St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

HSMBC Plaque Location

 

St. John's, Newfoundland

Owner/Administrator

Roman Catholic Archdioce of St. John's
St. John's , NL
A1C 5H5

Date Designated:   1990

Plaque Status: 

Reason for Designation

 Major Gothic Revival church,

1864-81

 

Other Info

 

GPS co-ordinates: 47 degrees 33'13.06" N, 52 degrees 43'00.55" W

 

 

Plaque Text

 

ST. PATRICKS CHURCH  - LÉGLISE ST. PATRICKS

 

With its single majestic tower, vertical proportions and bold, simple massing reflecting the interior spaces, St. Patricks is a fine example of a Roman Catholic parish church built in the Gothic Revival style conforming to the ecclesiological ideal.  John T. Mullock, Bishop of Newfoundland, commissioned its design in 1853 from the prominent Irish architect J. J. McCarthy of Dublin.  The church was built over time, from the laying of the cornerstone in 1864 to its completion in 1912.  Inside, the buildings exposed wood roof and simple plan of nave, side aisles and rectangular chancel are also characteristic of this type of church.

 

Avec sa majestueuse tour, ses proportions élancées et ses volumes reflétant les différentes parties de lintérieur, cette église catholique constitue un bel exemple de style néogothique conforme à lidéal ecclésiologique. En 1853, Mgr John Thomas Mullock, évêque de Terre-Neuve, en commanda les plans au célèbre architecte irlandais James Joseph McCarthy, de Dublin. La construction se fit par étapes de 1864 jusquen 1912. Avec sa charpente de toit apparente et la simplicité du plan de sa nef, de ses bas-côtés et de son chur rectangulaire, lintérieur est aussi caractéristique de ce type déglise.

 

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