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ot many people would describe a visit to the perpetually busy Prudential Center urban shopping mall/office/hotel/restaurant/bar/convention-center complex as particularly calming. But there’s a secret here: St. Francis Chapel, a surprisingly soundproof oasis tucked between a Dunkin’ Donuts and the entrance to the Hynes Convention Center. A “satellite” shrine of St. Anthony’s on Arch Street in Downtown Crossing, the chapel offers daily Mass and Bible study, and a standing-room-only Spanish-language service. But you don’t have to be Catholic, or go to Mass, to find some rare and welcome mid-city peace and quiet here. Montorio
There’s a piece of the Rock of Gibraltar, the insurance company’s symbol, embedded in the lobby of the Prudential Building, but it was inexplicably plastered over during a renovation.
St. Francis Chapel
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800 Boylston St. in the Prudential Center
Boston, MA 02199
617.437.7117
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1 Bus, 10 Bus, 39 Bus, 55 Bus, 43 Bus, 57 Bus, 9 Bus, CT1 Bus, Prudential/Green Line E, Hynes/Green Line B C D
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