Father Duffy, Bronze military chaplain statue in Times Square, Manhattan, US.
Father Duffy is a bronze statue of a military chaplain in uniform, standing before a Celtic cross in the northern section of Times Square in Manhattan. The figure is mounted on a stone base and can be seen from all sides, as it occupies an open pedestrian area.
The statue was unveiled in 1937 to honor Father Duffy, who had served as chaplain with the 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I. It was designed by sculptor Charles Keck in a style typical of American military memorials from that period.
The statue shows a military chaplain in full uniform, a reminder of the priests who accompanied soldiers into combat. Many visitors walk past it without recognizing the figure, yet it remains a point of reference for Irish-American communities in New York.
The statue stands at the corner of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in the northern part of Times Square, which makes it easy to reach on foot. Since it sits in an open pedestrian area, you can walk around it freely and view it from any angle at any time of day.
The small plaza where the statue stands is officially named Duffy Square, though most people passing through do not know it by that name. The same plaza is home to a well-known Broadway ticket booth, making this one of the rare spots where a military memorial and a theatre hub share the same ground.
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