St Jerome's Church

St Jerome's Church
Location information
Location	High Street, Godric's Hollow, West Country, England
Owner(s)	Revd. Dr Stephen Swain (vicar)

"There was [...] a little church whose stained-glass windows were glowing jewel-bright across the square."

— Description

St Jerome's Church 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. It was quite old, having been built in or before the thirteenth century.

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). Eucharist was also held in religious festivals, such as Christmas, and baptisms were also conducted on this holiday. The parish also arranged weddings and funerals and Eucharist was held there on every Sunday and weekdays in church. Saint Jerome was the patron saint of this church.

There was a large stained-glass window with a depiction of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus over the door to the church.

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. 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