Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners Church explained

Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners
Native Name:Séipéal Mhuire gan Smál, Tearmann na bPeacach, Ráth Maonais[1]
Native Name Lang:ga
Location:Rathmines
County Dublin
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.3279°N -6.2638°W
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Architect:Patrick Byrne
William Henry Byrne
Website:https://www.rathminesparish.ie/
Language(S):English
Dedication:Mary, mother of Jesus (Refugium Peccatorum)
Pushpin Map:Dublin
Parish:Rathmines
Deanery:Cullenswood
Archdiocese:Dublin
Tradition:Roman Rite
Architectural Type:Neoclassical

Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners is a Roman Catholic church in Rathmines, Dublin built in 1854 in the "Greek style".[2] The church was originally designed by Patrick Byrne and later extended by William Henry Byrne who added a portico and pediment.[2]

The church was destroyed in January 1920 by a fire but was rebuilt and reopened by 1922.[2]

Trivia

It is mentioned as "Rathmines' blue dome" in Ulysses.[3]

Two characters in Sally Rooney's 2021 novel Beautiful World, Where Are You attend Mass in the church.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Béarrach fir ag caint ar imeall na litríochta. Meidhbhín. Ní Úrdail. 30 November 2020. COMHARTaighde. 6. comhartaighde.ie. 10.18669/ct.2020.06. free.
  2. Web site: 1854 – Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners Church, Rathmines, Dublin. 2020-07-27. archiseek. 26 January 2010.
  3. Web site: The Project Gutenberg eBook of Ulysses, by James Joyce. www.gutenberg.org.
  4. Web site: Los Angeles Review of Books. 7 October 2021.