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Grey Skies over Parish Church of St.Sebastian Ramsau
The parish church Saint Sebastian is the parish church of Ramsau nearby Berchtesgaden . It is consecrated to the saints Sebastian and Fabian. Particularly from the "Malerwinkel" with the Ramsauer Ache and the Ertlsteg in the foreground and the Reiteralpe in the background the church is a popular picture and photo motive .Alanpt2015©
Consecrated by the most powerful of the medieval popes, Innocent III, in 1198, the cathedral has several unusual features. The Renaissance portico incorporates two pulpits; four rose windows and four circular emblems of the Evangelists adorn its facade, surrounding a gold-ground Byzantine-style mosaic of Christ Enthroned with Mary and John the Baptist.
The lower middle 'rosone' is an exceptional example of the Cosmatesque work imported from Rome - stone or enamel chips in sinuous patterns.
Consecrated Henneberg grave chapel, 1182
Grave lay the Henneberger Count to 1566, since 1610 the village church
Current interior of 1843, wall painting "The Last Judgement" in the choir and apse arch 1485
The Northern Lights Cathedral is also known as Alta Church and was consecrated on February 10th, 2013 by former bishop of Nord-Hålogaland diocese, Per Oskar Kjølsaas. There are 350 seats in the church room, which can be expanded with the congregation hall to around 500 seats.
The Northern Lights were one of the sources of inspiration during construction and from all angles you can see meandering waves as the Northern Lights often appear. It just had to be a Northern Lights Cathedral in the City of Northern Lights.
The Cathedral of Cordoba; originally a mosque (Mezquita) built on the site of a Roman temple and later a Visigoth church. After Cordoba was recaptured from the Moors in 1236, the mosque was consecrated as a church. Later a baroque cathedral was constructed in the center of this huge mosque. The result is a definite architectural oddity.
Pindaya is a town in the Shan State of Burma. It is located in the west of the state in Pindaya Township in Taunggyi District. Mainly famous for its limestone caves called Pindaya Caves where thousands of Buddha images have been consecrated for worship over the centuries, it is also one of the towns that host an itinerant market every fifth day.
The church of St. Nicholas was consecrated in 1290. Used as a court church until the end of the 15th century, today it belongs to a Lutheran congregation. Interesting are the statues of Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) and the carillon with 40 bells, which plays German folk songs twice a day.
The newly consecrated National Cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, still under construction in Bucharest
Orthodox Patriarchs of Constantinople and Bucharest consecrate Cathedral
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The Cathedral was consecrated on 25 November 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Metropolitan Chrysostomos (gr) of Patras from the Greek Orthodox Church.
The newly consecrated National Cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, still under construction in Bucharest
Orthodox Patriarchs of Constantinople and Bucharest consecrate Cathedral
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The Cathedral was consecrated on 25 November 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Metropolitan Chrysostomos (gr) of Patras from the Greek Orthodox Church.
"Einsiedeln Abbey (German: Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, the title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation, for the first inhabitant of the region was Saint Meinrad, a hermit. It is a territorial abbey and, therefore, not part of a diocese, subject to a bishop. It has been a major resting point on the Way of St. James for centuries.
Meinrad was educated under his kinsmen, Abbots Hatto and Erlebald, at the abbey school at Reichenau, an island on Lake Constance, where he became a monk and was ordained a priest. After some years at Reichenau, and at a dependent priory on Lake Zurich, he embraced an eremitical life and established his hermitage on the slopes of mount Etzel. He died on January 21, 861, at the hands of two robbers who thought that the hermit had some precious treasures, but during the next 80 years the place was never without one or more hermits emulating Meinrad's example. One of them, named Eberhard, previously Provost of Strassburg, in 934 erected a monastery and church there, of which he became first abbot.
The church is alleged to have been miraculously consecrated, so the legend runs, in 948, by Christ himself assisted by the Four Evangelists, St. Peter, and St. Gregory the Great. This event was investigated and confirmed by Pope Leo VIII and subsequently ratified by many of his successors, the last ratification being by Pope Pius VI in 1793, who confirmed the acts of all his predecessors.
In 965 Gregory, the third Abbot of Einsiedeln, was made a prince of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Otto I, and his successors continued to enjoy the same dignity up to the cessation of the empire in the beginning of the 19th century. In 1274 the abbey, with its dependencies, was created an independent principality by Rudolf I of Germany, over which the abbot exercised temporal as well as spiritual jurisdiction. It remained independent until 1798, the year of the French invasion. It is still a territorial abbey, meaning that it is located in a territory that is not part of any diocese which the abbot governs "as its proper pastor" (Canon 370, Codex Juris Canonici) with the same authority as a diocesan bishop.
Einsiedeln has been famous for a thousand years, for the learning and piety of its monks, and many saints and scholars have lived within its walls. The study of letters, printing, and music have greatly flourished there, and the abbey has contributed largely to the celebrity of the Benedictine Order. It is true that discipline declined somewhat in the fifteenth century and the rule became relaxed, but Ludovicus II, a monk of St. Gall who was Abbot of Einsiedeln 1526-44, succeeded in restoring a stricter observance.
In the 16th century the religious disturbances caused by the spread of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland were a source of trouble for some time. Zwingli himself was at Einsiedeln for a while, and used the opportunity for protesting against the famous pilgrimages, but the storm passed over and the abbey was left in peace. Abbot Augustine I (1600–29) was the leader of the movement which resulted in the erection of the Swiss Congregation of the Order of St. Benedict in 1602, and he also did much for the establishment of unrelaxed observance in the abbey and for the promotion of a high standard of scholarship and learning amongst his monks.
The pilgrimages which have never ceased since the days of St Meinrad, have tended to make Einsiedeln on a par with the Holy House of Loreto and Santiago de Compostela, serving as a major stopping point on the Way of St. James leading there. Pilgrimages constitute one of the features for which the abbey is chiefly celebrated. The pilgrims number around one million, from all parts of Catholic Europe or even further. The statue of Our Lady from the 15th century, enthroned in the little chapel erected by Eberhard, is the object of their devotion. It is the subject of the earliest preserved print of pilgrimage, by the Master E.S. in 1466. The chapel stands within the great abbey church, in much the same way as the Holy House at Loreto is encased in a marble shrine and is elaborately decorated.
September 14 and October 13 are the chief pilgrimage days, the former being the anniversary of the miraculous consecration of Eberhard's basilica and the latter that of the translation of St Meinrad's relics from Reichenau Island to Einsiedeln in 1039. The millennium of St Meinrad was kept there with great splendour in 1861 as well as that of the Benedictine monastery in 1934. The great church has been many times rebuilt, the last time by Abbot Maurus between the years 1704 and 1719. The last big renovation ended after more than twenty years in 1997. The library contains nearly 250,000 volumes and many priceless manuscripts. The work of the monks is divided chiefly between prayer, work and study. At pilgrimage times the number of confessions heard is very large.
In 2013 the community numbered 60 monks. Attached to the abbey are a seminary and a college for about 360 pupils who are partially taught by the monks, who also provide spiritual direction for six convents of Religious Sisters." - info from Wikipedia.
During the summer of 2018 I went on my first ever cycling tour. On my own I cycled from Strasbourg, France to Geneva, Switzerland passing through the major cities of Switzerland. In total I cycled 1,185 km over the course of 16 days and took more than 8,000 photos.
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High about the medieval town on the Eichberg recumbent ones, to holy Nicholas of Myra consecrated church is to be added to the brick Romanesque and is dated on the beginning of the 13th century, because on the one hand the place Mölln after the list of the Ratzeburger chapter still about 1194 to the parish belonged to Breitenfelde, is mentioned but then already in the Ratzeburger tenth register of 1230 even as a place with a church.
The church was built as a Late-Romanesque pillar basilica. Model for this church construction the basilica old brim might have been. The choral space was supposed around 1217 was ready when the bishop from Ratzeburg held here the first synod.
In the second half of the 15th century the church received important rebuildings: In 1470/71 the south ship was extended Gothic, grown in 1497 to the east to this the today's baptistry and the originally double-storied sacristy. On the north side of the nave a chapel consecrated to the holy Jobst was grown. In 1896 the church was radically redeveloped. Besides, the Jobstkapelle and the upper floor of the sacristy were torn off, partly because of dilapidation, partly to restore the basilikalen overall impression. The south ship received a new roof with three saddle roofs, and the painting was restored inside partly, was explained partly anew in the style of the new Gothic. Most neo-Gothic paintings were removed in 1959 again.
St.Peter`s Church in Malmö
Was probably founded at the beginning of the 14th century.Although no documents bearing this out exist tuday,we do know that when the Chorch was first mentioned in 1346 it had alredy been consecrated for divine worship. It was dedicated to St.Peter and St.Paul.
St.Peter`s Church has a triple-aisled nave with transept and ambulatory.All of it is built in the so called Baltic Gotihic style. Its closest prototype would appear to be St.Mary`s Church at Lubeck.The exterior of the Church is distinguished by its flying buttresses and elegant arches soaring over aisle and ambulatory alike.The tower was given its present apperarance in 1890.Grouped around the main building are several additional erections.To the north of the tower lies the Baptistery or Merchant`s chapel (Krämarekapellet),beloning to the 15th century.To the south lies St.Anna`s chapel,built around 1500 and dedicated to the mother of the blessed Virgin
St.Perer`s Church in Malmö Sweden
The interior of the Church remains mainly in accordance with its orginal plan,including elegantly shaped pillars and arches.The rich frescoes that covered the vault during the middle ages were hidden from the eye in the year 1555 when the entire edifice was whitewashed.During a restoration carried out in the 1850,all traces of the former frescoes were scraped away.
Consecrated in 1854, All Saints’ Anglican Church is oldest surviving church in Mount Pleasant just outside of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. It is of the Gothic-vernacular style architecture, typical of early Upper Canadian church architecture. Vernacular architecture relies on the local resources and skills available. In the case of this church, local parishioners helped to build the church with whatever construction skills they possessed, using lumber milled on the Ferris farm nearby.
All Saints’ Anglican Church is a single detached building with a rectangular plan and single centre inset tower. This tower is square shaped with finials on top of all four corners, features that resemble an English parish church. The main entrance is on the gable façade and consists of centre double doors. The church has a medium pitched roof and is made of horizontal vinyl siding. The church’s Gothic features include centre pointed Gothic windows and a unique Gothic transom above the main entryway. The trim on the roof features eaves with return. Stained glass windows are present that were first added in 1908.
The interior of the church has original oak furnishings including oak pews. There are pine floor boards and an altar, both of which are also original features.
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La Sainte-Chapelle :(French for The Holy Chapel) is a Gothic chapel on the Ile de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France. It is perhaps the high point of the full tide of the rayonnante period of Gothic architecture.
It was planned in 1241, started in 1246 and quickly completed: it was consecrated on April 26, 1248. The patron was the very devout Louis IX of France, who constructed it as a chapel for the royal palace.[1] The palace itself has otherwise utterly disappeared, leaving the Sainte Chapelle all but surrounded by the Palais de Justice, which carries on a single function of the palace, which was the site of the king's lit de justice where important aristocrats pled their cases before the king.
The Sainte Chapelle was built to house precious relics: Christ's crown of thorns, the Image of Edessa and twenty other relics of Christ had been in Louis' hands since August 1239, when it arrived from Venice in the hands of two Dominican friars
The Royal chapel stands squarely upon a lower chapel which served as parish church for all the inhabitants of the palace, which was the seat of government (see "palace"). The king was later granted sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Louis.
The upper chapel: Picture will be send later
La Sainte-Chapelle fut édifiée sur l'île de la Cité, à Paris, à la demande de Saint-Louis afin d'abriter la Sainte couronne, un morceau de la Sainte Croix ainsi que diverses autres reliques qu'il avait acquises.
Architecture
Les plans sont probablement dus à Pierre de Montreuil qui l'édifia en un temps record : de 1242 à 1248. Ce bâtiment est un petit chef d'œuvre de l'art gothique, certains auteurs considérant qu'il marque l'apogée de cet art. Conçue comme une chasse précieuse devant mettre en valeur les reliques y étant conservées, elle devait également servir de chapelle royale, étant construite dans le palais royal de l'île de la Cité. Elle superpose deux chapelles, l'inférieure pour les gens du commun, la supérieure pour l'entourage du roi, selon un usage courant dans la construction des palais royaux du Moyen Âge. Dans les premiers temps, la chapelle haute n'était d'ailleurs accessible que par les galeries supérieures du Palais, Saint Louis n'ayant pas fait construire d'escalier public.
La Chapelle basse
La chapelle basse, dédiée à la Vierge, était accessible aux gens de service et sert de socle à la chapelle haute. Basse de plafond, bordée de piliers massifs supportant tout le poids de l'édifice, elle n'existe que pour son utilité fonctionnelle et architecturale, permettre d'alléger au maximum la construction en supportant tout le poids de la chapelle haute.
La Chapelle haute : photo à venir !
Source: Wikipedia.
An attempt to illustrate two related definitions, from the 1913 Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. (Yes, there is an Easy Street in Aiken, SC!) The next photo on this photostream served as the background for this poster.
Holiness, it said, is the state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity, freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence, and the state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God.
Sanctification is being made holy, or set apart.
We can't achieve perfection in this life -- we will make mistakes -- except that we can have perfect motives, God helping us.
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Mosfellskirkja (Mosfell Church) is located in historic Mosfellsdal (Mosfell Valley) and was constructed and consecrated on April 4, 1965 . Mosfell church was the gift of Stefán Þorláksson, a man who belevie the best use for his fortune was to build a church. The church is located near the site of several historic Churches build in the early days of Iceland.
Mosfellsdal was the location of early Viking settlements and farms. The valley is featured in historical writings of the12th and 13th century.
Writings such as Egil’s Saga, Gunnlaug’s Saga and Hallfred’s Saga and well as the information held in the Book of the Icelanders (Islendingabók) touch on the people who lived here. Some of the famous stories from the valley are the death scene of Egil Skallagrimson and a murder described in The Saga of Gunlaug Serpent-Tongue. Egill Skallagrímsson was a Viking poet and warrior who is supposedly buried in the valley along with his silver treasure.The writings mention an early church in the valley at Hrísbrú on Grím’s farmstead and how it was later pulled down in order to be moved. In the last 50 years archaeologists have succeeded in not only excavating the first church, but also the second, rebuilt church, located 500 m to the east. These archeological areas lie nearby the present day church.
The farm where Mosfellskirkja (Mosfell Church)is located was the boyhood home of Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness. He is the only Icelander to ever win the Noble Prize. In his later years, the author wrote the book úninu heima (Home in the Hayfield), in which he described his childhood experiences at his home in the Mosfellsdalur (Mosfell Valley).
The church of Sainte-Marie de Léoncel is all that is left of the Cistercian abbey that was founded in this valley of northern Drôme (southeastern France) in 1137. The church was quickly built, as it was consecrated in 1188. However, some remodeling and alterations took place until around 1230. Most of the church is pure Romanesque, but as you will see, the roofing of the nave features a budding form of rib vaulting which announces the age of the Gothic.
The abbey was ravaged during the Hundred Years War; only the church was left standing. The cloister and other abbey buildings were never rebuilt. Monastic life endured (albeit down to a substantially degraded degree) until the French Revolution, when the church became parochial —hence the opening of a door in the western façade, and the walling up of some lateral doors. Since 1974, a community of Dominican sisters has taken over what is left of the abbey and thus monastic life has begun anew.
Cistercians favored simple, straight lines over the Benedictine curved ones, so it comes as no surprise to see that the apse is pentagonal. The apsidioles grafted onto each arm of the transept have retained their traditional semi-circular shape, however.
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Naples is the third-largest city of Italy after Rome and Milan and one of the most densely populated cities in Europe. First settled by Greeks in the second millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the 6th century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. Naples' historic city centre is the largest in Europe and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Pizza was invented here but the restaurants in Naples have earned the most stars from the Michelin Guide of any Italian city. People awarded the honorary citizenship of Naples are: Sophia Loren & Diego Maradona. When Maradona arrived in Naples, they won the Italian and European titles for the first time. Maradona’s photo was hung next to Jesus in half of the homes of Naples. Naples is a real raw working city, a place with fascinating art and viewpoints, spontaneous conversations and unexpected, pleasant attitude. Naples has an enormous wealth of cultural treasures. You will find two royal palaces, three castles and ancient ruins with some of the oldest frescoes of Christianity. The Duomo di Napoli is very impressive located in the middle of the historic centre. The Cathedral is the heart of Napoli. This cathedral, Gothic in design and completed in the 14th century and since then restored several times over, is the home to the crypt and the chapel. Also it is where the Festival of San Gennaro, the infamous blood liquefaction ceremony takes place three times a year. It always works, otherwise Naples with face some bad doings.
Naples Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the seat of the Archbishop of Naples. It is widely known as the Cattedrale di San Gennaro. We attend mass in this beautiful cathedral and then spent a happy couple of hours walking round and enjoying the beauty, peace and tranquility of this wonderful place. In the interior of the main Cathedral of Naples, you can see numerous murals, mosaics, and chapel, different time of construction. In the center is the main altar, consisting of a block of white marble, decorated with bas-reliefs, on the front side, by an anonymous sculptor of the eighteenth century, depicts the resurrected Christ. The inner space of the Cathedral has the shape of a Latin cross, consists of a main hall, divided into three naves with lateral chapels. Three passes of the main hall are separated by a sequence of eight pillars on each side, which include Roman columns, which are based on pointed arches, decorated with stucco and marble. The ceiling of the main nave is decorated with gilt and five paintings of 17th century. Next to the cathedral is the old seminary of Naples consecrated in 1568.
Napels is na Rome en Milaan de derde stad van Italië en een van de dichtstbevolkte steden van Europa. Napels, voor het eerst bewoond door Grieken in het tweede millennium voor Christus. Het historische stadscentrum van Napels is het grootste van Europa en staat op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO. Napels is een echte rauwe werkstad, een plek met fascinerende kunst en uitzichtpunten, spontane gesprekken en onverwachte, prettige instelling. De Duomo di Napoli is zeer indrukwekkend gelegen in het midden van het historische centrum. De kathedraal is het hart van Napels. Deze kathedraal, gotisch van ontwerp en voltooid in de 14e eeuw en sindsdien verschillende keren gerestaureerd, is de thuisbasis van de crypte en de kapel. Het is ook waar het Festival van San Gennaro, de beruchte bloedvloeiingsceremonie, driemaal per jaar plaatsvindt. Het werkt altijd, anders staat Napels voor een aantal slechte daden. Afhankelijk van de richting waar je vandaan komt, kan het heel moeilijk te vinden zijn, als je van de voorkant komt is het prima, zoals op een grotere hoofdweg, maar één ingang komt meer uit een steegje en je denkt dat je op de verkeerde plek bent, maar je gaat niet alleen de trap op. We wonen de mis bij in deze prachtige kathedraal en brachten vervolgens een paar gelukkige uren door met rondlopen en genieten van de schoonheid, vrede en rust van deze prachtige plek. In het midden staat het hoofdaltaar, bestaande uit een blok wit marmer, versierd met bas-reliëfs, aan de voorzijde, door een anonieme beeldhouwer uit de achttiende eeuw, toont de herrezen Christus. De binnenruimte van de kathedraal heeft de vorm van een Latijns kruis en bestaat uit een grote zaal, verdeeld met zijkapellen. Drie doorgangen van de grote zaal worden gescheiden door een reeks van acht pilaren, waaronder Romeinse zuilen versierd met stucwerk en marmer. Het plafond van het middenschip is versierd en verguld met vijf schilderijen uit de 17e eeuw. Naast de kathedraal staat het oud seminarie van Napels ingewijd in 1568, tegenwoordig een archief.
St Marks Anglican Church.
Erected in 1878 the original St Mark's Anglican Church building is today used as the parish hall which is today located at the rear of the current St Mark's church building.
The present St Mark Evangelist Anglican Church building was consecrated by Dr Cambridge, Bishop of Bathurst on 24/11/1909.
St Mark Evangelist Anglican Church Millthorpe, New South Wales, Anglican Church building was consecrated by Dr Cambridge, Bishop of Bathurst on 24/11/1909.
St Mark Evangelist Anglican Church Millthorpe, New South Wales, Australia.
Consecrated by the Archbishop of York, William Maclagan, on the 12th October 1896.A story says that each day when the builders arrived they would say, "We'll toss a coin. An if it stays up in t'air, we'll work. But if it comes down we'll go to t'Sun Inn for a beer". It's a wonder it ever got built.
The newly consecrated National Cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, still under construction in Bucharest
Orthodox Patriarchs of Constantinople and Bucharest consecrate Cathedral
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The Cathedral was consecrated on 25 November 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Metropolitan Chrysostomos (gr) of Patras from the Greek Orthodox Church.
The Dialogues Of Klynghon - The Portal Of Oblivion by Daniel Arrhakis (2025)
The Klynghon Dialogues - The Oblivion Portal
The Fate of Humanity...
Always Between Dream and Despair...
That rises and falls...
That rises and destroys...
With no memory of it all
Arkher Klynghon (2078 - 2156)
He was an artist and philosopher who studied humanity's oblivion in the cycles of rebirth and death and its connection to the rise and fall of the very civilizations it builds... He was the father of Cyclical Existentialism and of oblivion as a necessary stage for renewal.
One of his best-known works, "Dialogues," written in 2130, came to consecrate his thinking on the role of Oblivion as fundamental to the progress of humanity and the cycles of civilization.
Situated on a limestone outcrop of the Eocene age to the west of the canyon of the Rio Vero in the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park, the village grew up around a muslim castle (9th century) and the Collegiate church of Santa Maria, which was consecrated in 1099.
The name of the village comes from the Arabic القصر al qaçr for "fort" or "castle" (renamed as Alcazar in Spanish)
The church was consecrated on 6 December 1329, after the consecration of the cemetery and the altars. The church factory continued throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, and the construction phases are reconstructed through the church registers with the entrances and exits and which are located in the archives of the State of Verona. It is known that between 1341 and 1342 three altars were built and consecrated: the altar of the Holy Face, of Saint George and of Saint Mary Magdalene, while between 1343 and 1345 the bell tower was built, whose bell was bought in 1348 to Venice.
Церковь была освящена 6 декабря 1329 года, после освящения кладбища и алтарей. Церковная фабрика продолжалась в течение 14 и 15 веков, а этапы строительства восстанавливаются через церковные регистры с входами и выходами, которые находятся в архивах штата Верона. Известно, что между 1341 и 1342 годами были построены и освящены три алтаря: алтарь Святого Лица, Святого Георгия и Святой Марии Магдалины, а между 1343 и 1345 годами была построена колокольня, колокол которой был куплен в 1348 году. Венеция.
A soldier of the infamous Separatist unit 'Les Tempêtes' is ritually consecrated following intense fighting in the area known unofficially as 'Suicide Boulevard'.
Palatine Chapel, Aachen, begun c. 792, consecrated 805 (thought to have been designed by Odo of Metz), significant changes to the architectural fabric 14–17th centuries (Gothic apse, c. 1355; dome rebuilt and raised in the 17th century, etc), mosaics and revetment scream 19th century, and are indeed 19th century, columns were looted by French troops in the 18th century though many were later returned, they were added back without knowledge as to their original locations in the 19th century. Finally, the structure was also heavily damaged by allied bombing during WWII and significantly restored again in the second half of the twentieth century.
Leaveland Parish Church is an Early English style Norman church built mainly of Flint & consecrated in 1222
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Consecrated by Bishop Bronescombe in 1260. Altered and added to by Bishop Grandison circa 1330. Mainly Early English. Built like Exeter Cathedral, with 2 towers above transepts. Has nave and aisles and Lady Chapel. Groining later and north aisle is Perpendicular. Very rich roof with pendants. Some fine tombs. Was a Collegiate Church from 1337 to 1545 when it was dissolved. It is an imposing structure of grey stone. The interior was restored drastically mid C19 by Butterfield and others
The Duomo of Brindisi was consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1089 and completed in 1143. The cathedral was heavily damaged by the earthquake of 1743 and rebuilt, after which it was subjected to numerous restorations. The basilica plan remains of the Romanesque structure , similar to that of the Basilica of San Nicola di Bari : three naves without transept . The present position of the facade of the church is the same as the original one: vertically tripartite in strips corresponding to the various naves.
In the interior you can find fragments of the mosaic floor of 1178 , the wooden choir of 1594 made by local carvers, the baptismal font of the sixteenth century and some eighteenth-century paintings. In the chapel dedicated to San Teodoro d'Amasea, patron saint of the city of Brindisi the mortal remains of the martyr Saint Lawrence are kept.
EN: Built beginning in 1080 and consecrated in 1096, the Basilica of Saint-Sernin is a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture and a landmark on the Camino de Santiago. This morning, its brick and stone glowed in the sunrise, linking past and present in the heart of Toulouse. - FR: Commencée en 1080 et consacrée en 1096, la basilique Saint-Sernin est un chef-d’œuvre de l’art roman et une étape majeure sur le chemin de Saint-Jacques. Ce matin, ses briques et pierres s’illuminaient au lever du soleil, reliant passé et présent au cœur de Toulouse.
he imposing brick structure was erected at the beginning of 6th century by order of Bishop Ursicinus, using money from the Greek banker Iulianus Argentarius. It was certainly located next to a Christian cemetery, and quite possibly on top of a pre-existing pagan one, as some of the ancient tombstones were re-used in its construction.
Sant'Apollinare in Classe was consecrated on May 9, 549 by Bishop Maximian and dedicated to Saint Apollinaris, first bishop of Ravenna and Classe. The Basilica is thus contemporary with the Basilica of San Vitale of Ravenna. In 856, the relics of Saint Apollinaris were transferred from the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe to the Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna.
The exterior has a large façade with two simple uprights and one mullioned window with three openings. The narthex and building to the right of the entry are later additions, as is the fine 9th century round bell tower with mullioned windows.
The church is on a nave and two aisles. An ancient altar in the mid of the nave covers the place of the saint's martyrdom. The church ends with a polygonal apse, sided by two chapels with apses.
The nave contains 24 columns of Greek marble. The carved capitals of the columns depict acanthus leaves, but unlike most such carvings the leaves appear twisted as if being buffeted by the wind. The faded frescos depict some of the archbishops of Ravenna, and date to the 18th century. The lateral walls are bare, but were certainly once covered with gorgeous mosaics. These were likely demolished by the Venetians in 1449, although they left the mosaic decoration in the apse and on the triumphal arch, the church's most striking features.
The upper section of the triumphal arch depicts, inside a medallion, Christ. At the sides, within a sea of clouds, are the winged symbols of the four Evangelists: the Eagle (John), the Winged Man (Matthew), the Lion (Mark), the Calf (Luke). The lower section has, at its two edges, the walls showing precious gems from which twelve lambs (symbols of the Twelve Apostles) exit. The sides of the arch show two palms which, in the Bible's symbolism, represent justice; under them are the archangels Michael and Gabriel, with the bust of St. Matthew and another unidentified saint.
The decoration of the apse date to the 6th century, and can be divided into two parts:
in the upper one, a large disc encloses a starry sky in which is a cross with gems and the face of Christ. Over the cross is a hand protruding from the clouds, the theme of the Hand of God. At the side of the disc are the figures of Elijah and Moses. The three lambs in the lower sector symbolize the saints Peter, James and John, alluding the Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor.
in the lower one is a green valley with rocks, bush, plants and birds. In the middle is the figure of Saint Apollinaris, portrayed in the act of praying God to give grace to his faithful, symbolized by twelve white lambs.
In the spaces between the windows are the four bishops who founded the main basilicas in Ravenna: Ursicinus, Ursus, Severus and Ecclesius, all with a book in a hand. At the sides of the apse are two 7th century panels: the left one, which has been much restored, portrays the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV granting privileges to an envoy of the Ravenna's archbishop. In the right panel are Abraham, Abel and Melchisedek around an altar, on which they offer a sacrifice to God.
The choice of the subject is closely linked to the fight against Arianism, as it restates the both divine and human nature of Christ, the former negated by the Arians. In addition, the representation of Apollinaris among the apostles was a legitimation to Maximian as the first bishop of a diocese directly related to the early followers of Jesus, being Apollinaris, according to the legend, a disciple of St. Peter.
St Marks Anglican Church.
Erected in 1878 the original St Mark's Anglican Church building is today used as the parish hall which is today located at the rear of the current St Mark's church building.
The present St Mark Evangelist Anglican Church building was consecrated by Dr Cambridge, Bishop of Bathurst on 24/11/1909.
St Mark Evangelist Anglican Church Millthorpe, New South Wales, Anglican Church building was consecrated by Dr Cambridge, Bishop of Bathurst on 24/11/1909.
St Mark Evangelist Anglican Church Millthorpe, New South Wales, Australia.
The original Christ Episcopal Church was built in 1832 on Seville Square overlooking Pensacola Bay. This Norman-Gothic church was badly desecrated by Union Forces during the Civil War who used it as a jail, barracks, a hospital and then toward the end of occupation, as a military chapel.
By 1879 Christ Church had enough funds to renovate and expand the original structure. By the early 1900’s, however, the area around Seville Square had become a slum and parish leadership decided to build a new church in North Hill. Architect John Sutcliffe was hired to design the Spanish Renaissance structure that you see today at 18 West Wright Street. The church was completed in 1903 and consecrated in 1917. (Adapted from History of Christ Church Pensacola, FL by Rev. Dr. B. Madison Currin)
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Consecrated by Bishop Bronescombe in 1260. Altered and added to by Bishop Grandison circa 1330. Mainly Early English. Built like Exeter Cathedral, with 2 towers above transepts. Has nave and aisles and Lady Chapel. Groining later and north aisle is Perpendicular. Very rich roof with pendants. Some fine tombs. Was a Collegiate Church from 1337 to 1545 when it was dissolved. It is an imposing structure of grey stone. The interior was restored drastically mid C19 by Butterfield and others
The newly consecrated National Cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, still under construction in Bucharest
Orthodox Patriarchs of Constantinople and Bucharest consecrate Cathedral
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The Cathedral was consecrated on 25 November 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Metropolitan Chrysostomos (gr) of Patras from the Greek Orthodox Church.
St. Mary’s Church, Grade 2 listed Victorian building, consecrated in 1871. Apsley End near to Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.
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The original Christ Episcopal Church was built in 1832 on Seville Square overlooking Pensacola Bay. This Norman-Gothic church was badly desecrated by Union Forces during the Civil War who used it as a jail, barracks, a hospital and then toward the end of occupation, as a military chapel.
By 1879 Christ Church had enough funds to renovate and expand the original structure. By the early 1900’s, however, the area around Seville Square had become a slum and parish leadership decided to build a new church in North Hill. Architect John Sutcliffe was hired to design the Spanish Renaissance structure that you see today at 18 West Wright Street. The church was completed in 1903 and consecrated in 1917. (Adapted from History of Christ Church Pensacola, FL by Rev. Dr. B. Madison Currin)
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Massive 'opus caementicium' construction, much-modified over the years, originally completed 126 CE by Hadrian
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Building owes its survival to being consecrated as a church, Santa Maria della Rotonda
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Inside the original round church of Temple Church in the City of London, consecrated in 1185. It was built and used by the Knights Templar as their HQ in London. Many of the Templar Knights are buried here. In the reign of King John it was also used as the Royal Treasury. The rectangular extension beyond the pillars was added some 50 years after the original round church. I was visiting at the time to have a look at the Harrison and Harrison organ that was famously used in the composing of the soundtrack for the Sci-Fi film 'Interstellar'. The church was literally taken over at the time of recording for the use of the organ in the making of the music.