St. Joseph's Carmelite Church on Berkeley Road,
Dublin,
Ireland is the
Roman Catholic church of the Berkeley Road Parish. The church is dedicated to
Saint Joseph
Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...
and is in full use today in the care of the
Discalced Carmelites.
History
Originally a wooden
chapel of ease
A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.
Often a chapel of ea ...
was built here in 1870 until its replacement with the building of the current granite church.
[Costello, Peter (1989). "Dublin Churches", Gill and Macmillan, p92 ]
The granite building was designed by the architects O'Neill and Byrne with construction beginning in 1875 and was completed and consecrated in 1880.
[Casey, Christine (2005). "Dublin, the city within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park", Yale University Press, p276 ]
The Berkeley Road Parish was established in 1890 from St. Michan's. The parish is called Berkeley Road even though the church is located on Berkeley Street.
[McDermott, Matthew J. (1988). "Dublin's Architectural Development 1800-1925", Tulcamac, p226 ]
To celebrate the establishment of the parish, the North-Western bell tower was constructed between 1892–3 to the designs of John L. Robinson.
The church was put into the care of the
Discalced Carmelites in July 1983.
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Inside
Stained Glass
The west end window of the Blessed Virgin aisle is by Hardman & Co.
Statues
The reredos
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The term ''reredos'' may also be used for similar structures, if elaborate, in secular architecture, for ex ...
with life size angels is by the Dublin artist Mary Redmond who is also noted for the statue of Fr Mathew on O'Connell Street.
Gallery
File:St. Joseph's Carmelite Church, Berkeley Road, Inside Left.JPG, Inside left
File:St. Joseph's Carmelite Church, Berkeley Road, Inside.JPG, Inside view and the altar
File:St. Joseph's Carmelite Church, Berkeley Road, Inside Right.JPG, Inside right
File:St. Joseph's Carmelite Church, Berkeley Road, Main Door.JPG, Statues above the main door
File:St Josephs Church from Geraldine Street.jpg, The church as seen from Geraldine Street
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References
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External links
Official website
Churches of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
Roman Catholic churches in Dublin (city)
Discalced Carmelite Order
Carmelite churches in Ireland