The Redemptorist Monastery Church in North Perth, Western Australia, is a Roman Catholic church and an adjacent monastery built in 1903 for the Redemptorist Order.
History The Order was established in Western Australia in 1899 at the instigation of Bishop of Perth Matthew Gibney. The Monastery and Chapel are located on Vincent Street and were designed by Cavanagh & Cavanagh (James and Michael Cavanagh), who also designed the Monastery East Wing additions in 1911/12 and the Chapel sanctuary and transept additions, which were completed in 1922.
At its opening on 13 September 1903, Bishop Gibney and New Norcia Abbot Fulgentius Torres dedicated the church to Saints Peter and Paul."The Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth, Western Australia", Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory, accessed June 27, 2012
The murals in the sanctuary were painted in 1962 by Karl Matzek,an Austrian artist of Czech descent. The adjacent Retreat House was completed in 1967.
The monastery is constructed of Cottesloe Limestone and is in the Federation Gothic style of architecture.
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