NAOMH MÁIRTÍN DE PORRES STATUE

Located on the grounds of St Mary's Church the grey granite statue of St. Máirtín de Porres depicts the saint in the act of pouring soup into a bowl for a hungry child while laying a comforting hand on the child’s head. St. Máirtín de Porres (1579-1639 – Lima) was a lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony. The statue was unveiled in April 1989.