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High Street, D8
(St Audoen's Roman-Catholic Church)

Saints' statues at St. Audoen's Church

artist unknown
1914

Description

St Audoen's church was built between 1841 and 1847 to the neoclassical design of Patrick Byrne. In 1898 the portico including the statues were added by George Ashlin.
According to the description in Freeman's Journal of 13 May 1898 the statues are of St. Patrick, St. Laurence O'Toole and St. Audoen. However, the statues placed in 1914 are of Our Lady, Sacred Heart and St. Patrick.

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath - Saints' statues at St. Audoen's Church
Our Lady Saint Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (Wikipedia).
Sacred Heart, .
St. Patrick (Modern Irish: Pádraig) 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the 'Apostle of Ireland', he is the primary patron saint of the island.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, St_Audoen's Church, Dublin (Roman Catholic).
Buildings of Ireland, Saint Audoen's Roman Catholic Church, High Street, Cook Street, Dublin 8.
Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), pp. 95-96.
Freeman's Journal, 13 May 1898 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 53°20'36" - W 6°16'25") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie392; Photograph: 23 June 2023
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