The Church of the Holy Redeemer is a Catholic church situated on the Main Street in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. It is included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Wicklow County Council.[1]
History
The church building dates largely from the late 1890s with the modernist front, porch, side projections and tower added during a reconstruction in 1965.[2] A youth centre was completed behind the church in 2008 and is accessed via Herbert Road.
Parish life
The parish has a connection with Saint Cronan's Boys' National School amongst other local primary and secondary schools. The parish is twinned with the parish of Ikanga in Kenya.[3]
The parish hall of the church is known as the "Little Flower Hall". It was the home of Bray Male School between 1880 and 1931.
References
- 1.Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028 - Appendix 4 - Record of Protected Structures (PDF), Wicklow County Council, October 2022, p. 63, retrieved 15 December 2024
- 2."Catholic Church of the Holy Redeemer, Main Street, Bray, Bray, Wicklow". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- 3."Bray, Ikanga twinning". Catholic Deocese of Kitui. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2016.