Rev. J. E. Dubois, (sculpture).

Rev. J. E. Dubois, (sculpture).

Gosselin, Lucien H., 1883-1940, sculptor.

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

Larson and Carlson, contractor.

Rev. J. E. Dubois, (sculpture).

Rev. Joseph Eugene Dubois, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 7, 1925.

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Relief plaque: bronze; Monument: Concord granite; Base: granite; Platform: granite.

Relief plaque: approx. 47 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 4 in.; Monument: approx. 78 x 63 1/2 x 42 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 86 x 64 in.; Platform: approx. 3 in. x 11 ft. x 12 ft.

(On front lower proper left edge of relief plaque, incised letters:) LUCIEN GOSSElIN, Sculptor (On front lower proper right edge of relief plaque:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS (On side of base, at top:) LARSON & CARLSON CONTR'S/CONCORD, N.H. (On other side of base, at top:) LUCIEN H. GOSSELIN/SCULPTOR & DESIGNER/MANCHESTER, NH. (On relief plaque above portrait, raised letters:) PETRE DE DIEU, IL AIMAIT SA RACE/ET POUR ELLE IL NE MESURA JAMAIS LE SACRIFICE (On relief plaque below portrait, raised letters:) 1904 1924/"SON SOUVENIR EST IMPERISSABLE, CAR LA/BONTE DE SON COEUR ET SON AMOUR DU DEVOIT,/LUI ONT VALU DE NOMBREUX AMIS." (On lower front of monument, raised letters:) REV.J.E.DUBOIS (On lower front of monument, incised letters:) ERIGE PAR. LES PAROISSIENS/DU SACRE-COEUR/LE 7. SEPTEMBRE 1925 (On back of monument:) A LA MEMOIRE DU/REV. JOSEPH J. MONGE/CURE FONDATEUR/DE LA PAROISSE/1891-1904 signed Founder's mark appears.

A bronze relief plaque affixed to the front of a granite monument that is decorated at each side with a granite cross. In the center of the relief plaque is an oval bust-length portrait of Rev. J. E. Dubois shown in high relief. Rev. Dubois wears a clerical collar under a monsignor's robe with a stand-up collar and five small buttons starting at the top. He has a small mustache and wears spectacles. Palm fronds rise to the mid-point of the oval's exterior on each side and are fastened together by a bow at center bottom. The monument is placed atop a tapered base and a wide platform.

Portrait male -- Dubois, Joseph Eugene -- Bust

Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy

Dress -- Ecclesiastical

Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear

Homage -- Monge, Joseph J.

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Laconia

Administered by Diocese of Manchester, 153 Ash Street, P. O. Box 310, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103

Located Eglise Sacre Coeur, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, New Hampshire

Joseph Eugene Dubois was born in Bristol, New Hampshire in 1859, the son of Canadian immigrants. He studied in Quebec and in 1888 was ordained a priest in Nicolet, Quebec. He served in Canada from 1888 to 1893. He returned to New Hampshire as a missionary priest serving a number of parishes before arriving at the French-Canadian parish of Sacred Heart. He served there from 1904 until his death in 1923. The monument was dedicated on Labor Day in 1925. The monument also memorializes the Rev. Joseph J. Monge, the founding pastor of Sacred Heart Parish who served from 1891 until 1904. IAS files contain articles from the Laconia Democrat, June 1, 1923; and Sept. 11, 1925; and The News and Critic (Laconia, New Hampshire), Sept. 16, 1925. IAS files contain an excerpt from David Ruell's typescript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 205-206. For additional reading see: The News and Critic (Laconia, New Hampshire), Sept. 9, 1925.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.

Laconia Democrat, Sept. 11, 1925.

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