The Bishop's Monument, (sculpture).

The Bishop's Monument, (sculpture).

Kitson, Samuel James, 1848-1906, sculptor.

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

McAuliffe, T. J., designer.

Mannex, T. F., contractor.

The Bishop's Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Dec. 24, 1905.

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Sculpture: gray granite; Relief medallions: bronze; Base: gray granite.

Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 7 x 7 ft.

(On Bradley relief:) Saml. J. Kitson 1905 (On Guertin relief:) Lucien H. Gosselin/Sculptor (Below Bradley relief:) RT. REV. DENIS M. BRADLEY D.D./FIRST BISHOP OF MANCHESTER/1846-1903 (Below Delany relief:) RT REV JOHN B. DELANY D.D./SECOND BISHOP OF MANCHESTER/1864-1906 (Below Guertin relief:) RT. REV. GEORGE A. GUERTIN D.D./THIRD BISHOP OF MANCHESTER/1869-1931 (Below Peterson relief, incised:) MOST REV. JOHN B. PETERSON D.D./FOURTH BISHOP OF MANCHESTER/1871-1944 signed

Granite Celtic cross stands atop a multi-tiered granite base with relief portraits. The cross is decorated with bas-relief symbols: at the top is a Chi-Rho, on one arm is an Alpha, on the other arm an Omega, in the center a triangle and on the lower leg of the cross a bishop's miter. The four sides of the top tier of the base are carved with high relief symbols of the four Evangelists: on the front a winged angel's head; on the proper right is a lion head with wings; on the proper left is an eagle; on the back is a winged bull's head. On each of the four sides of the main tier of the base is a bronze medallion with bas-relief portrait. The front portrait is a bust of Bishop Bradley. He is shown is proper right profile. He wears a bishop's cassock and cross. Near his proper left shoulder are a chalice and host. The portrait on the proper right side of the base is a bust of Bishop Delany. He wears a bishop's cassock and a cross. The portrait on the proper left side of the base is a bust of Bishop Guertin. He is shown in proper left profile. He wears wire-rim glasses, a skullcap, a bishop's cassock and a cross. The portrait on the back of the base is a bust of Bishop Peterson. He wears glasses, a skullcap, a bishop's cassock and a cross.

Portrait male -- Bradley, Denis M. -- Bust

Portrait male -- Delany, John B. -- Bust

Portrait male -- Guertin, George A. -- Bust

Portrait male -- Peterson, John -- Bust

Occupation -- Religion -- Bishop

Dress -- Ecclesiastical

Emblem -- Cross

Religion -- Angel

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Animal -- Cattle

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester

Administered by Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104

Located Saint Joseph's Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester, New Hampshire

Bishop Bradley, the first bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, requested the Celtic cross be erected in his memory upon his death. The relief of Bradley was executed by Kitson. The relief of Guertin was executed by Gosselin. The artists of the cross and other two medallions are unknown. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 153-155. IAS files contain copy of related article from Manchester Union, Dec. 25, 1905.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

Manchester Union, Dec. 25, 1905.

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