Sacred Heart of Jesus, (sculpture).

Sacred Heart of Jesus, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Villeneuve, Todd, sculptor.

Szczechowski, Dan, assistant.

Thorwaldsen, Bertel, 1768-1844, sculptor. (copy after)

Sacred Heart of Jesus, (sculpture).

Jesus Christ the Arbiter, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 19, 1919. Reinstalled 1926.

Sculpture: carrara marble and Barre granite; Base: concrete, brick and limestone.

Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 48 in. 4 ft. 10 in.

(On back of base:) TO JESUS CHRIST/1. IN TOKEN OF THEIR FAITH IN AND WORSHIP/OF HIM AS THE MESSIAH, TEACHER AND RE-/DEEMER OF MANKIND:/2. IN PROTEST AGAINST HIS AND HIS/VICAR'S EXCLUSION FROM THE PEACE CON-/GRESS AT VERSAILLES:/3. IN BELIEF THAT ONLY HE WITH HIS/PRINCIPLES CAN SECURE REAL AND LAST-/ING PEACE TO THE WORLD:/4. IN CONVICTION THAT HE ALONE HAS/THE RIGHT TO DICTATE TERMS AND PRIN-/CIPLES OF CONDUCT TO MANKIND, AS EX-/PRESSED IN HIS OWN AND ONLY "ONE HOLY, CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH":/5. IN THE HOPE THAT HUMANITY WILL SOON/SEE AND UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPT HIS/TEACHINGS AND THERE SHALL BE "ONE/FOLD AND ONE SHEPHERD":/6. IN APPEAL TO POSTERITY TO KEEP THE/FAITH AGAINST ALL REPRESSIONS, DIS-/CRIMINATION AND EVEN PERSECUTION BY/GOVERNMENTS, ORGANIZTIONS AND INDI-/VIDUALS CALLING THEMSELVES CHRISTIAN:/7. IN GRATUTUDE FOR ALL HIS INNUMERABLE/BENEFACTIONS TO ALL MANKIND, TEMPO-/RAL AND ETERNAL./8. ON THE OCCASION OF THE SILVER JUBILEE/OF THE PRIESTHOOD OF THEIR FIRST PAS-/TOR, THE REV. JOHN KUBACKI, THE MEM-/BERS OF ST. ADALBERTS ROMAN CATHOLIC/PARISH OF POLES IN SOUTH BEND. BY POP-/ULAR SUBSCRIPTION ERECT AND DEDICATE/THIS MONUMENT ON THE 22 DAY OF/JUNE 1919. (On front right of base cornerstone:) KLOSOWSKI TROJANOWSKI. (On left cornerstone:) BURZYNSKI/KIELTON (On right urn:) GRZESKIEWICZ FAMILY. (On left urn:) HOLY NAME/SOCIETY (On cross:) Arbiter of CHRISTIANITY/JESUS CHRIST/ (On iron gate in front of statue:) Donated by/family of/Valentine Strozewski (On base cap:) PEACE BE TO YOU (On pedestal front:) COME TO ME/ALL YE/THAT LABOR/AND ARE HEAVILY/BURDENED/AND I WILL/REFRESH YOU./I AM THE WAY/THE TRUTH/AND THE LIFE. unsigned

Standing figure of Christ, cloaked, bearded, looking down, long hair parted in the middle. Arms are outstretched with palms up and out at waist. Stands in front of a large cross and a decorative wall.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

History -- United States -- World War I

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- South Bend

St. Adalbert's Roman Catholic Church, 2420 Huron Street, South Bend, Indiana 46619

Gift of Mrs. Alentkowski, according to church records, and also a gift of the family of Valentine Strozewski. IAS files contain citations to South Bend Tribune, March 9, 1923 and Oct. 10, 1985. Statue was erected in 1919 to commemorate the return to peace after World War I and also to mark the 25th year of priesthood of Rev. John Kubacki, the parish's first pastor. Statue is a replica of one by Thornwaldson in Italy. Statue was vandalized in 1932. Hands and lower arms broken off. At a later date, Todd Villeneuve restored the statue, sculpting new hands with the help of Dan Szczechowski.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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