Artist | Ivan Meštrović |
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Year | 1954 |
Dimensions | 240 cm × 91 cm (96 in × 36 in) |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
St. Jerome the Priest is a bronze statue, by Ivan Meštrović, located at 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C..[1]
It was commissioned by the Croatian Franciscan Fathers, and originally located at the Abbey, 1359 Monroe Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., and was later moved to the Croatian embassy. Ivan Mestrovic donated his work to the Croatian Franciscan Fathers.
The inscription reads:
(On front of base:)
A.D. 341-420
GREATEST DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH