St. Jerome's Church
Alexander Avenue at E. 138th Street
Photo by ErLu
Thanks to David Gonzalez for providing the following background on the statue:
The statue of St. Jerome is actually based on Joseph Grange, the twin brother of Fr. John Grange, the long-time (and now, former) pastor there. Joe, a philosophy professor and past president of the Metaphysical Society of America, grew up in the neighborhood when it was a solid Irish enclave. A few years ago, when the church was being renovated, Fr. Grange had a new statue made in Italy. He sent a photo of Joe to the sculptors and - voila - a little bit of the Grange family was immortalized. Fr. Grange is now at St. Athanasius parish, not too far away.
For more on Joe, John, Jerome and Dion (yes, THAT Dion) see here:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/bronx-church-embraces-wandering-tune-for-a-saint/
Alexander Avenue at E. 138th Street
Photo by ErLuThanks to David Gonzalez for providing the following background on the statue:
The statue of St. Jerome is actually based on Joseph Grange, the twin brother of Fr. John Grange, the long-time (and now, former) pastor there. Joe, a philosophy professor and past president of the Metaphysical Society of America, grew up in the neighborhood when it was a solid Irish enclave. A few years ago, when the church was being renovated, Fr. Grange had a new statue made in Italy. He sent a photo of Joe to the sculptors and - voila - a little bit of the Grange family was immortalized. Fr. Grange is now at St. Athanasius parish, not too far away.
For more on Joe, John, Jerome and Dion (yes, THAT Dion) see here:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.
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The statue of St. Jerome is actually based on Joseph Grange, the twin brother of Fr. John Grange, the long-time (and now, former) pastor there. Joe, a philosophy professor and past president of the Metaphysical Society of America, grew up in the neighborhood when it was a solid Irish enclave. A few years ago, when the church was being renovated, Fr. Grange had a new statue made in Italy. He sent a photo of Joe to the sculptors and - voila - a little bit of the Grange family was immortalized. Fr. Grange is now at St. Athanasius parish, not too far away.
For more on Joe, John, Jerome and Dion (yes, THAT Dion) see here:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/bronx-church-embraces-wandering-tune-for-a-saint/
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