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Church San Juan Bautista y San Ramón Nonato of Juana Diaz
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
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Location	Town Plaza Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°03′10″N 66°30′19″W / 18.052897°N 66.505350°W / 18.052897; -66.505350
Built	1807
Architectural style	Baroque
MPS	Historic Churches of Puerto Rico TR
NRHP reference No.	84000465
RNSZH No.	2001-(RS)-23-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1984
Designated RNSZH	May 16, 2001

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. The Baroque church building was built of plastered masonry starting in 1807 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.

The church building was entered on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and added to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce

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. and announcement of listing The latter source additionally omits the accent from "Ramón", which is retained here.
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. ^ 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. ^ 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.
5. GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.

External links

• Summary sheet from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (in Spanish)
• National Register of Historic Places photographic file
• Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico". National Park Service. Retrieved June 5, 2023. National Register of Historic Places cover documentation

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