Father John Patrick Washington, (sculpture).

Father John Patrick Washington, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Father John Patrick Washington, (sculpture).

1960. Installed June 15, 1960. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1960. Relocated 1984.

Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft.

(On front of base:) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF/FATHER JOHN PATRICK WASHINGTON/BORN IN ROSEVILLE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, JULY 16, 1908./HE WAS BAPTIZED, MADE HIS FIRST HOLY COMMUNION,/WAS CONFIRMED AND SAID HIS FIRST SOLEMN HIGH MASS/IN ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH. HE MADE THE SUPREME/SACRIFICE FOR GOD AND COUNTRY, ABOVE AND BEYOND/THE CALL OF DUTY, IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC,/FEBRUARY 3, 1943 BY GIVING HIS LIFE JACKET TO A SOLDIER/COMRADE ON THE SINKING SHIP DORCHESTER. (On base of monument is text indicating sculpture was given by the parishioners of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church.)

A Celtic cross with bas-relief floral decoration on the front face. The granite cross stands on a granite base. At the top of the front face of the base is a bas-relief portrait bust of Father John Patrick Washington. He wears a military uniform including a hat and jacket.

Portrait male -- Washington, John Patrick -- Bust

Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy

Occupation -- Military -- Chaplain

Emblem -- Cross

Object -- Flower

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark

Archdiocese of Newark, St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Humboldt Street, Newark, New Jersey 07107

Formerly located Washington Plaza, 9th Street & 7th Avenue, Newark, New Jersey

Washington, a Newark native, lost his life on the torpedoed troopship Dorchester in 1943. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously. The sculpture was originally located on Washington Plaza in Newark on land granted by the Lackawanna Railroad. The plaza was named in honor of Father Washington. In 1981 the monument was found disfigured and covered with graffiti and plans were discussed to move it. In 1984 it was restored and moved to its present location at St. Rose of Lima church.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.

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