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Merseyside North West England St John's Gardens (L1) |
James NugentLiverpool 1822 - Formby 1905Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Liverpool; known for his work with the poor and as founder of the Catholic Times (Wikipedia) |
Frederick W. Pomeroy
1906 |
Statue of Monsignor James Nugent standing in Roman Catholic clerical dress, his right hand raised in a gesture of benediction and his left arm protectively round a 'little outcast', a poor boy dressed only in torn breeches, and barefoot.
SAVE THE BOY erected by public subscription unveiled 8th december 1906 |
the apostle of temperance the protector of the orphan child the consoler of the prisoner the reformer of the criminal the saviour of fallen womanhood the friend of all in poverty and affliction. |
an eye to the blind, a foot to the lame, the father of the poor |
HIS WORDS.
speak a kind word. take them gently by the hand.work is the best reforming and elevating power. loyalty to country and to god. |
The spot of the St John the Baptist church - demolished in 1898 - at it's cemetery - full in 1854 - was redeveloped and opened in 1904 as 'St John's Ornamental and Memorial Gardens'. The gardens were designed by the corporation surveyor Thomas Shelmerdine. In addition to the creation of flower beds, the gardens contain an assemblage of six statues of great men connected with Liverpool and the King's Liverpool Regiment monument.
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