Country Ireland Consecrated August 1874 Phone +353 21 427 6573 | Denomination Catholic Opened 1866 | |
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Location St Peter and Paul Place, Cork Website saintspeterandpaulscork.org Dedication Saint Peter and Saint Paul Address St Peter and Paul Pl, Centre, Cork, Ireland Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross Similar Two Working Men, Cork Albert Street railway st, Red Abbey - Cork, Blackrock (CBPR) railway st, Elizabeth Fort Profiles | ||
Saints Peter and Paul's Church is a Catholic church located just off St Patrick's Street in Cork City, Ireland.
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History
Peter and Paul's was built to replace Carey's Lane Chapel, a much smaller structure built in 1786. Under the guidance of Archdeacon John Murphy, a design competition was run in the 1850s and won by E. W. Pugin, son of Augustus Pugin. The foundation stone was laid on 15 August 1859 and the church was dedicated for worship on 29 June 1866.
Architecture
The church comprises a central nave with gable roof and two aisles. The walls are of red sandstone with limestone dressing. The aisles are at either side of the nave, which is covered with a gable roof. The ridge of the roof is decorated by ornamental ironwork, partly gilt, terminated at the western gable by an ornamental cross with foliated arms.
The grand altar is carved from 36 tons of Carrara marble. The pavements surrounding the altar, and the steps, are all of white Italian vein marble. The apse is decorated with blue and gold ceiling panels. The flooring of the church is in white and black marble.
The pulpit and confessionals were carved from Russian oak by craftsmen from Leuven and Cork.