After apostolic ministry and serving as faculty member at Providence College (1937–1938 and 1946), he went to Pietrasanta, Italy in 1956 commissioned to create a sculpture of Our Lady of Fatima and he remained in the country until his death on September 3, 1977.
[3][4] Growing up, McGlynn was unaware of racial issues during his youth, using discriminatory terms as part of everyday life to describe African Americans.
"[5] Four versions of the sculpture exist, and the creation of this work is often credited with contributing to the canonization of de Porres in 1962.
The Martin Hall sculpture, the fourth in the series, has no rats at the Saints feet, is made of bronze (H. 7 ft.) and was copyrighted in 1958 and dedicated on November 3, 1979.
[1] The version of the sculpture at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., is made of wood (H. 121⁄2 ft.) and does not feature the rats at his feet.
The funds for the work were provided by an endowment supplied by parishioner Mary A. Cooke, who hoped to have the statue erected inside the church school.
[2] On November 3, 2009, the parish of St. Joseph in Raleigh, North Carolina, was presented a four-foot-tall version of the sculpture by Fr.
[7] The national shrine to de Porres in Memphis has a chapel that features a small version of the 1930 casting which shares the space with a relic of St. Martin as well as a stained-glass window and icons created by Pam Hassler.