Bishop Alfred A. Watson Grave Marker, (sculpture).

Bishop Alfred A. Watson Grave Marker, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Bishop Alfred A. Watson Grave Marker, (sculpture).

Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.

(On south face:) ON GOOD FRIDAY 1905 ABOUT THE HOUR OF THE EVENING/SACRIFICE GOD CALLED UNTO HIMSELF THE SOUL/OF HIS FAITHFUL SOLDIER AND SERVANT/RT. REV. ALFRED AUGUSTIN WATSON, D. D.,/FIRST BISHOP OF EAST CAROLINA, 1884-1905./AGED 86 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS/IN THE COMMUNION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. (On base:) "HE LED THEM WITH A FAITHFUL AND TRUE HEART/AND RULED THEM PRUDENTLY WITH ALL HIS POWER" (On east side:) MARY CATHERINE LORD/BELOVED WIFE OF/RT. REV. A. A. WATSON,/JAN. 31, 1845-OCT. 30, 1909/IN THE CONFIDENCE OF A CERTAIN FAITH unsigned

Latin cross stands on a two-tiered base. A bishop's mitre and staff and crossed keys rest at the foot of the cross.

Emblem -- Cross

Homage -- Watson, Alfred Augustin

Homage -- Lord, Mary Catherine

Occupation -- Religion -- Bishop

Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington

Administered by Oakdale Cemetery Company, 520 North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401

Located Oakdale Cemetery, End of North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401

Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.

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