Mercy Heritage Centre Brisbane
{{Short description|Museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
The Mercy Heritage Centre Brisbane was a social history museum which is now closed and will re-open in June 2019 as Adderton: house & heart of mercy.
All Hallows' Convent
The original core of the building (Adderton) was constructed in 1858 by John Petrie and remains one of Brisbane's few pre-separation structures and one of the oldest surviving buildings in Queensland.{{cite book|last=Fisher|first=Rod|title=Sites of Separation|year=2009|publisher=Brisbane History Group|isbn=9780975179345|pages=32}} Purchased for the Sisters of Mercy in 1863 and renamed Convent of Our Lady of Mercy All Hallows' on 1 November 1863, it was the first permanent home of the Brisbane Sisters of Mercy and as Mother House, the centre and source of growth for convents and schools throughout Queensland.{{cite book|last=Mahoney|first=Sr Jean-Marie|title=Dieu et Devoir - The Story of All Hallows' School. Brisbane 1861-1981|year=1985|publisher=Boolarong Publications|location=Brisbane|isbn=0958961603|pages=11}} Thus All Hallows' Convent became the base for a broad network of health, education and social welfare programs. Significant extensions were made to the convent in 1892, 1913 & 1919.
All Hallows' Chapel
The Chapel was constructed as part of the 1892 Convent extensions, blessed on 1 March of the same year{{cite book|title=Proceedings of Brisbane Catholic Historical Society|year=2006|publisher=Proceedings of Brisbane Catholic Historical Society|location=Brisbane|isbn=9780975004524|pages=112}} and further extended in 1919. The earlier section is of Victorian style while the latter is early- Renaissance. The interior was refurbished in 1968 in accordance with Vatican II changes.{{cite book|title=Proceedings of Proceedings of Brisbane Catholic Historical Society|year=2006|publisher=Proceedings of Brisbane Catholic Historical Society|location=Brisbane|isbn=9780975004524|pages=114}} The Chapel is now managed by the Mercy Heritage Centre and includes displays, photographs and information relating to; the buildings evolution, religious practice, vestments and stained glass windows.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Mercy Heritage Centre Brisbane}}
- [http://www.mercyheritage.com Mercy Heritage Centre]
- [http://www.brisbanemercy.org.au/ Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane Congregation]
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Category:Catholic Church in Australia
Category:Religious museums in Australia
Category:Buildings and structures of the Catholic Church in Australia