St. Andrew's Church is a
Roman Catholic church located in
Westland Row
Westland Row is a street on the Southside of Dublin, Ireland.
Location
The street runs along the east end of Trinity College Dublin.
History
Westland Row first appears on maps in 1776. It was originally known as Westlands after Willi ...
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Dublin,
Republic of Ireland. Construction started in 1832, it opened for public worship in 1834 but was not completed until 1837.
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History
The architect appointed to design the church was John Bolger. However, he used the plans for a previous church, in Townsend Street, which had been designed by James Leeson. Assistance was received from
Francis Johnston and James Lever. The roof was by Richard Turner. The exterior of the church has a Doric portico with a statue of St. Andrew, sculpted by
John Smyth (1776-1840), son of
Edward Smyth (d.1812), sculptor of the Riverine heads at the Custom House.
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On 7 January 1940 ornamentation fell from the ceiling, which prompted an investigation and refurbishment. This started in 1942 when the interior was renovated and painted. All sculptures were restored at the same time.][Watson, p. 31]
Dominic Corrigan (1802-1880), a noted physician, is buried in the crypt of the church.
Organ
The organ of St. Andrew's was built by John White of Dublin in 1872. It is a large three-manual instrument which originally contained many ranks of orchestral Cavaille-Coll pipework. However, during the 1976 rebuild a large number of these were lost in favour of more neo-classical stops.
The organist of St. Andrew's since October 2011 is Aleksandre Nisse.
Gallery
St. Andrew's Church Dublin interior 2018a.jpg, View towards sanctuary
St. Andrew's Church Dublin interior 2018b.jpg, View towards rear
St. Andrew's Church Dublin interior 2018c.jpg, View from transept
St. Andrew's Church Dublin interior 2018d.jpg, Side chapel
St Andrew, Dublin.jpg, Statue of Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an Apostles in the New Testament, apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He ...
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George Newenham Wright (c. 1794–1877) was an Irish writer and Anglican clergyman. He was born in Dublin; his father, John Thomas Wright was a doctor. He graduated B.A. from Trinity College Dublin in 1814 and M.A. in 1817, having been elected ...
An Historical Guide to the City of Dublin
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Churches of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
Roman Catholic churches in Dublin (city)
Greek Revival architecture in Ireland
Neoclassical church buildings in Ireland