Franciscan Monastery: Saint Christopher statue in Washington, D.C. by John Joseph Earley

John Joseph Earley(click name for more of that artist's work)Scroll down for 7 pictures
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0002000/02202_0000020720 (added ca. 2006)

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With Saint Francis & the Turtledovesand Father Schillingin the background.

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St Christopher who for the love of God assisted wayfarers across a stream stream has because of his charity been invoked by many as the patron saint of those who travel by automobile.

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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p338 Item #I-15)
(He excluded it from 'Washington Sculpture')
Medium: Cast stone
Artist: John Joseph Earley(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Religion
Location: 14th & Quincy Sts NE Washington, D.C. Franciscan Monastery

Nearest Metro: Brookland - CUA (Catholic University of America)(Red) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000009 (dcMem ID #2202 )

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Franciscan Monastery: Saint Christopher statue in Washington, D.C.
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Goode's "Outdoor Sculpture" has this as one of its 327 entries but it isn't one of the 503 entries in "Washington Sculpture." The statue was still there as of 2009.

Links & other sources
Monastery website
Wikipedia article on the monastery
Wash Theological Union website on Franciscans
Wikipedia article on Franciscans
Wikipedia article on Christopher
Monastery website on Earley
Church & State in Art website