Monument Celtic Cross - Healy, (sculpture).

Monument Celtic Cross - Healy, (sculpture).

Telefus, Jacob, 1917-1993, sculptor.

Monument Celtic Cross - Healy, (sculpture).

Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. x 10 in.

(Artist's signature on sculpture between cross and base) (On front of sculpture, below cross:) HEALY/PATRICK ALPHONSUS HEALY/NATIVE OF DERRY CITY IRELAND/BORN JULY 18, 1910/DIED JULY 24, 1972/"THE HUMBLE SOUL SHALL BE EXALTED/TO THE HIGHEST PLACE IN HEAVEN." signed

Traditional Celtic cross carved of granite. The front of the cross has a bas-relief interwoven geometric design. The top of the cross is capped with a roof-like structure. The cross ends in a vertical marker which stands on a low granite base. The sides of the base are rough-hewn.

Emblem -- Cross

Ethnic -- Irish

Homage -- Healy, Patrick Alphonsus

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Goshen

St. John's Cemetery, West Main Street, Goshen, New York 10940

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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