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Centenary of the Arrival of the CarmelitesPrint Page 

The painting commemorates the centenary of the arrival in Australia of the Carmelites.
On the 16th April, 1881, Irish Carmelites Joseph Butler, Ignatius Carr, Patrick Shaffrey, Brocard Leybourne and Hilarion Byrne arrived in Port Adelaide aboard the SS Liguria to begin the Australian Mission. It was Holy Saturday that year and the Prior of the Mission, Joseph Butler, continued on to Gawler the same day to celebrate his first Mass in Australia on Easter Sunday.
Location
Address: | Parnell & Porter Streets, St Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Gawler, 5277 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.596856 Long: 138.741545 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Art |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Religion |
Actual Event Start Date: | 16-April-1881 |
Actual Event End Date: | 16-April-1981 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 15th May, 1981 |
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Presented to the Parish of Sts Peter & Paul, Gawler, by the Carmelites on the occasion of the centenary of their arrival in Australia.
15. 5. 1981