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Naomh Máirtín de Porres

St. Martin de Porres

Lima 1579 - Lima 1639
Lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony
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James McKenna
1989

Galway - Gaillimh / Naomh Máirtín de Porres

Description

Grey granite statue of St. Martin de Porres showing him in the act of pouring soup into a bowl for a hungry child while laying a comforting hand on the youngster's head.
Unveiled in April 1989 at the occasion of 500 years Dominicans in Galway.

Inscription(s)

Naomh Máirtín De Porres O.P.

Comóradh cois Chladaiġ
1488 - 1988

Signature

James McKenna

Sculptor

James McKenna (Dublin 1933 - 2000), Irish sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

Galway Advertiser, The West Chapel.

Locatie (N 53°16'6" - W 9°3'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie276; Photograph: 19 June 2014
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