The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60 road (Ireland), N60, N61 road (Ireland), N61 and N63 road (Irelan ...
, is the parochial church for the parish of Roscommon in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin
The Diocese of Elphin (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Ireland. It is in the Ecclesiastical province, Metropolitan Province of Tuam and is subject to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam, Metropolit ...
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Appraisal
The main church was completed in 1903 and the steeple was added in 1916. The church has a flamboyant architectural design. It has rock-faced walls with
sandstone
Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ...
dressings and features carved detailing, stained-glass and
mosaics
A mosaic () is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/Mortar (masonry), mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and ...
by
Salviati.
Gallery
File:Roscommon Sacred Heart Church Nave 2014 08 28.jpg, Interior
File:Roscommon Sacred Heart Church South Transept 2014 08 28.jpg, South transept
File:Roscommon Sacred Heart Church Altar 2014 08 28.jpg, Altar
File:Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon - aerial - 2024-12-27 01.jpg, Aerial view
Bibliography
*F. Francis Beirne ''The Diocese of Elphin, an illustrated history'' Booklink, 2007
See also
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Sligo Cathedral (disambiguation)
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Roscommon
Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60 road (Ireland), N60, N61 road (Ireland), N61 and N63 road (Irelan ...
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Diocese of Elphin
The Diocese of Elphin () was established following the Synod of Rathbreasail in the year 1118. In that year the see for east Connacht was moved from Roscommon. Elphin was the traditional site of a monastic house established by St Patrick , althou ...
References
Roman Catholic churches in County Roscommon
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Ireland
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1903
20th-century churches in the Republic of Ireland
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