The Irish standard., 1890-09-20
IA NEW CHURCH IN RON &.
Ireland to Be Represented in the
I. Eternal City.

Ireland to Be represented in the
Eternal City.
A. Handsome Edt1lce in Honor of He,
Patron ssinr-PIans Approved BY the
Pope-The Work Of Erecslon Now Vel
in d-Descrtption of tho structure.
The project of erecting in Rome q
church dedicated to Irelsnd's patron
saint was inaugurated four years ago,
and the word was Entrusted to Dr.
Glynn, Prior of the Augustinian Col
lege in the Eternal City. Nearly every
nationality except the Irish is repre-.
sented by chuach in Rome. The work
of erecting St. Patriok's is now we'll in
hand, the corner stone having been laid
IN Aug. i, 1888. The building will rise
beside the new college Of the Irish Au-
gustinian Fathers in the new quarter
Of Rome, formerly known as the Villa
Ludovisi.
e few months ago, in accordance with
the wish of the Pope, three sets of plans
for the new church were prepared.
They represented the Gothic, Renais-
sance and Classic sty les, of architecture.
Copies of the plans were sent to the
Provincial Of the irish Augustinians,
the ArchDishops of ireland and Austria
lia, and an American prelate, who were
asked to give their opinions as to the
beat styles. The plan of the "reminiscences
seeeiyed the general approval. The de-
cision was then submitted to the Pope,
lo Il ho a. - l.
Renaissance.
In form thu edifce will be basilica,
with three naves. Steps will lead to the
floor, which will be Seven feet above the
level of the street. The facade will be-
very handsome. It will be encrusted
with colored marbles and ornament ted
with ,nosaics and statues. Pilasters,
spiral columns, mosaics, pinnacle and
bas- reliefs will ornament the entrances
Of which there will be three, one COR
sach nave. A handsome rose window
will be over each door. A row of inches
with gilt walls will stretch across the
facade, above the rose windows. The
inches will be filled with Greek marble
statues Of illustrious Irish saints. In
the central niche will be a statue of this
patron Of Che church. 1t will be con-
siderably larger than any Of the other
statues. The inches on this right will
contain statues Of ST. Brigid, St. Jar
lath, St. Lawrence O'Toole and St.
Dympna, and those on the left statues
OF ST. Columbia, St. Carmac, st Kilian
and St. TIA. The lateral naves will only
be about half as high as the central
nave. The tympanum or triangular
space Of the central nave facade will he
adorned by mosaic, and in the center
of the square portion beneath it will be
large rose window. Across the SUM-
init of the entire facade will run cor
nice with madallions mosaics and in
taglois. Above the center Of the lynn
pan UNI will ba placed gilt cross. The
aida walls will have the same horizon
tai divisions as the facade Stain ed
glass will fill this windows, above
which will be placed, ON ornamental
shields OF carved stone, the arms of the
different dioceses of Ireland.
The belfry or campanille will rise at
the right hand side, where the apse and
nave will meet. It will be divided
into stories or zonessand will be orna-
mented with colored marble discs and
gnosaics. In form the apse will be
semi-octagonal, and its horizontal
divisions will harmonic with those of
the front and sides. 1t will have win
dows similar to those of the sides. In
height the facade will be 1872 feet, and
in breadth 80 feet The distance from
the ground to the top Of the belfry
will be 1873 feet. In length the edidce
will he 1914 feet. This includes the
apse, which is II feet deep. The entire
breadth of the church will be rs fe-t
Each of the lateral naves will be half
50 wide as the central nave Eighty
nine feet will be the height of the CEN
trail nave, and 49 feet that of the lateral
paves. Two rows Of columns will mar
tbs divisions Of the nayes. In each
TOW will be four monoiith columns of
Bella granite. The columns, includ.
ing the capitals, will be "a feet high !
each. In style the capitals will be
Carrara marble. At each end Of the |
COWS of columns will be plaster. The
decoration of the walls aud vaulted |
ceiling has not yet been decided on, !
but the interior of the edihce will be |
most favorable for any kind of artistic |
work.
The entire area of the church, sscri sty |
and other places of worship connected
with the building will be 2i,740 feet.
The aacristy and the other places of
worship have been completed, and form
part Of the adjacent college building.
They are on the LETT hand side of the
edifce. The sacristy is quite spacious,
and will be used as a chapel until the
church itself has been completed.
The funds for the erection of the
church are being raised by subscrip- |
ton. The Pope made the first contri- |
button. He gave 1000 lires. He also
made an appeal to Irish Catholics in
all lands, which has been generously
responded to.
81, Barnard. !
Tho festival of St. Bernard, the won
de1ful Saint Of the eleventh century |
took place recently. He was born in
1901. He is noted as the Abbot of the |