]

Wow with the donkey I believe it's saint Joseph ❤

[@user-gm6lc7py5x]

Sub species of spruce wood held together with wooden dowels and tight joints ... mysterie solved

[@notacreativehandle]

That’s not the mystery…..

[@ecoknitty]

Maybe it was Jesus himself! It is a miracle 🕊🙏🏼

[@anthonyfowler2623]

St Joseph staircase

[@hansrajagrawal1036]

Must have been a slave whose name cannot be declared

[@boxingace2881]

You know I never thought about that....surely possible, but me being a religious man myself. I believe, it was a miracle from God its self. AMEN.

[@wizardrhyme9597]

​@@boxingace2881We know who it was

[@user-el5og9st5y]

U know this sounds like a angel sent from god if like that maybe true

[@anthonyfowler2623]

I’d love to

[@umomiekiller]

Hahaha some dude nicknamed frenchie made it. They found his old work order for it hahahahaha. People think everything they cant do is a miracle 😮

[@81NattiB]

The last of the tartarian carpenters rode in on a donkey and built some bad boy stairs then bounced

[@mattmcdonald6034]

😂This is a parable from the book of failing to act. It's about women waiting for a man to rescue them. The nuns went 3 months and 9 days without thinking to buy a ladder. This guy got shelter from the desert and 90 days of great food out of the deal!!! Women...sheesh!!!

[@jacobblue1985]

Praise Jesus 🙏

[@jontanneguy4960]

Atheist: prove to me of God's existence Staircase with impossible structure: exists

[@H.L.-fj6zd]

Why are people who literally know little to nothing about carpentry other than a hammer and a box of nails, take a sledgehammer of cynicism towards a beautiful masterpiece of artistry. Lighten up and enjoy taking steps towards appreciating a happy story, true or otherwise. A spiral staircase to a a nun’s choir loft is an extraordinary deed of patience, kindness and love. Nobody has a patent or a copyright on another’s charitable belief or their interpretation of childlike innocence. Why be cruel to a genuine deed of generosity, and an inspiration act of kindness. Unfortunately, religiously, one can go to sermons and communions, take a bite of the Lords scripture, a Eucharist host in their mouth or hands, seemingly devoutly. Then, 10-minutes out of church, spew a rage of angry profanity’s. Spew hatred and lie’s with cruel, crude and insane theories. … these Loretta Chapels sisters would forgive them and their unconscionable words and actions.

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

He was a Quaker.

[@leoyeng3333]

Oh' I like the sister than the stair case.

[@eloinaseguro5230]

NO DOUBT ❤🙏

[@DiscussionSpot8]

Amen🙏

[@igotyoursqueeshiesb329]

That carpenter made a snap on staircase. No nails glue cmon ..crazy part it still there standing

[@wizardrhyme9597]

The Japanese could build a whole house without using nails but thats no miracle. A staircase in a privately owned museum? Must be related to god🙆‍♂️

[@ladysaffire4006]

Spruce of some variety

[@Sariakideris]

François Jean “Frenchy” Rochas

[@aikidoisthebombyeah]

entire buildings are built without glue and without nails in parts of Asia... just wood and excellent craftsmanship... this is just a staircase... what's the big deal?

[@I_Like_Turtle390]

A Frenchman named Jean Rochas is likely the carpenter. It's built with some variety of spruce. The stringers support it just like a typical open stairway. Anything the church can do to get money and asses in seats....😂😂😂

[@AjnaBear9]

I wonder how they know there were no glue or nails used.

[@jamesmcluvlee]

God’s wood 🪵