Cornerstone linked to a papal election
The parish history states the church was the first in Christendom to have the name of a newly elected Pope, Pius X, engraved on its cornerstone.
← The Church
To come
St. Columba's, Iona Road
This church is still ahead. Its chapter will be written when its visit comes.
§What is known
- Built
- 1905 · Ashlin and Coleman
- Style
- Neo-Romanesque with Celtic decorative elements
- Dedication
- St. Columba's
Mass times
- Sunday
- 11:00 AM
- Saturday
- 6:00 PM
- Monday
- 9:30 AM (Weekday Mass)
- Tuesday
- 9:30 AM (Weekday Mass)
- Wednesday
- 9:30 AM (Weekday Mass)
- Thursday
- 9:30 AM (Weekday Mass)
- Friday
- 9:30 AM (Weekday Mass)
- Holy Days
- 9:30 AM (Holy Day Mass)
§Where
- Address
- Iona Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 · D09 C4A9
No photographs yet — the essay appears only after the visit.
§Notes
Fragments gathered while researching this church: stories, curiosities, people and dates.
Timeline
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1903
Foundation stone laid The foundation stone was laid and blessed three days after the election of Pope Pius X, whose name was engraved on the cornerstone.
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1905
Church blessed and opened The completed church was blessed and opened, the same day Fr John Byrne was appointed parish priest.
People
- Ashlin and Coleman Architects of the church — Dublin architectural partnership that designed St Columba's Church.
- John Byrne First parish priest — Acquired the site for the parish from the Redemptoristine Sisters and was appointed parish priest on the day the church opened.