The Sacred Garden @ The Monastery

The Sacred Garden @ The Monastery

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Posted 2014-04-14 by Jenny Priorfollow

Are you looking for a place of peace and tranquillity? Succumb to the allure of The Sacred Garden , inside the grounds of The Monastery at Urrbrae.

Easter is the perfect time to schedule a slow-paced stroll around these beautiful gardens with their marble statues. You cannot help but be captivated by the perfection of the half life-sized statues depicting the Stations of the Cross. These significant works of art were crafted in Tuscany, Italy. They are made from the same Carrara marble as Michaelangelo's David. Fourteen tableaus of figures adorn the garden and tell the story of Christ's journey to the hill of Calvary.

Follow the winding brick path from statue to statue and absorb the impact of the Easter story in the peace and serenity of the beautiful Monastery garden. Guides are available by appointment to share their greater depth of knowledge of these beautiful carvings.




The Travelling Statues
Each carving travelled in a specially crafted crate with wooden supports for the heads, hands and feet of the figures. They travelled from Tuscany, Italy to Sydney, Australia by ship and it took a couple of years for the fourteen Stations of the Cross to arrive. The intricate carving of each statue took 6-8 months and they were shipped in groups, in their special protective crates. By Good Friday in 1955, they had all arrived in Australia.




Originally commissioned by the Australian Passionists for their Novitiate Monastery in Goulburn, NSW in 1955, the statues resided there until the sale of this property in 1974. The statues were passed on to the Sisters of Mercy until they also left Goulbourn in 2000. Plans were then made for the statues to travel to South Australia, where they now reside at The Monastery at Glen Osmond. An opening ceremony was conducted on Good Friday 2003. Two thousand people attended, recognizing the work that had gone into repairing the statues and developing the garden, gates and paving.




Easter is more than a four day escape from the trials of work. It offers extra unscheduled time into our busy pre-booked lives to get outside, breathe sweet garden scents, wander new paths. It is a chance to live slow. It is a chance to explore the origin of this holiday. You can do all of these things at The Sacred Garden at Glen Osmond.




The Sacred Garden is recognised by The National Trust of South Australia as having historic heritage significance.



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