Irish Mosaic - St. Patrick, MO
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YoSam.
N 40° 15.784 W 091° 37.610
15T E 616763 N 4457860
Located in the sidewalk of the Shrine of St. Patrick Catholic Church
Waymark Code: WMMQG8
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2014
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Count of mosaic: Clark County
Location of art: Erin Circle, Shrine of St. Patrick Church, St. Patrick
Time Line of History from 1827 thru 2007 see link below
St. Patrick Missouri is the only town in the world (with a post office) named for St. Patrick Patron Saint of Ireland. He is probably the only Patron Saint who belongs to the world.
The Shrine of St. Patrick, fashioned after St. Patrick's Memorial Church pf Four Masters in Donegal, Ireland. It recalls in motif and design the Golden Age of Celtic Christianity -- the round tower belfry (possibly the only one in America), the semi-circular recessed doorway, the central rose window and Celtic Crosses -- plus 37 stained glass windows made in Dublin, Ireland. The windows were designed fro the Book of Kells. (They will be listed just below this text.) The interior marble is from Spain and Italy. The exterior granite is from Wisconsin.
The Shrine was dedicated March 17, 1957. Fr. Francis O'Duignan (Pastor 1935-1957) collected funds to build the Shrine honoring St. Patrick, Patron Saint of his native Ireland. It is the fourth church to serve the community since it was settled by Irish Catholics, Richard and Rose Riney in 1833.