Sculpture: metal and glass, painted; Base: sandstone and concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church 415 North Brookfield Southeast corner of church South Bend Indiana 46628
Date:
Dedicated May 28, 1950
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(Proper left bottom:) S.A.J. 1900-1950/GOD/FOR ALL THE POLISH PIONEERS, FOUNDERS/OF ST. STANISLAUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR/PARISH IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, UNITED/STATES OF AMERICA/GOOD AND FAITHFUL/SERVANTS OF THEIR GOD, THEIR HOMES AND THEIR COUNTRY./(Vertically:)/FAITH/(Proper right:) FOR ALL THE ZEALOUS PRIESTS OF/CALVARY'S CROSS/BUILDERS UPON THE/FOUNDATION OF THE PROPHETS/AND THE APOSTLES AND UPLIFTERS OF THE FAITH OF/LOYAL FATHERS AND MOTHERS AND FASHIONERS/OF A HOLY TEMPLE TO THE LORD AND/"JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF BEING/THE CORNERSTONE,"/FOR THE ANGELIC ARRAY OF DEVOTED NUNS/AND TRUSTFUL GUIDES TO NAZARETH AND/SHINING STARS AT THE HOLY FAMILY DOOR AND/SISTERS OF THE VIRGIN MOTHER-/HANDMAIDS OF THE LORD AS MARY AND/MAGNIFIERS OF THE WORD IN THE/HEARTS OF LITTLE ONES,/FOR ALL THE BELOVED HEROES INSPIRED/HERE AND MAKERS OF THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/UPON THE ALTARS OF AMERICAN JUSTICE/AND FREEDOM IN THE WORLD CONFLICTS OF/THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH/CENTURY, AND FOR ALL THE WORTHY SONS AND/DAUGHTERS OF POLISH DESCENT AND THIS DAY/THE GUARDIANS OF OUR CHRISTIAN'S/CATHOLIC HERITAGE,/(Vertically, proper left:) GRATITUDE/WE, THE CHILDREN OF THE ROMAN/CATHOLIC CHURCH AND OF ST. STAINSLAUS,/BISHOP AND MARTYRS, PARISH DEDICATE THIS/MONUMENT IN LOVING GRATITUDE TO/CHRIST, THE KING OF ALL/AND OF ALL THE ETERNAL REWARD/IN HEAVEN,/ON THE 28th DAY OF THE/MONTH OF MAY IN THE/HOLY YEAR OF OUR LORD/1950/ETERNITY signed
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Summary:
Christ is dressed in robes standing on a dome, wearing a black metal crown encrusted with glass jewels, the emblem of the Sacred Heart emblazoned on his chest. His proper right hand is outstretched and he holds a sphere in his proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a square base of sandstone brick with a concrete cap.
