Church San Juan Bautista y San Ramón Nonato of Juana Diaz[lower-alpha 1]
Photograph of the Iglesia San Ramón Nonato, a church with two symmetric towers
The church in 2017
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LocationTown Plaza
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°03′10″N 66°30′19″W / 18.052897°N 66.505350°W / 18.052897; -66.505350
Built1807[lower-alpha 2]
Architectural styleBaroque
MPSHistoric Churches of Puerto Rico TR[2]
NRHP reference No.84000465
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1984

The Iglesia San Ramón Nonato (English: Church of Saint Raymond Nonnatus), in some sources also referred to as Iglesia San Juan Bautista y San Ramón Nonato (English: Church of Saints John the Baptist and Raymond Nonnatus), is a Roman Catholic parish church in the town plaza of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico.

History

The parish was erected in 1798.[3] The Baroque church building was built of plastered masonry starting in 1807[lower-alpha 2] and underwent significant repairs over the years, including after the 1867 earthquake and during a 1970 project that included removal and replacement of the original roof. Nevertheless, the building retains most of its original design, construction, and materials, including masonry walls, towers, sacristies, interior arcades, dome, and wooden spiral stairway in the south tower. The church's placement in the town plaza and close to the town hall reflect the Crown-mandated urban design principles of the early 19th century. Important artworks in the church include wooden carvings of Saint John and the Sorrowful Mother, as well as a painting of the Crucifixion that may be the work of José Campeche.[1][4]

The church building was entered on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The church's name is presented here without the accent on "Díaz" in conformance with the usage in the house's National Register nomination form.[1] and announcement of listing[2] The latter source additionally omits the accent from "Ramón", which is retained here.
  2. 1 2 Construction began in 1807. A completion date is not stated in the available sources. Major elements (the north tower) were added possibly as late as 1895.

References

  1. 1 2 Gómez, Marisa; Cardona, Ester (July 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Church San Juan Bautista y San Ramón Nonato of Juana Diaz (PDF), retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 National Park Service (December 21, 1984), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 179, retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Diocese of Ponce (n.d.), Parroquias por orden cronológico de erección [Parishes in Chronological Order of Erection] (in Spanish), archived from the original on June 8, 2017, retrieved June 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (April 1, 2014), Iglesia San Juan Batista y San Ramón Nonato (PDF) (summary sheet) (in Spanish), archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2017, retrieved June 8, 2017.


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