Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners Church

Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners is a Roman Catholic church in Rathmines, Dublin built in 1854 in the "Greek style".[1] The church was originally designed by Patrick Byrne and later extended by William Henry Byrne who added a portico and pediment.[1]

Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners
Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners, Rathmines
LocationRathmines
County Dublin
CountryIreland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websiterathminesparish.ie/
History
DedicationMary Immaculate
Architecture
Architect(s)Patrick Byrne
William Henry Byrne[1]
Administration
ParishRathmines
DeaneryCullenswood
ArchdioceseDublin

The church was destroyed in January 1920 by a fire but was rebuilt and reopened by 1922.[1]

Trivia

Two characters in Sally Rooney's 2021 novel Beautiful World, Where Are You attend Mass in the church.[2]

References

  1. "1854 – Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners Church, Rathmines, Dublin". archiseek. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. "Los Angeles Review of Books". 7 October 2021.
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