The Oddo Memorial, also known as Christ the Teacher or Christ the Teacher and Four Students,[1] is an outdoor sculptural group commemorating Reverend Thomas C. Oddo by Donovan Peterson, installed on the University of Portland campus in Portland, Oregon, United States. Oddo had advocated for the commissioning of a sculpture "that reflected both the University's Catholicity and its openness to all spiritual inquiry" in 1987. Oddo died in 1989, and in 1991, the university's president Reverend David T. Tyson recommended the sculpture serve as a memorial to Oddo.[2] The memorial depicts Christ the Teacher and His companions.[3]

Oddo Memorial
Christ the Teacher, Christ the Teacher and Four Students
The memorial in 2007
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LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°34′22.7″N 122°43′40.9″W / 45.572972°N 122.728028°W / 45.572972; -122.728028

References edit

  1. ^ Rosencranz, Alina (September 24, 2014). "Art in your own backyard". The Beacon: 8. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "In Memory: Rev. Thomas C. Oddo, CSC (1944-1989)". University of Portland. October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "University Chapel". University of Portland. September 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.