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WHO IS ST JEROME
He was a Croatian by birth and lived from 347 to 420. He became one of the Churchs best known
historian and translators. His greatest work is the Vulgate a translation of the Hebrew Bible from the
original Hebrew into Latin. He was fluent in most of the languages of the time: Greek, Latin, Hebrew,
Aramaic and others. He travelled extensively throughout the then known world and was a prolific writer of
commentaries and translations. He lived a monastic life and spent his last 35 years in the environs of
Bethlehem working on his bible translations.
Finally, the convento, church offices and activity centres are on either side of the main walkway leading to
the church entrance. They form a sort of plaza, which itself faces to town plaza, just outside the gate.
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
FAADE
The heavy
Doric
columns are mounted on a rectangular section divided into three equal segments. Semi-circular
arched blind fenestrations flanked both sides of the semi-circular arched entrance. Each one
crowned with rose windows that indicates the second story and choir loft. Furthermore,
Inspecting the Facade, the overpowering proportion of its octagon belfries is very evident and
gives the church an extraordinary beauty that is quite different from the other churches
in Iloilo.The Church was influence by a Spaniards. The roundness of the front columns contrasts
with the flat rectangular pilasters on the side wall. In addition, there is a five oculi in the central
on being on the balcony above the main entry. Each of these oculi has a simple stained glass
window in it depicting a plain flower.
NICHES
INTERIOR
Upon entering the church itself people are struck by its majesty a
view up the nave towards the chancel show the Tuscan influence
in the design, especially the dome and the arches supporting it.
The chancel is particularly bright because of the clerestory which
allows in the brilliant sunshine. The base of the eastern belfry is
occupied by a small chapel in which we find a most attractive
statue of the Pieta.
ALTAR
STATUES
There is in the baptistery a statue of the Archangel
Gabriel fighting the devil
ST MATTHEW
ST LUKE
ST MARK
ST JOHN
While the altar and chapel on the west side is dedicated to: The Sacred
Heart of Jesus.
The stone work and detail in both of these chapels is something to behold when you consider
that they were built in the late 1870s those people were extremely talented individuals.
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