- "There was [...] a little church whose stained-glass windows were glowing jewel-bright across the square."
- —Description[src]
St Jerome's Church[1] was a small church in Godric's Hollow. It was located close to the village square and next to a small graveyard. The area leading up to the church was called Church Lane.[2] It was quite old, having been built in or before the thirteenth century.[3]
History
In the 1990s, the parochial vicar was the Revd. Dr Stephen Swain. Eucharist was held every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and on the weekdays (times posted on the church notice board).[2] Eucharist was also held in religious festivals, such as Christmas, and baptisms were also conducted on this holiday.[4] The parish also arranged weddings and funerals[2] and Eucharist was held there on every Sunday and weekdays in church. Saint Jerome was the patron saint of this church.[1]
There was a large stained-glass window with a depiction of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus over the door to the church.[5]
Behind the scenes
- The name of the church was not given in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. A sign giving the church's name as the "Parish Church of St Clementine" appeared in the video game Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.[2] The church's canonical name was finally revealed as "St Jerome's Church" in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (First identified as St Jerome's Church)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Four, Scene Eight
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- ↑ As Ignotus Peverell was buried in the graveyard.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow)
- ↑ the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child