21 March 2016
Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
This blog page is just about the “Hermitage”, a 3/4 scale monastery on Cat Island. It was built by hand by an architect and Priest, Father Jerome, who designed many cathedrals in Europe, Australia, and the Bahamas.
He built this one for himself and lived there until an accident precipitated his death. It is on the highest point in the Bahamas. The Stations of the Cross are all hand carved by him. It was built around 1936, he died in 1956 and is buried there.
The ceilings are low so you must bend to humble yourself as you enter. The doorways are about 5’ tall.
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| Steps up to the church, very step |
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| one single pew |
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| Alter |
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| Father Jerome's bed, about 5'6", and was used as seen, not mattress |
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| Bell tower |
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| A summer kitchen |
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| A piece of a plow shear used as a gong to announce yourself as a visitor |
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