Mary A. Keane Chapel Pediment, Doors, Facade Reliefs, (sculpture).

Mary A. Keane Chapel Pediment, Doors, Facade Reliefs, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Mary A. Keane Chapel Pediment, Doors, Facade Reliefs, (sculpture).

Pediment: concrete or granite; Facade reliefs: concrete or cement; Door panels: bronze.

Pediment: approx. H. 7 ft. x W. 48 ft.; Each facade relief: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 5 ft.; Each door panel: approx. H. 12 in. x W. 12 in.

The sculptural design of the chapel includes the pediment, facade relief panels, and bronze door panels. The pediment portrays the figure of Christ with a radiating sunburst behind him. He is flanked by six apostles at his proper right and five apostles at his proper left. Palm trees decorate the pediment at each end. The facade relief panel to the left of the door depicts Our Lady of LaSalette seated and dressed in robes and a crown. She holds her head in her hands and weeps. Rays of light radiate from her body. The facade relief panel to the right of the entranceway door depicts Our Lady of LaSalette in conversation with the two children, Maximin Giraud and Melanie Calvat. The bronze relief panels on the door depict the joyful, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries of the rosary. There are three relief panels over the doors and six on each door depicting scenes from the lives of Mary and Christ, including The Annunciation, The Visitation, The Holy Family, Christ's Presentation in the Temple, Christ in the Temple, Christ in the Garden of Gethsemene, Christ being Scourged, Christ Crowned with Thorns, Christ Carrying the Cross, Christ Crucified, Christ Rising from the Tomb, Christ before the Apostles, Descent of the Holy Ghost, Christ Welcomes Mary into Heaven, and the Coronation of Mary.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Giraud, Maximin

Religion -- New Testament -- Calvat, Melanie

Religion -- New Testament -- Disciples

Religion -- New Testament -- Annunciation

Religion -- New Testament -- Visitation

Religion -- New Testament -- Nativity

Religion -- New Testament -- Presentation in the Temple

Religion -- New Testament -- Agony in the Garden

Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion

Religion -- New Testament -- Resurrection

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Enfield

LaSalette Shrine, Route 4A, P. O. Box 420, Mary A. Keane Chapel, Enfield, New Hampshire 03748

Mary Keane donated the money for the chapel. The chapel, said to be modeled on a church in Europe, was begun in the early 1930's and was not completed until after World War II. The chapel was dedicated on Aug. 20, 1946. IAS files contain a photocopy of "LaSalette Shrine, Enfield, N.H., Walking Tour Guide."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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