Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Dolgellau, Gwynedd

formerly in: Merioneth


Diocese of Wrexham 

Church (Roman Catholic)

Church built as a result of the labours and vision of Fr Francis Scalpell, who came from Malta. Designed n a Romanesque style, the Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows was begun in 1963 and opened in September 1966, and consecrated in May 1967. The west doorway is a replica of the Romanesque doorway from Cormack's Chapel on the Rock of Cashel, Ireland.

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Works at this site:
  Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
artist (after): Adriaan Isenbrant
artist: Powys Evans
Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
  Virgin and Child Virgin and Child
Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
  The Dove of the Holy Spirit and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists The Dove of the Holy Spirit and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists
firm/studio: John Hardman Studios
designer: Patrick Feeny
1967
Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
sanctuary apse
  St Cecilia St Cecilia
Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
south wall


N.B.Position of marker is approximate and does not necessarily show the exact location of the site.

Site OS Grid Ref: SH72871767



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