St Vincent's Church, Gothic church in Sunday's Well, Cork, Ireland
St Vincent's Church is a Gothic church in Sunday's Well in Cork built from red sandstone with limestone quoins. The interior is structured by green Irish marble columns that separate the nave from the side aisles.
The church was proposed by Fr Michael O'Sullivan, chaplain to Cork City Gaol, who died in 1855 before its completion. Bishop William Delany laid the foundation stone on 24 October 1851, but a storm on 14 November 1853 destroyed the roof and supporting walls, forcing the abandonment of a planned west spire. The church was dedicated on 20 July 1856.
The stained glass windows were made by the Franz Mayer company of Munich, possibly by the French artist Marie Alexander Ledien. By the early 2000s they were the only windows in a Cork church made entirely of stained glass. A famine cross from Clonakilty, lost during a renovation, was found among the stations of the cross here and returned in 2014.
The building is now owned by University College Cork and sits on a hill on the north side of the River Lee. The location offers clear views from several directions around the area.
A famine cross lost from a Clonakilty country house during a renovation turned up among the Stations of the Cross inside St Vincent's; it was returned to Clonakilty in 2014. The church also kept, into the early 2000s, the distinction of being the only Cork church whose windows were all stained glass.
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