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Redemptorist Monastery
190 Vincent Street, North Perth
Wikipedia:
The Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth, Western Australia, is a Roman Catholic church built in 1903 for the Redemptorist Order. The Order had been established in Western Australia in 1899 at the instigation of Bishop of Perth Matthew Gibney. The Monastery and Chapel is located on Vincent Street and were designed by Cavanagh & Cavanagh (James and Michael Cavanagh), who also designed the Monastery East Wing additions in 1911/12 and the Chapel sanctuary and transcript additions which were completed in 1922.
At its opening on 13 September 1903, Bishop Gibney and New Norcia Abbot Fulgentius Torres dedicated the church to Saints Peter and Paul.
The murals in the sanctuary were painted in 1962 by Karl Matzek, Austrian artist of Czech descent. The adjacent Retreat House was completed in 1967.
The monastery is constructed of Cottesloe Limestone and is in the Federation Gothic style of architecture.
Town of Vincent:
Built in 1903, the new monastery and church were dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. With the generosity of the people in the early years it was possible to add a second
wing in 1912 and 10 years later the church was completed by the addition of the sanctuary and transept. The murals in the sanctuary were painted in 1962 by Croatian artist Karl Macek. As well as being a residence for the Brothers, the monastery was used
as an annual retreat for the clergy of the diocese. The community is also welcome to attend the church services.
References and Links
Archive of a Brief History of the Suburb North Perth.
Photo (cropped and compressed) by Moondyne from Wikipedia.
This page incorporates material from Garry Gillard's Freotopia website, that he started in 2014 and the contents of which he donated to Wikimedia Australia in 2024. The content was originally created on 21 May, 2022 and hosted at freotopia.org/churches/redemptorist.html (it was last updated on 7 December, 2023), and has been edited since it was imported here (see page history). The donated data is also preserved in the Internet Archive's collection.