30.01.2019
Athy Rector Donates Icons to Christ Church Cathedral
Seven icons of the seven archangels were dedicated by Archbishop Michael Jackson in Christ Church Cathedral recently.
The icons were written by the Revd Olive Donohoe, Rector of the Athy, Kilberry and Kilkea group of parishes in the Diocese of Glendalough.
Olive wrote the icons as part of her annual retreats over seven years. Each icon represents a year’s retreat. The icons are beautifully written in the Romanian tradition.
Olive was trained in icon writing by the renowned Romanian icon writer Michael Cucu. Michael is no stranger to Christ Church Cathedral. Some years ago the cathedral was presented with five icons written by Michael.
Dean Dermot Dunne paid tribute to Olive for donating her work. “I am truly grateful to Olive for her decision to donate the icons to the cathedral. May I encourage people to come and be with these icons written by one gifted Rector from Athy,” he said.
The icons will be mounted on the South Ambulatory at the East End of the cathedral.