Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth
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General information | |
Type | Roman Catholic church |
Location | North Perth, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°56′09″S 115°51′17″E / 31.935769298062073°S 115.85470852051373°ECoordinates: 31°56′09″S 115°51′17″E / 31.935769298062073°S 115.85470852051373°E |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 17 March 2006 |
Reference no. | 2218 |
The Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth, Western Australia, is a Roman Catholic church built in 1903 for the Redemptorist Order. The Order had been established in Western Australia in 1899 at the instigation of Bishop of Perth Matthew Gibney. The Monastery and Chapel is located on Vincent Street and were designed by Cavanagh & Cavanagh (James and Michael Cavanagh), who also designed the Monastery East Wing additions in 1911/12 and the Chapel sanctuary and transcript additions which were completed in 1922.[1]
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At its opening on 13 September 1903, Bishop Gibney and New Norcia Abbot dedicated the church to Saints Peter and Paul.[2][3]
The murals in the sanctuary were painted in 1962 by Karl Matzek, Austrian artist of Czech descent.[1] The adjacent Retreat House was completed in 1967.
The monastery is constructed of Cottesloe Limestone and is in the Federation Gothic style of architecture.[3][4]
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- ^ a b "A Brief History of the Suburb or North Perth" (PDF). Town of Vincent. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "The Redemptorist Order". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 September 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ a b "The Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth, Western Australia", Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory, accessed June 27, 2012[dead link]
- ^ "Redemptorist Monastery" (PDF). Heritage Council of western Australia Register of Heritage Places Assessment Documentation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
Further reading[]
- Boland S J CSsR (1999). One Hundred Years On...The Redemptorists in Western Australia 1899-1999. Perth.
- Redemptorist churches
- Roman Catholic churches in Perth, Western Australia
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1903
- State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Vincent
- Vincent Street, North Perth
- Oceanian church stubs
- Australian building and structure stubs