Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Therese, (sculpture).

Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Therese, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Enrico Arrighini & Figlio, fabricator.

Castle Marble Company, contractor.

Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Therese, (sculpture).

Dedicated Aug. 15, 1961.

Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.

Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 4 in. x 69 in. x 42 in.; Base: approx. 31 x 70 x 43 in.

(On proper right side of self-base:) THE CASTLE MARBLE CO INC./REVERE MASS. (On front of base:) GIVEN IN MEMORY OF MY PARENTS/ALICE AND JOHN DINEEN/IN APPRECIATION FOR GREAT FAVORS RECEIVED/RT. REV. EDWARD A. CLARK V.G, P.A. DAUGHTER ALICE DINEEN/AUGUST 15, 1961 unsigned

Full-length figures of Mary, the infant Jesus and St. Therese in front of a tall cross. The cross is draped with a cloth which has a bas-relief image of Jesus' face on the front. Mary is seated at the proper left side of the base of the cross. She wears a crown, head veil and long robes. She holds an infant Jesus on her proper left knee, supporting his side with her proper left hand. She holds two corners of a cloth filled with bas-relief roses. St. Therese kneels at the proper left side of the base of the cross. She wears a nun's habit with a rosary hanging from her waist. She holds roses from the cloth in her proper right hand. The ground underneath the two women is rocky with rounded stones. The marble sculpture stands on a marble-covered rectangular base.

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- Saint -- St. Therese

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Emblem -- Cross

Object -- Flower -- Rose

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Hampton

Administered by Diocese of Manchester, 153 Ash Street, P. O. Box 310, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103

Located Lot opposite St. Patrick's Church, Church Street, Hampton Beach, Hampton, New Hampshire

The sculpture is a copy of a sculpture at the Carmelite Monastery in Lisieux, France. The copy was commissioned by the Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Concord, NH, as a tribute to the founding Mother. It was carved in Pietrasanta, Italy by Enrico Arrighini & Figlio. The copy was found unsatisfactory by the commissioning monastery (a second sculpture was commissioned), and was sold to St. Patrick's. The sculpture was given by Alice Dineen in memory of her parents, John and Alice Dineen. Originally, Mary's crown had ornamentation around the top; after an ornament had broken off and could not be replaced, Castle Marble Company removed all of the ornaments from the crown. IAS files contain copy of related article from Hampton Union, Aug. 17, 1961.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.

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