Statues to Holy Name from Passionists on Vimeo.
Last month the statues that once adorned the facade of St. Michael’ s Monastery Church in Union City, NJ were transferred to Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City and were placed in front of the new mausoleum there. The statues, St. Michael the Archangel, St. Paul of the Cross and St. Gabriel are the work of renowned 19th century ecclesiastical sculptor, Joseph Sibbel. Sibbel is best known for his heroic St. Patrick in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC.
This video documents the transfer and also includes the dedication of the new mausoleum.
This video has several inconsistencies concerning the dates of the statues. It is my understanding that they were created in the 1920′s by the Joseph Sibbel Studio for the exterior niches of St. Michael’s Monastery Church. The New York Times covered their placement. If this is true, then, in fact, Joseph Sibbel, the sculptor would not have been involved. The artist died in 1907. See http://www.josephsibbelofny.com for more information on the sculptor.