Honan Chapel
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Honan Chapel (official name - the Collegiate Chapel of St. Finbarr) - Roman Catholic chapel in the city of Cork, located on the campus of the National University of Ireland (also known as the University College of Cork).

The foundation stone of the future of the chapel was laid May 18, 1915, and already November 5, 1916 the chapel was consecrated in honor of the patron saint of Cork - St. Finbarr. The official name of the chapel is almost never used. The name of the "Honan" chapel was named after Isabella Honan, who died in 1913 and bequeathed £ 40,000 to build on the territory of The Cork college dormitories and chapels especially for Catholic Students not previously had a separate room for prayer.

It should be noted that the construction of the chapel had for years just Perova World War II and the final phase of the so-called Arts and Crafts Movement. For Ireland, standing on the threshold of political independence from the United Kingdom, this period was marked by an unprecedented surge of patriotism and the revival of the lost national identity. This is definitely the most favorable impact on the thought-out to the smallest detail of architectural and design decisions when creating Honan Chapel, where surprisingly harmoniously merged tradition of Celtic art, the Ibero-Romanesque architecture, symbolism and Art Nouveau. Some changes, or rather, additions were made to the interior of the chapel in the years 1983-2001.

Special attention in the chapel of Honan, certainly deserves a colorful mosaic floor, made famous by the Manchester Ludwig Oppenheimer shrine (Shrine), decorated with enamels Oswald Reeves, and, of course, the incredible beauty of stained glass work of Harry Clarke and Sarah parser.

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