For businesses and care settings
Statues for care homes, hospitals, hotels and funeral homes
Some of the most-prayed-before statues in Ireland are not in churches at all: they are in nursing homes, hospital chapels, funeral homes and the quiet rooms of hotels. This page is for the people who look after those places.
A statue where people need one most
Residents of a nursing home may have prayed before the Sacred Heart in their own kitchen for sixty years. When they move into care, a familiar statue in the day room or the oratory can be a real comfort. The same is true of families sitting with someone in a hospital, or gathered in a funeral home’s reposing room: a statue gives people somewhere to look and something to pray to when words are hard.
For a business, choosing one is a practical matter as well as a devotional one. It has to suit a building used by many people, be safe in a space with residents or the public moving through it, and look right for years without much attention.
Settings we are asked about
Nursing homes and care homes
A statue in the oratory or by the day-room window, at a height a resident in a chair can see. The Sacred Heart, Our Lady and St Joseph — patron of a happy death — are the statues older Irish people know best. Place it where it cannot be pulled over by someone steadying themselves.
Hospital chapels and chaplaincy
A statue that families can sit before at any hour. The Divine Mercy image is often prayed before at three o’clock with the Chaplet; Our Lady and the Sacred Heart are always asked for. Marble wears best in a chapel that is open day and night.
Funeral homes
A statue in the reposing room or the family room, chosen to be calm and plain rather than striking. White marble suits most rooms; see also memorial statues for families who want something of their own afterwards.
Hotels and guesthouses
A statue in a quiet room, a chapel used for weddings, or the grounds. Near a pilgrimage site, a statue of Our Lady of Knock or the local saint tells guests where they are.
Memorial gardens and offices
Outside, marble on a level, fixed base; see garden statues. Inside an office or shop, a smaller painted statue on a shelf behind the counter is quiet and out of harm’s way.
Statues care settings ask for
The Sacred Heart, Our Lady, St Joseph and the Divine Mercy, in resin and marble.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Hand-painted resin · plain or glitter
From €60
Our Lady of Lourdes
Hand-painted resin
From €55
St Joseph
Hand-painted resin · plain or glitter
From €60
Our Lady of Fatima
Hand-painted resin
€140
Our Lady Help of Christians
Hand-painted resin · glitter finish
€260
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Open Arms)
Hand-painted resin · plain or glitter
From €55
Merciful Jesus
Hand-painted resin · plain or glitter
From €95
Our Lady of Grace
Hand-painted resin
€60
Choosing the material for a building in daily use
Hand-carved marble is the better choice anywhere a statue will be touched, cleaned by different staff, or stand outside. It is heavy, which makes it stable, and it can be wiped with lukewarm water and a drop of mild soap. Keep bleach, vinegar and abrasive cleaners away from it — cleaning staff should know this, because acids etch marble.
Hand-painted resin suits a resident’s room, a reception shelf or a quiet room where colour matters and the statue will be dusted rather than scrubbed. It is posted for a flat €15 per order anywhere in Ireland. Avoid putting painted statues where they will be sprayed with cleaning products.
How a business order works
Tell us the place
The room or garden, the space available, and a photograph if you can. If you are buying several statues for more than one site, list them.
Get a quote
We send the cost of each piece and delivery to each address. If your organisation needs a particular form of quote or paperwork for its accounts, say so and we will tell you what we can provide.
Plan delivery
Resin goes by post with a tracking link. Marble we deliver ourselves to any county; tell us about access, opening hours and who will receive it.
Bless it
Ask your chaplain or local priest to bless the statue when it is set in place — residents and staff are often glad to be there.
Questions businesses ask
Can we buy statues for several care homes at once?
Yes. Write to us with the statues and the delivery addresses and we will quote for the whole order, including delivery to each site.
Which statue suits a nursing home oratory?
Usually the Sacred Heart or Our Lady, the images older residents grew up with. Choose a size that can be seen from a chair, and place it on a fixed surface.
How should cleaning staff look after a marble statue?
Dust with a soft, dry cloth; for marks, lukewarm water with a drop of mild soap, then dry it. Never use bleach, vinegar, lemon or abrasive cleaners — acids etch marble.
Can you provide a quote for our purchasing department?
Yes. Tell us what your purchasing department needs to see and we will send a written quote for the statues and delivery.
Can a statue be engraved with the name of a home or a donor?
Ask us. Marble can be carved to order, and we will tell you what is possible on the piece you want before anything is done.
Do you deliver to Northern Ireland or the UK?
Our checkout delivers within the Republic of Ireland. For anywhere else, write to us and we will tell you honestly whether we can help and what it would cost, before you pay anything.
Buying for a home, hospital or business?
Send us the places and the spaces, and we will suggest statues that suit them and quote for the whole order.
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