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Blackrock - An Charraig Dhubh
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Temple Road
(Saint John the Baptist Church)

Saint John the Baptist

c. 6 BC- c. 36 AD
itinerant preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River. He baptized Jesus at "Bethany beyond the Jordan."
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Blackrock - An Charraig Dhubh / Saint John the Baptist   Blackrock - An Charraig Dhubh / Saint John the Baptist

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The church was built in 1845, designed by the architect Patrick Byrne. In the tympanum above the entrance is a mandorla with a relief showing Jesus baptised by Saint John the Baptist. It is not sure if this relief also dates from 1845.

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Locatie (N 53°17'59" - W 6°10'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie388; Photograph: 22 June 2023
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