St. Therese, (sculpture).

St. Therese, (sculpture).

Rodriguez, Louis, sculptor.

St. Therese, (sculpture).

Rose Saint, (sculpture).

Little Flower, (sculpture).

Saint Therese, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1931.

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Approx. 15 x 7 x 7 ft. (1,000 lbs.)

Full-length statue of St. Therese dressed in a Carmelite habit and cape. She holds the tops of roses in her proper right hand which is extended at her side. Her proper left hand is raised and holds a cross. Statue stands on top of approximately 72 ft. high dome.

Religion -- New Testament -- Theresa

Dress -- Ecclesiastical

Emblem -- Cross

Object -- Flower -- Rose

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Therese, 906 Kentucky Avenue, On dome, San Antonio, Texas 78201

Nearby plaque reads: AD 1931 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus Church National Shrine of the Little Flower Discalced Carmelite Fathers. IAS files contain historic photographs of statue, which shows sculpture at ground level without cross and halo.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.

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