Holy Redeemer Church, Bray Explained

Holy Redeemer Church, Bray
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Diocese:Dublin
Years Built:1895-1897 (original works)
1965 (reconstruction)
Location:Bray (County Wicklow)
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.2033°N -6.11°W
Website:holyredeemerbray.ie

The Church of the Holy Redeemer is a Catholic church situated on the Main Street in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. It is included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Wicklow County Council.

The church building dates largely from the late 1890s with the modernist front, porch, side projections and tower added during a reconstruction in 1965.[1] A youth centre was completed behind the church in 2008 and is accessed via Herbert Road.

The parish has a connection with Saint Cronan's Boys' National School amongst other local primary and secondary schools. The parish is twinned with the parish of Ikanga in Kenya.[2]

The parish hall of the church is known as the "Little Flower Hall". It was the home of Bray Male School between 1880 and 1931.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catholic Church of the Holy Redeemer, Main Street, Bray, Bray, Wicklow . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 12 February 2023 .
  2. Web site: Bray, Ikanga twinning. Catholic Deocese of Kitui. https://web.archive.org/web/20120210153843/http://www.dioceseofkitui.org/subpage12.html. 10 February 2012. 30 October 2016.