tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149362212571632662.post8326155327014386442..comments2024-02-09T09:28:28.048-05:00Comments on BoogieDowner: Photo of the DayBoogiedownerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08013028900628543820noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149362212571632662.post-29460562544754641502009-05-21T22:41:37.959-04:002009-05-21T22:41:37.959-04:00The statue of St. Jerome is actually based on Jose...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.<br /><br />For more on Joe, John, Jerome and Dion (yes, THAT Dion) see here:<br /><br />http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/bronx-church-embraces-wandering-tune-for-a-saint/David Gonzalezhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/david_gonzalez/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.com