Rev. M. J. Masterson Memorial, (sculpture).

Rev. M. J. Masterson Memorial, (sculpture).

Kitson, Samuel James, 1848-1906, sculptor.

J. N. White & Sons, fabricator.

Rev. M. J. Masterson Memorial, (sculpture).

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Bust: bronze; Base: gray granite.

Bust: approx. 28 x 26 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 104 x 66 x 36 in.

(Left side of bust, beneath shoulder:) S. J. KITSON SCULPTOR 1895 (On left side of base:) J. N. WHITE & SONS W. QUINCY (Below chalice relief on front of base:) REV. M. J. MASTERSON/BORN NOV. 22 1846/ORDAINED JUNE 8, 1871/DIED NOV. 20 1910/RIP (Near bottom of front face of base, raised:) REV. M. J. MASTERSON signed Founder's mark appears.

Bronze bust of Rev. M. J. Masterson, set in an arched granite niche on the front face of a granite marker. Above the niche is carved a cross. The bust is flanked by columns with decorative capitals. Below the niche is a bas-relief of a chalice with rays emitting from the bowl. The marker has a two-tiered base.

Portrait male -- Masterson, M. J. -- Bust

Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Salem

Administered by Archdiocese of Boston, 175 Broadway, Malden, Massachusetts 02148

Located St. Mary's Cemetery, 226 North Street, Salem, Massachusetts

Rev. Masterson was the first priest to serve at St. John's Catholic Church in Peabody, Massachusetts.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.

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