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St Patrick's College, Manly, 1910-1962.

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St Patrick's College, Manly, 1910-1962.

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Hurley, Frank

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Religion

Religion has had a profound influence on the geography, culture, politics, and artistic life of Sydney. While religion has mostly been a conservative force, preserving traditions transported from home societies, it has also reflected the setting and people of Sydney, its harbour, bushland and suburbs.

Christian church architecture

Church architecture in Sydney has at times been the most significant and exceptional in the architecture of Sydney. At other times, church denominations have settled on continuing a successful type, seeking to make a noticeable character across the region. As immigrants imported their traditions, they adapted to the materials and surroundings of the new country.

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St Patrick's College

Leading Australian Catholic seminary at North Head for over a century, conceived by Archbishop Vaughan.

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Manly

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Peninsular suburb at the northern entrance to Port Jackson, which faces both the harbour and the ocean. Its name comes from the 'confidence and manly behaviour' of the Aboriginal people encountered there by Governor Arthur Phillip in 1788.

North Head

Sandstone headland on the northern edge of Sydney Harbour.

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St Patrick's estate

Catholic church headquarters in Sydney, originally comprising the Archbishop's House, also known as the Cardinal's Palace, and St Patrick's Seminary. They were designed by Sheerin and Hennessy and built in 1885. The area is now part of a residential and commercial development.

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