Searching for Thaddeus
€19.99
Thaddeus was a fifteenth-century bishop of Cork who was honoured in both Ireland and Italy. He led a remarkable life but is now all but forgotten. In Searching for Thaddeus, fully illustrated with around a hundred original photographs, art historian Patricia Curtin-Kelly tells his unforgettable story.
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Thaddeus was a fifteenth-century bishop of Cork who was honoured in both Ireland and Italy. He led a remarkable life – he was made bishop twice but never actually served as such, and was beatified in 1895 – but is now all but forgotten. In Searching for Thaddeus, art historian Patricia Curtin-Kelly tells the tale of this remarkable man, and discusses the many works of art – found mainly in churches across County Cork and in Ivrea, Italy – that bear witness to the high esteem in which he was held. The author draws on extensive research in Ireland, Italy and the United States and examines the images of Thaddeus in the context of the Arts & Crafts movement in Ireland and its equivalent in Italy, the Stile Floreale.
Searching for Thaddeus features numerous photographs of the remarkable artworks which celebrate “Blessed Thaddeus”, including paintings, stained-glass windows and reliquaries, and the churches in which they can be seen. It is a highly readable book about a remarkable Corkman who is becoming more widely known. The book has been featured in the Southern Star, Evening Echo, Irish Times and Irish Independent.
Also available by Patricia Curtin-Kelly: Harry Clarke & His Legacy
Patricia Curtin-Kelly
Patricia Curtin-Kelly is a Cork-born art historian who lives in Dublin. She holds an M.A. in Art History from University College Dublin and an M.Sc. in Human Resource Management from Sheffield Hallam University. She has lectured, and been published, widely. Her book Harry Clarke & His Legacy is also available from Liberties Press.