Parish of St. Jerome (Dueñas, Iloilo)
May 30, 2009 by
chucha
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Churches, Eastern Iloilo
The parish was formerly called Laglag. Basically, the church has the same structure as the Lambunao and Calinog churches if not for the dome which has a Romanesque influence. On the other hand, the massiveness of the façade and the bell towers suggests a Baroque influence.
The primitive church was made of wood. Later, the church made of stone was destroyed by the earthquake of 1787.
In 1878, the construction of a structure made of stone and bricks with the interiors following the Tuscan order and the exterior of Doric origins, was started under the supervision of Fr. Nicholas Gallo. It has one nave and two spacious transept, measures 65 meters long and 16 meters wide.
Like its neighboring churches, the Dueñas Catholic church was also damaged during the 1948 earthquake that shook the whole island of panay.
The heave 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. The roundness of the front columns contrasts with the flat rectangular pilasters on the side wall.
Location : Dueñas, Iloilo
Feast Day : June 30
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BEBOT PAMA RN on Fri, 18th Dec 2009 4:10 am
DUENAS FEAST DAY IS SEPTEMBER 30 NOT JUNE 30. WHY I KNOW? I AM A WARM BLOODED DUENASANON, BORN AND RAISED IN DUENAS.
ariel mendoza on Wed, 17th Mar 2010 2:30 am
pwede palihog post or pa email sang video ng king & queen parade last feb.2010 pls……. gusto ko lang makita anak ko dyan nasa malayong lugar lang ako. madamo nga salamat.
LENA CABATIAN GARCERA on Thu, 8th Apr 2010 7:01 pm
I BELIEVE THE FEAST DAY FOR ST JEROME TOWN OF DUENAS IS SEPT. 30TH. MR. PAMA IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. I REMEMBERED WHEN WE WERE YOUNG WE WALKED MILES AND MILES TO REACH TO TOWN JUST TO ATTEND MASS AND GO TO SOMEONES HOUSE TO EAT AND GO TO THE CARNIVAL. OUR FAMILY IS FROM ANJAWAN, DUENAS. CAN SOME ONE PLEASE POST A PICTURE OF THEIR BARRIO FIESTA BEFORE THE EASTER WEEK 2010.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
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rg on Fri, 30th Apr 2010 10:10 am
sana po me mga pix din ng patron saints ng bawat church
vilma allado on Wed, 12th May 2010 1:11 pm
Andami ko napuntahan n simbahan pero iba talaga ang simbahan natin,i feel something that hard to express tlaga…..
sana mkapagpost pa kau ng mga iba’t ibang tanawin sa ating mahal na bayan…..