St. John the Baptist Church: A gateway to heaven | Iglesia San Juan Bautista: Una puerta al cielo ⛪️
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Good morning, travelers from around the world! I am happy to greet you again and take you on a tour of the San Juan Bautista Church in Mesa del Esnujaque, Trujillo State, another little corner of my beloved Venezuela.
This religious temple is quite modest, with a very simple design and structure, which I suppose is normal for a small town. Four large bases support its roof, and it also has a bell tower that is characteristic and common in this type of church. In addition, its external façade has a glass window with Saint John the Baptist, which is difficult to see clearly due to its proximity to the roof. Some windows await the mosaics of virgins and saints inside.
Once inside, you can see how the columns support the wooden ceiling, with enormous chandeliers hanging from it. You can also see the light coming in through the stained glass windows, bringing the interior to life.
In the first niche, my attention was drawn to some images associated with the Holy Spirit in reliefs on the frame. It also contained an image of the Heart of Jesus with a small altar surrounded by angels. It seemed like a very intimate space for offering prayers to God, decorated with flowers.
The second niche was also similar to the previous one, except that it featured other symbols associated with the Church. Several saints and virgins were arranged on a wooden altar, and this space was also used for the sacrament of baptism, as the baptismal font was located there.
Its main altar is very simple but filled with light from outside. It mainly features Jesus Christ, Saint John the Baptist, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Near them is one of our Venezuelan saints, Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who was born in the state of Trujillo. Near the altar lie the immortal remains of Father Javier Furgiele, who dedicated his entire life to the faith.
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Translation by: Deepl
Buenos días viajeros de todo el mundo, me siento contenta de poder saludarles nuevamente y poder llevarlos en esta oportunidad a conocer la Iglesia San Juan Bautista, en la Mesa del Esnujaque, en el estado Trujillo, otro riconcito dentro de mi amada Venezuela.
Este templo religioso es bastante modesto, con un diseño y estructuras muy simples, supongo que es lo normal por tratarse de un pueblito pequeño, cuatro grandes bases sostienen su techo, posee además un campanario característico y común en este tipo de iglesias, además su fachada externa posee dentro de un cristal a San Juan Bautista que difícilmente puede apreciarse bien por su cercanía al techo, algunos ventanales aguardan los mosaicos de algunas vírgenes y santos en su interior.
Una vez en su interior, pueden verse como las columnas sostienen su techo de madera, con enormes candelabros que se mantienen colgando del mismo, además podían verse la luz entrando por las vidrieras para darle vida a su interior.
En un primer nicho algo llamo mi atención unas imágenes asociadas con el Espíritu Santo en relieves en el marco, también guardaba en su interior una imagen del Corazón de Jesús con un pequeño altar repleto de ángeles a su alrededor, parecía un espacio muy íntimo para elevar las peticiones a Dios, algunas flores decoraban dicho espacio.
El segundo nicho también era similar al anterior solo que con otros símbolos asociados a la Iglesia, sobre un altar de madera estaban dispuestos algunos santos y vírgenes, además este espacio es utilizado para el sacramento del bautismo ya que la pila bautismal se encontraba ahí.
Su altar principal muy simple pero lleno de una luz que entra desde el exterior, en el se encuentra principalmente Jesucristo, San Juan Bautista y la Virgen del Carmen, cercanos a ellos se encuentra uno de nuestros Santos Venezolanos el Dr. José Gregorio Hernández que por cierto nació en el Estado Trujillo, cerca al altar reposan los restos inmortales del Prebistero Javier Furgiele, quién dedico toda su vida a la fe.
Esta iglesia me generó una paz increíble, llena del amor de Dios, donde mediante la oración nos conectamos con nuestro creador y lo que más me gusta fue su ubicación, frente a la plaza con una increíble vista a las montañas, imagina salir de misa y sentir que estas entrando en el cielo.
Fotografías tomadas con un Samsung Galaxy A35.
Collage realizado en Inshot
Contenido de mi propiedad.
Traducción por: Deepl
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The church building is really beautiful, the inside is very luxurious ♥️
It is a temple that holds within it a bundle of faith and devotion.
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