Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners Church

Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners is a Roman Catholic church in Rathmines, Dublin built in 1854 in the "Greek style".^[2] The church was originally designed by Patrick Byrne and later extended by William Henry Byrne who added a portico and pediment.^[2]

Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners
Séipéal Mhuire gan Smál, Tearmann na bPeacach, Ráth Maonais[1]
The front in 2016
Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners
53.32789°N 6.26379°W / 53.32789; -6.26379
Location	Rathmines County Dublin
Country	Ireland
Language(s)	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	https://www.rathminesparish.ie/
History
Dedication	Mary, mother of Jesus (Refugium Peccatorum)
Architecture
Architect(s)	Patrick Byrne William Henry Byrne[2]
Architectural type	Neoclassical
Administration
Archdiocese	Dublin
Deanery	Cullenswood
Parish	Rathmines

The interior of the church, roof and dome were destroyed by a fire on 26 January 1920,^[3] but were rebuilt and reopened by 1922.^[2] The dome was made even higher in the rebuilding effort.^[3]

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Trivia

View of the church and dome

It is mentioned as "Rathmines' blue dome" in Ulysses.^[4]

Two characters in Sally Rooney's 2021 novel Beautiful World, Where Are You attend Mass in the church.^[5]