Madonna and Child Statue Draws London Attention
A Saint Mary’s College nun group funded by Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus commissioned Sir Jacob Epstein to sculpt a 13 1/2 feet lead Madonna and Child statue for a Cavendish Square arch in London. Unveiled May 14 1954 by R A Butler the work sparked debate but drew large crowds and praise from the nuns.
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London
Cavendish Square
Oxford Street
Sisters of the Holy Child
Jesus
Cornelia Connelly
James Eldridge
Ding
Britain
Europe
United States
Indiana
Oxford University
Fribourg
Switzerland
Sister Madeleva
St. Mary’s College
Notre Dame
Odill
Jacob Epstein
Jacob
Epstein
Our Lady
Christ Child
Eden
R. A. Butler
Westminster
Ward Griffin
Life Magazine
Mary
Mother Odill
Sir Jacob
Bernard
Madonna and Child
Sir Jacob Epstein
Abba Father Haimanot Seeks School Dormitory Aid
In Eritrea at Hebo parish Father Haimanot cares for orphaned children. He needs a simple multipurpose structure to house a school dormitory and dining hall to feed bodies and souls. A $2,000 memorial donation would fund this living monument to the dead. The appeal urges offerings to extend God's kingdom.
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Abba
Haimanot
Eritrea
Hebo
Christmas Gift Cards Benefit Bethlehem Mission
Read as a church charity notice offering gift cards with pressed Bethlehem flowers and Mass enrollments. Options include individual $1 and family $5 enrollment, perpetual $20 or $100 family, and a dollar a month club. Other gifts listed include Mass Kit price 100, chalice 40, vestments 50, ciborium 49, mass book 25, tabernacle 25, monstrance 40, stations of the cross, sanctuary lamp 15, altar linens 15. Our missionaries will offer Holy Mass for intentions.
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Bethlehem
Green Gardens Leper Colony Leper Fund Donation Image
A description portrays Green Gardens in India as a leper colony where priests sisters and nurses care for ulcerated social outcasts. The piece emphasizes charitable fundraising with the phrase the Green of our leper fund dollars and the volunteers who embody self sacrifice.
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Green Gardens
India
Christ
Seminarian Appeals for Funds in India Mission Training
Ad posted appeal asks for support to train seminarians Matthew and Thomas in India at $600 each for six years and sisters Lucila and Infanta at $300 each for two years. The notice urges donations via will to the Near East Missions, framing the prayerful need as part of a religious propagation effort.
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Matthew and
Thomas
India
Lucila
Infanta
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James A. Eldridge
Abba Tecle Haimanot
God
Good Lord
Near East Missions
Nazareth
Pontifical Mission For Palestine
Holy Land
Signor
Ryan
Near East Nissions
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Msgr
Peter P. Tuohy
Catholic Near East Welfare Association
Lexington Ave
46Th St
New York
N. Y
John A. O'Brien
Cusng
O’brien
Huntington
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