Redemptorist Monastery Church
Redemptorist Monastery
The Redemptorist Monastery Church
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31°56′09″S 115°51′17″E / 31.935769°S 115.854709°E / -31.935769; 115.854709 (Redemptorist Monastery)
Address190 Vincent Street, North Perth, Western Australia
CountryAustralia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Religious orderCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Websitecssr.org.au/perth/
History
StatusChurch and Monastery
DedicationSaint Peter and Saint Paul
Dedicated13 September 1903
Architecture
Architect(s)Cavanagh & Cavanagh
Architectural typeChurch
StyleFederation Gothic
Years builtc. 1902 – 1922
Specifications
MaterialsCottesloe Limestone
Administration
ArchdiocesePerth
TypeState Registered Place
Designated17 March 2006
Reference no.2218

The Redemptorist Monastery Church in North Perth, Western Australia, is a Roman Catholic church and adjacent monastery built in 1903 for the Redemptorist Order.

History

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]

c. 1905

At its opening on 13 September 1903, Bishop Gibney and New Norcia Abbot Fulgentius Torres 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]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth.
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "The Redemptorist Order". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 September 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b "The Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth, Western Australia", Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory, accessed June 27, 2012 [dead link]
  4. ^ "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.

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