The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-14
ST. PATRlCK'S CHURCH IN ROME.
A Handsome Edifice in Honor of the
Pntrnn Saint nf Iraland.

Handsome Edifice in Honor of the
Patron Saint of ireland.
The project of erecting in Rome church
dedicated to Ireland's patron saint was
inaugurated four years ago. and the work
was intrusted to Dr. Glynn, Prior of the
Augustnian College in the Eternal City.
Nearly every nationality except the Irish is
represented by church in Rome. The
work of erecting St Patrick'S is now well in
hand, the cornerstone having been laid on
August /, 1888. The building will rise be-
side the new college of the Irish August
inian Fathers in the new quarter OF Rome.
formerly known as the Villa Ludovici.
A few months ago, in accordance with the
wish of the Pope, three sets of plans for the
new church were prepared They repre-
scented the Gothic, Renaissance aud Classic
STYLES of architecture. Copies of the plans
were sent to the Provincial of the AugUstn-
ians, the Archbish0ps of Ireland and Aus
tralia and an American pTelate, who were
asked to give their opinions as to the best
styles. The plan of the Renaissance edifice
received the general approval. The decision
was then submitted to the Pope, who said
he also was in favor of the Renaissance.
In form the editice 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 hand
some Ii will be encrusted with colored
statues. Piasters, spiral columns, mosa-
les, ornate pinnacles and bas-reliefs will or
nament the entrances, OF which there will
be three, one for each nave. A handsome
rose window will be over each door. A row
| of inches with gilt walls Will stretch across
ftne facade, above the rose windows. The
inches will be filled with Greek marble stat
ues of illustrious Irish saints In the CEN
! trail niche will be statue OF the patron of
| the church 1t will be considerable larger
. Of ha NIL CT ha nj
ON the right side will contain statues of St.
Brigid, st. Jarath, St Lawrence O'Toole
and st. Dympna, and those on the left stat
| ues of st. COLUMBIA, st. CoImGc, St. Kilian,
and ST. Tia. The lateral naves will be only
| about half as high as the central nave.
| of the central nave facade viii be adorned
| by mosaic, and in the center of the square
portion beneath it. will be large rose win
dow. Across the summit of the entire
facade will run a cornice with medallions,
mosaicS and intaglioS. Above the center OF
the tympanum Will be placed gilt cross.
The side walls Will have the same hori-
zontal divisions as the facade. Stained
glass will ill the windows, above which Will
be placed, on Ornamental shields of carved
stone. the arms oil the dlnerent dloceseS OF
Ireland.
The belfry or campanille will rise at the
right-hand side, where the apse and nave
will meet. 1t Will be divided into stories or
zones and viii be ornamented with eoored
marble discs and mosaics. In form the apse
will be semi-octagonal, and its horizontal
divisions VIII harmonic with those of the
front and sides. 1t will have windows
similar to those of the sides. In height the
facade will be 10 feet, and in breadth 81
feet. The distance from the ground
20 the top of the belfTy will be los
feet In length the edifice will De 194 feet.
This includes the apse, which is II feet
deep. The entire breadth Of the church
will be rs feet. Each of the lateral naves
will be half as wide as the central nave.
Eighty-nine feet Will be the height of the
central nave, and 10 feet that of the lateral
paves. Two rows of columns VIII mark
the divisions Of the nayes. In each row will
be four monolith columns of Bella granite.
be 81 feet high each. In style the capitals
will be Corinthian, and the material will be
Carrara marble. At each end of the rows
of columns will be a plaster The decora-
ton of the walls and vaulted ceiling has
not yet been decided on, but the interior of
the edlfice will be most favorable for any
kind Of artistic work
The entire area of the church. sacristy
and other places of worship connected with
the building will be q, 40 feet. The sacristy
and the other places of worship have been
completed, and form part of the adjacent
college building. They are on the left hand
side of the edifice. 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 subscription The Pope
made tho first contribution. lie gave 1000
lires He also made an appeal 10 Irish
Catholics in all lands. which has been gen.
erously responded ton. Y. Sun.