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Bishop of St Andrews.
By 1290 Kinghorn Church was an important religious centre. At the east of the present church are the ruins of an earlier building, probably that consecrated by the Bishop of St Andrews in 1243.
1567 – possible construction of the most interesting internal feature – the fine model of the ship, Unicorn, hanging in the Sailors Aisle.
The ministers of 17th century Kinghorn represent the shifting currents of Scottish religious life. In the post-reformation period there were various attempts at repairing and altering the old church structure.
1608 – a repair was made to the upper part of the South Aisle by building a loft
1609 – the Sailors Aisle was built.
1659 – the pulpit was built.
1774 – Major rebuilding took place where the walls were taken down to window sill level and rebuilt. The result was a plain preaching box with two wings at the east end, to the south the Sailors Aisle and to the north, the Balmuto Aisle, with the laird’s loft above and the crypt below.
1778 – Major rebuilding of the church – greatly reduced in size, the Medieval chancel left as a total ruin. The interior was plainer, the seating a mixture of old and new pews. Balmuto Aisle rebuilt, still bears the inscription Claude Boswell 1774 on the exterior wall.
1778 – Split in the church led to formation of the Relief Church. Kinghorn Parish Church Hall broke away from the Parish Church when a Relief Church was formed which later became the United Presbyterian Church.
1779 – New church built on the same site as the later Rosslands Church, first minister appointed, Rev Joseph Johnston.
1788 – He rejoined the established church and the congregation left the Relief Church and moved to the Associate Burgher Church of Dunfermline.
1843 – Mr Jardine (minister) complains about the situation of the church which is well removed from where people live. The road to the church is narrow and steep, not fit for a carriage or gig nor for the elderly or infirm. The church was also showing signs of age and decay. One feature of this ministry was the dividing up of the parish into elders districts. Church services were well attended.
1844 – During the major reconstruction work they offered the use of their church for services and for a year or two congregations worshipped under the same roof. The Free Church of Scotland worshipped in the Old Meal Mill (what is now Barton Buildings).
1846 – Mr Ballingall ordained minister of that church 1847 – Ladyburn Church was completed. 1847 – Church became part of the United Presbyterian Church after a union of the Relief Church and the United Secession Church. The new church was very evangelical, had a democratic spirit and was very concerned with social reform and temperance.
1865 – New church was opened with seating for 320.
1894 – A further reconstruction took place – the steeple was added and the vestibule and chancel extended and the Unicorn refurbished.
Where Barton Buildings now stands was the Old Meal Mill where the Free Church commenced services in.
1894 – Further reconstruction of the church when the Bell Tower and Chancel were added. Free Church in Kinghorn offered the use of their church for services. For a year or two congregations worshipped under the same roof.
1900 – Congregation became part of the United Free Church of Scotland after the union of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church.
1902 – organ purchased through money raised by Ladies Association.
1912 – The church became very modern when the latest incandescent gas lights were fitted in the chancel beside the choir and pulpit.
1914 – Churches used to teach the children during war years as schools were commandeered by the Army.
1921 – Ladyburn Church bought by the Roman Catholics. Rosslands Church chosen for the united charge.
1929 – with the Union of the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland it became Rosslands Parish Church of Scotland. At this time the Old Parish Church was renamed St Leonards Parish Church.
1931 – Church Hall built on piece of ground in Nethergate.
1935 – 1st Kinghorn Boys Brigade and Girls Guildry were formed.
1937 – Church was redecorated and organ and choir stands moved from the chancel to a place in front of the Balmuto Loft. Screen erected in front of the Sailors Aisle making it into a separate chapel. Stained glass windows fitted, new communion table and lecturn supplied. All paid for by fund raising efforts of church members.
1939 to 1945 – Remembrance services alternated each year between St Leonards and Rosslands.
1960- Presbytery decreed that the two churches should unite and the congregation be known as Kinghorn Parish Church. Rosslands Church was converted into a hall. A congregational board was set up to leave the Session free to attend to other matters. The Union took place smoothly with office bearers, members and organisations mingling well. Rosslands Church was converted into a hall and St Leonards Hall was eventually demolished to make way for housing. A Congregational Board was set up to leave the Session free to attend to other matters.
1978 – Organ was removed to the gallery and completely rebuilt. Balmuto Loft rooms were combined and made into the Balmuto Room to provide a crèche and a congregational meeting place. Morning service was introduced at 9.30am.
1978 – Organ was removed to the gallery and completely rebuilt. Small rooms of Balmuto Loft were combined and made into the Balmuto Room for providing a crèche and a congregational meeting place. A morning service was introduced at 9.30 am in addition to the main service at 11.00am. Discussion groups were held on Sunday evenings.
1980 – The Faith, Hope and Charity shop opened.
Throughout its long history Kinghorn Church has been altered, reconstructed in parts, had its name changed from All Saints to St Leonards. Still, the church stands firm at the edge of the sea – a bastion against the changing tides of fashion and the movements of society which ebb and flow like the sea upon the sand beside her. But the church building is just stone and mortar and only becomes a living church when people come in and make it more than an empty shell.
1980 – A Church Centre opened in the High Street in 1980 where information can be obtained and exchanged over a cup of tea. Open every week day and served by lady volunteers within and outwith the Church. The Glory Hole just cant help raising money. The manse in Kilcruik Road was sold and the minister moved into a newly built house in Myre Crescent.
In January 2024 Burntisland Parish Church and Kinghorn Parish Church combined to form Burntisland and Kinghorn Church of Scotland. Jim Reid became the minister of the newly united Burntisland and Kinghorn Church of Scotland and was inducted at a service in the church in Burntisland on Thursday 18th January 2024. Worship will continue to take place in both towns, but we will have more joint services – both together as one Burntisland and Kinghorn Church and with our friends at Erskine United Free Church as part of the BEK partnership.
The Cathedral of the Annunciation of Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated in 1088. It is a three-nave temple in the Romanesque style with Byzantine and early Christian elements.
The most characteristic feature is the mosaic floor of the entire nave and presbytery from the 12th century, as well as the richly decorated ceiling.
The right nave of the cathedral ends with the Chapel of the Martyrs. Seven large glass niches contain the bones of Otranto's citizens. They were murdered by beheading by the Turks on August 14, 1480, after they refused to convert to Islam. Behind the altar there is the "Rock of Martyrdom", on which the heads of about 800 inhabitants of Otranto were beheaded.
On May 12, 2013, Pope Francis proclaimed saints 800 martyrs of Otranto.
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Katedra Zwiastowania NMP została konsekrowana w 1088 roku. Jest to świątynia trójnawowa w stylu romańskim z elementami bizantyjskimi i wczesnochrześcijańskimi.
Najbardziej charakterystyczną cechą jest pochodząca z XII wieku mozika podłogowa całej nawy i prezbiterium oraz bogato zdobiony sufit.
Prawa nawa nawa katedry kończy się Kaplicą Męczenników. W siedmiu dużych przeszklonych wnękach znajdują się kości obywateli Otranto. zostali oni zamordowani ścięciem głowy przez Turków 14 sierpnia 1480 roku, po tym jak odmówili przejścia na Islam. Za ołtarzem znajduje się kamień "Skała Męczeństwa”, na którym odcięto głowy około 800 mieszkańcom Otranto.
Papież Franciszek 12 maja 2013 ogłosił świętymi 800 męczenników z 1480 w Otranto.
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
It was built by the Franciscan Order of Observants (Bernardines). It was founded in front of the city walls in the Na Bělidlech section and only later was it surrounded by the city walls. The church was allegedly built on the site where the Franciscan monk Jan Kapistrán preached in the 15th century. The foundation stone was laid in 1453 and in August 1468 the church was consecrated. In 1492 it was severely damaged in a fire and there was a gradual decline of the whole monastery. The church was partially renovated in the 1930s and 1940s, when a new crypt was built. After the end of the Thirty Years' War, two side chapels were added. After the abolition of the order as part of the Enlightenment reforms, the Franciscans had to leave the monastery in 1784.
Brockhampton Chapel.. Worcester WR6 5TB, UK
Brockhampton Chapel coordinates...52.1914° N, 2.4644° W
Brockhampton Chapel Built c1799 by George Byfield, with glass by William Eginton. Sanctuary altered 1888-91 with reredos and glass by Powell's.
A Georgian Gothic chapel of tall and compact shape, which has embattled parapet and gables to the main elevations. Tall gabled buttresses rise above the parapet, and are diagonal at the angles. Entrance is by the west door, which has Gothic panelling and is beneath a blind-tracery overlight and square label. Above the doorway is a coat of arms in Coade stone, and a small wheel window. The tower rises from polygonal clasping buttresses, and its 2-light bell openings, recessed in square-headed frames, have Y-tracery and louvres. The embattled parapet has tall pinnacles. In the 5-bay south wall are tall 2-light windows with simple Perpendicular tracery. The chancel has a similar 3-light east window. The north side is plain, with blind windows.
HISTORY: Begun c1798 and consecrated c1810-11, the chapel was built in the grounds of Brockhampton Park at the expense of John Barneby, replacing a small Norman church at Lower Brockhampton. It was designed by George Byfield (c1756-1813), who was responsible for several country houses, but who specialised in prison building. Brockhampton is his only church. Brockhampton was one of the earliest churches in Herefordshire to be built in a Gothic-revival style. Glass for the east window was made by William Raphael Eginton (1778-1834) of Birmingham. New stained-glass windows and a reredos were made in the period 1888-1891 by Powell's of London, to designs by Mary Lowndes (1857-1929) and Ada Currey (1852-1913).
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Dedicated to the hermit Saint Calais, this Chapel, consecrated in 1508, was the private place of worship for Louis XII and Anne of Brittany.
Blois, France
St. Luke’s and Christ Church
Christchurch Street, London, SW3 4AS
The church was consecrated in 1839 due to the expansion of London. Prior to this Chelsea was open countryside. The church was essentially for working class people employed in the many grand houses in the vicinity.
The church was built in the traditional style, The Nave, Aisles and a gallery over the Aisles. It had a large pulpit in the centre but no place for a choir. A bit austere.
The church was designed by Edward Blore a very well-known individual. He designed the main front of Buckingham Palace in 1846.
In 1876 the church was gifted firstly an organ from St Michael, Queenhithe and secondly the pulpit from an unknown city church. Both these were gifts from churches that were demolished due to reconstruction of the City. In 1890 there were alterations, the nave roof was completely rebuilt, and there was further renovation to the supporting pillars between aisles and the nave. Both the west and east ends of the church were extended. Finally the western gallery and most of the old pews were removed. New larger pews were installed.
It has some lovely windows; one particularly is designed from The Creation to honour William Wilberforce and the Earl of Shaftsbury with their efforts to bring social justice into the main stream of life.
Parish Church Breitensee (High Altar)
The Roman Catholic parish church of Breitensee is consecrated to St. Laurentius (Saint Lawrence). Breitensee is a subdistrict of Penzing, Vienna's 14th district.
The Breitensee parish church was built in the neo-Gothic style from 1896 to 1898 according to plans by the Breitensee master builder Ludwig Zatzka and consecrated on 8 October 1898 in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I.
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In parts of the Catholic Church, the Christmas season lasts until Candlemas, i.e. until 2 February. I won't bore you with the different views on the length of the Christmas season in the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations.
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe ("Saint Apollinaris in Classe") is a church in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, consecrated on 9 May 549 by the bishop Maximian and dedicated to Saint Apollinaris, the first bishop of Ravenna and Classe.
An important monument of Byzantine art, in 1996 it was inscribed with seven other nearby monuments in the UNESCO World Heritage List, which described it as "an outstanding example of the early Christian basilica in its purity and simplicity of its design and use of space and in the sumptuous nature of its decoration".
Work on Sant'Apollinare in Classe started at the beginning of 6th century by order of Bishop Ursicinus, using money from the Roman 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.
At that time, Classe was located on the shore and was the ancient home port of the Roman fleet which gave its name to the town. Due to the accumulation of silt, the coastline has since moved 9 kilometres to the east.
The imposing brick structure was consecrated on 9 May 549 by Bishop Maximian and dedicated to Saint Apollinaris. The Basilica is thus contemporary with the Basilica of San Vitale of Ravenna. The relics of Saint Apollinaris are today in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe.
In the 15th century, Sigismondo Malatesta stripped the church of the marble covering the walls of the side aisles, to use it for the construction of the Tempio Malatestiano of San Francesco in Rimini.
St. Luke’s and Christ Church
Christchurch Street, London, SW3 4AS
The church was consecrated in 1839 due to the expansion of London. Prior to this Chelsea was open countryside. The church was essentially for working class people employed in the many grand houses in the vicinity.
The church was built in the traditional style, The Nave, Aisles and a gallery over the Aisles. It had a large pulpit in the centre but no place for a choir. A bit austere.
The church was designed by Edward Blore a very well-known individual. He designed the main front of Buckingham Palace in 1846.
In 1876 the church was gifted firstly an organ from St Michael, Queenhithe and secondly the pulpit from an unknown city church. Both these were gifts from churches that were demolished due to reconstruction of the City. In 1890 there were alterations, the nave roof was completely rebuilt, and there was further renovation to the supporting pillars between aisles and the nave. Both the west and east ends of the church were extended. Finally the western gallery and most of the old pews were removed. New larger pews were installed.
It has some lovely windows; one particularly is designed from The Creation to honour William Wilberforce and the Earl of Shaftsbury with their efforts to bring social justice into the main stream of life.
The neo-Gothic parish church was designed by the provincial architect Gustave Hansotte and consecrated on September 9, 1879. It was repaired on several occasions after the bombings of the First World War.
Photo shot in 2011 from the top of the Brusilia Residence.
Azimuth 320.3°, 17.2 km away (10.7 mi).
Address: Kouter - Nieuwbaan 71, 1785 Peizegem (Merchtem)
FR : Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée Conception de Peizegem
L'église paroissiale, de style néo-gothique, a été conçue par l'architecte provincial Gustave Hansotte et consacrée le 9 septembre 1879. Elle a été réparée à plusieurs occasions après les bombardements de la Première Guerre mondiale.
Photo prise en 2011 du haut de la Résidence Brusilia.
Azimut 320.3°, distance 17.2 km.
Adresse : Kouter - Nieuwbaan 71, 1785 Peizegem (Merchtem)
NL: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Onbevlekt Ontvangen kerk van Peizegem
De neogotische parochiekerk werd ontworpen door de provinciale architect Gustave Hansotte en ingewijd op 9 september 1879. Het werd verschillende keren hersteld na de bombardementen van de eerste wereldoorlog.
Foto genomen in 2011 vanaf de top van de Brusilia Residentie.
Azimut 320.3°, 17.2 km ver.
Adres: Kouter - Nieuwbaan 71, 1785 Peizegem (Merchtem)
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Consecrated in 1041, the largest Romanesque columned hall crypt in Europe has an area of 9,149 sq ft (850 m²) & a height of approx. 7 m
To all who visit and view, and – especially – express support and satisfaction: you are much appreciated!
Blick zum Südarm der Krypta
The Catholic parish church consecrated to St. Nicholas was built between 1794 and 1798 in the early classical style. The architect is Johann Jakob Haltiner from Altstätten.
The church was used by both denominations until 1906.
The church was not consecrated until 1804.
Peter Anton Moosbrugger from Vorarlberg is hired to do the stucco work, while his son Josef Simon Mossbrugger creates the stucco marble pulpit.
In 1826 the high altar, a work by Jakob Anton Müller, is purchased. The side altars also come from Müller's workshop.
The Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus in her arms is a street art consecrated by priests from the temple of the Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, located opposite.
The mural was created as part of the Dynamic Urban Culture Kyiv project by the Ukrainian team Uptown Team, ZellArt studio in 2015.
Діва Марія з немовлям Ісусом на руках – стріт-арт, освячений священиками з храму Святого великомученика і цілителя Пантелеймона, що розташований навпроти.
Мурал створено у рамках проекту Dynamic Urban Culture Kyiv українською командою Uptown Team, ZellArt studio у 2015 році.
The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building which was consecrated in 184The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building which was consecrated in 188 as Slebech Parish Church in place of the older Parish Church.
It was designed by Thomas Rowlands of Haverfordwest and paid for by Baron de Rutzen with contributions from Queen Adelaide.
The church was deconsecrated in 1990 due to subsidence, although there are burials on the site up to 2004
A spooky photo for Halloween
Excerpt from www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3931&...:
Description of Historic Place
The First Baptist Church is a large free-standing Georgian Revival Style brick building located on the corner of Quadra and Mason Streets in the North Park neighbourhood of Victoria. It can be easily identified by its temple-like portico entrance and rounded four-part windows on its upper storey.
Heritage Value
The First Baptist Church possesses significant heritage value in its early functions as a church, and in its subsequent reuse for a variety of commercial enterprises since 1973. It also adds value to Victoria's heritage character through its distinctive architecture.
It is the historic association with the Congregational Church, for which this facility was built in 1913, that is a primary aspect of its heritage value. The American roots of that religious organization, and their presence in Victoria, are significant because they brought to the city a diversification of religious practice and architectural style. This was the first institutional church, containing an auditorium, gymnasium, and classrooms, on the West Coast. Its architecture, designed by Seattle architects Breseman and Durfee, is a unique example of an American-style Georgian Revival church in Victoria. Furthermore, the purpose-built design of this religious building does not reflect a limitation to serve the denomination for which it was consecrated; in 1925 it was acquired by the Baptist community and functioned as their primary religious facility until 1973.
The diverse secular reuse of this building since 1973 by such businesses as the London Boxing Club and Nelson's Music, is also a key aspect of its heritage value, because it provides an excellent example of the adaptation and reuse of a building to meet the changing social and economic needs of the community.
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of First Baptist Church include:
- Its freestanding stature, defined in part by Quadra and Mason Streets.
- Its Georgian Revival Style architecture, seen in such details as the porticoed entrance and four-part round-arched windows on the top storey.
- Surviving elements of its 1913 design by architects Breseman and Durfee, which reflect its use as a religious institutional building, including interior spatial configurations.
- Surviving evidence of its use by the Congregational Church and the Baptist Church, seen in such details as the interior and exterior signs and inscriptions.
- Its multi-faceted religious and secular uses throughout its history.
Il tempio venne consacrato ufficialmente nel 1198. La sua parte a fasce bianche e nere risale al XIII secolo (presumibilmente realizzata tra il 1256 e il 1277[1]), e venne restaurata tra il 1931 e il 1935. Questa parte è stata derivata da un corpo più antico, che consiste nella chiesa primitiva, mentre a sinistra il campanile è basato sulla cappella sinistra del presbiterio.
The temple was officially consecrated in 1198 His part in black and white bands dating back to the thirteenth century (presumably made between 1256 and 1277 [1]), and was restored between 1931 and 1935 this part was derived from a body oldest, who is in the early church, while on the left the bell tower is based on the chapel on the left of the presbytery.
Derelict, Abandoned Peel Chapel.
Peel Mortuary and Chapel, Overton, North Wales.
Peel Mortuary and Chapel Coordinates....52.96901° N, -2.935075° E
The Peel Mortuary Chapel and Cemetery in Overton on Dee
The Sad Story is that Edmund Peel aged 24 bought Bryn y Pys in 1848,married Anna Maria Lethbridge in 1854 and she died in 1860. She was initially buried in Overton Church graveyard before the Bishop gave permission for her to be moved to the new site.
His grief in losing his young wife resulted in his building of the mortuary chapel and cemetery, consecrated in June 1872 which was then given to the parishioners of Overton. This grief, however, may have been only part of the overall picture if we look at the context of Victorian history.
The reality was that at this time they could not cope with the huge demand for burial space, with a rising population due to the growing industrialisation , mining and railways, creating conditions where social amenities could not keep pace. In 1850 Clarke’s Public Health Enquiry put the death rate in Wrexham at 29 people /1000 ( the average of the day was 18/1000)This figure fell to 11/1000 in 1957 after the formation of Wrexham Council and the sanitation works undertaken.
It was a time of poor sanitation and cholera scares, ( John Snow discovered that cholera was transmitted by water in 1855).
There were several burial acts from 1852-1885 which were to regulate burial grounds and protect them from grave robbers for loot and medical science, and to prevent them being reused too quickly.
Edmund Peel’s building of the chapel and cemetery was therefore responding to a real need for the whole village population.
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St. Luke’s and Christ Church
Christchurch Street, London, SW3 4AS
The church was consecrated in 1839 due to the expansion of London. Prior to this Chelsea was open countryside. The church was essentially for working class people employed in the many grand houses in the vicinity.
The church was built in the traditional style, The Nave, Aisles and a gallery over the Aisles. It had a large pulpit in the centre but no place for a choir. A bit austere.
The church was designed by Edward Blore a very well-known individual. He designed the main front of Buckingham Palace in 1846.
In 1876 the church was gifted firstly an organ from St Michael, Queenhithe and secondly the pulpit from an unknown city church. Both these were gifts from churches that were demolished due to reconstruction of the City. In 1890 there were alterations, the nave roof was completely rebuilt, and there was further renovation to the supporting pillars between aisles and the nave. Both the west and east ends of the church were extended. Finally the western gallery and most of the old pews were removed. New larger pews were installed.
It has some lovely windows; one particularly is designed from The Creation to honour William Wilberforce and the Earl of Shaftsbury with their efforts to bring social justice into the main stream of life.
"Gumlösa Church, the oldest datable brick church in the Nordic region, is a source of inspiration and spiritual energy.
The church was consecrated on 26 October 1192 by Archbishop Absalom of Lund. It has both a tower and vaulted ceilings, which was unusual in those days. High windows and shrapnel damage by the doors bear witness to the fact that the church was also built for defence. Today the church is situated nearby the Sinclair estate."
The foundation stone for the church was laid on August 14, 1603. On December 8, 1607, the friars solemnly moved into the unfinished church. On December 11, 1611, the church was consecrated by the papal legate Cardinal Franz Prince Dietrichstein.
The church and its tower were not completed until 1614, when Father Bonaventura Daumius († 1619) laid the foundation stone for the monastery on August 11, 1614. The house was designed for 200 brothers. The construction was completed by Abraham Mall and Peter Centner in 1621. A small hospital with its own chapel was also built in 1630.
(Wikipedia)
Bingley, West Yorkshire
The church was consecrated on the 23 October 1868 by Bishop Bickersteth when a population of 4,500 was assigned to it. The church, designed by the Victorian architect Richard Norman Shaw, was built without a tower, although one was added later which the foundations were not strong enough for.
Even as soon as 1882, it was noted that the tower was unsafe when a large stone came crashing down during a church service shocking the congregation.
In 1973, cracks were beginning to show in the church and the tower was scaffolded to allow piecemeal demolition of the structure. Two weeks before its explosive demolition, workmen at the top said that they heard the tower and church audibly creak and groan prompting the mass evacuation of nearby houses.
The decision was taken by convention of the architects, demolition experts and church authorities that blasting was the only option and so the tower and church were demolished by explosive charge on Palm Sunday in 1974.
The congregation raised £23,000 to build a new church on the site. This structure was dedicated on the 5 December 1975 and is still in use today with the stained glass from the original windows re-used in the Rose Window of the new church.
St. Luke’s and Christ Church
Christchurch Street, London, SW3 4AS
The church was consecrated in 1839 due to the expansion of London. Prior to this Chelsea was open countryside. The church was essentially for working class people employed in the many grand houses in the vicinity.
The church was built in the traditional style, The Nave, Aisles and a gallery over the Aisles. It had a large pulpit in the centre but no place for a choir. A bit austere.
The church was designed by Edward Blore a very well-known individual. He designed the main front of Buckingham Palace in 1846.
In 1876 the church was gifted firstly an organ from St Michael, Queenhithe and secondly the pulpit from an unknown city church. Both these were gifts from churches that were demolished due to reconstruction of the City. In 1890 there were alterations, the nave roof was completely rebuilt, and there was further renovation to the supporting pillars between aisles and the nave. Both the west and east ends of the church were extended. Finally the western gallery and most of the old pews were removed. New larger pews were installed.
It has some lovely windows; one particularly is designed from The Creation to honour William Wilberforce and the Earl of Shaftsbury with their efforts to bring social justice into the main stream of life.
The Church St. Coloman in Schwangau at sunset
Die Kirche St. Coloman in Schwangau bei Sonnenuntergang
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This stave church was erected around 1160, and consecrated to St Margaret. The legend about her martyrdom decorates the baldachin in well-known paintings from the latter half 13th century.
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The Basilica di San Francesco is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located on the Piazza del Popolo in the town of Ascoli Piceno in the region of Marche, Italy.
Construction of the structure began in 1258, and the church was consecrated in 1371. The church has a Latin cross layout with three naves, divided by hexagonal pilasters. The tall hexagonal bell-tower near the apse was completed in the 15th century, and the copper-sheathed cupola (1548) and ribbed ceilings were not completed until the 16th century. The main facade is in a narrow alley, and has three portals, each with a peaked tympanum and thin elaborate pilasters. The central portal is decorated with highly sculpted travertine marble with a detached column with lions atop capitals, showing persisting Romanesque influences. The top of the tympanum has a sculpture of a lamb, a symbol of the guild of wool merchants, who patronized construction.
The east flank of the church encompasses the five arches of the Loggia dei Mercanti (1513), designed by Bernardino da Carona. The west flank of the church abuts the Chiostro Maggiore.
Along the right flank of the church, facing the Piazza del Popolo, is a lateral entrance surmounted by a monument to Pope Julius II (1506–10). The entrance has a rounded arch flanked by receding sets of corded pilasters. The lunette above the door has a fresco. The monument above the pedestal has a statue of the seated pope in the act of blessing, inside a rounded niche, flanked by statues of holy figures each in their niche. The plaque below translates to: Julius II Pontifex Maximus, restored liberty and expelled the Tyrants. The people of Ascoli erected statues in the year of our savior 1510 This monument honors the pope for imprisoning the Ghibelline tyrant, Astolto Guiderocchi, who had taken control of the city in 1504.
A few meters to the north of the portal of Julius, on the outer wall of the right transept, is an aedicule built against the church. It consists of a portal like structure with an iron grill protecting a venerated image of the Madonna adoring her Son. A protruding rounded tympanum with an angel and a garland are sustained by two Corinthian columns. The aedicule has three rounded steps in front. Tradition attributes the design (1639) to Lazzaro Morelli, a pupil of Bernini, but others attribute it to Silvio Giosafatti.
The 17th-century travertine pulpit was completed by Antonio Giosafatti. The presbytery has three apses. The ogival windows frame stained glass windows. The sacristy contains and altarpiece depicting the Jesus and the Apostles by Cola dell'Amatrice. It also contains paintings by Biagio Miniera, and Nicola Monti (depicting the Blessed Beato Corrado). The adjacent building, the former Franciscan monastery has two cloisters. The larger cloister, Chiostro Maggiore also called the Piazza della Verdura houses a daily food market.
Sant'Apollinare in Classe was consecrated on May 9, 549.
It is quite famous because of its mosaics and is registred as an UNESCO world heritage site (one of 8 such sites in Ravenna).
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The Church was decommissioned in 1972 but the consecrated ground appears to still be used for burials. Silvestri T30 612 Ilford FP4 plus
Consecrated in the 9th century and is now closed for worship and the attached former convent is a private dwelling.
España - Asturias - Oviedo - María del Naranco
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España - Asturias - Oviedo - María del Naranco
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ENGLISH:
Mary at Mount Naranco is a Roman Catholic Asturian pre-Romanesque Asturian architecture church on the slope of Mount Naranco situated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Oviedo, northern Spain. Ramiro I of Asturias ordered it to be built as a royal palace as part of a larger complex that also incorporated the nearby church of San Miguel de Lillo, 100 meters away. It was completed in 842 and consecrated in 848. Its structural features, such as the barrel vault—with transverse ribs corresponding one-to-one with contraforts at the exterior, make it a clear precursor of the Romanesque construction. The exterior decorations, as well as the use of stilted arches mark the intended verticality of the composition.
It was declared a Monumento Nacional on 24 January 1885. Along with all other national monuments of Spain, it was classified as a Bien de Interés Cultural in June 1985. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1985.
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ESPAÑOL:
María del Naranco es un antiguo palacio situado a cuatro kilómetros de Oviedo, sobre la ladera sur del monte Naranco. Originalmente no se proyectó como iglesia, sino que fue el Aula Regia del conjunto palacial que el rey Ramiro I mandó construir en las afueras de la capital del reino de Asturias, y que se terminó en el año 842. Su estilo artístico es el denominado arte asturiano o "ramirense", dentro del prerrománico.
El complejo arquitectónico al que pertenecía este edificio también comprendía la cercana iglesia de San Miguel de Lillo, erigida a tan solo cien metros de distancia. Sin embargo, a causa del derrumbamiento de la cabecera y de parte de las naves de San Miguel, el Aula Regia fue transformada en iglesia, probablemente durante el siglo XII, pues la crónica silense de 1150 ya lo registra como templo de Santa María. El edificio se ubica en la ladera meridional del Monte Naranco donde existía un bosque en el que abundaba la caza. La ausencia de un ábside destinado a contener el trono del rey hace pensar que el edificio hubo de tener carácter de palacio de campo o residencia real dedicada al ocio.
El templo fue declarado Patrimonio Mundial de la Humanidad por la Unesco en diciembre de 1985.
Inside the Dominican Church, in historic L'viv, Ukraine.
Built between 1749 and 1761 in Baroque style, the (then Roman Catholic) church of Corpus Christi is thought to have been designed by famous architect Jan de Witte, and largely funded by the Potocki family. The bell tower was added in the middle of the 19th century and the facade was renovated extensively at the beginning of the 20th. Like many churches, it spent much of the Soviet period as a warehouse, and was later converted into the Museum of Religion and Atheism. With the fall of the Soviet Union, and Ukrainian independence, it was once again consecrated, this time as the Greek Catholic church of the Holy Eucharist.
Panorama shot with my Nikon D40 and a Sigma 10-20mm EX DC HSM lens, stitched in Microsoft ICE, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
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Le Mont Saint-Michel is a small island and tower in the heart of an immense bay in France, invaded by the highest tides in Europe.
It was at the request of the Archangel Michel « chief of the celestial militia » that Aubert, Bishop of Avranches built and consecrated a small church on the 16th October 709. In 966 a community of Benedictines settled on the rock at the request of the Duke of Normandy and the pre-Romanesque church was built before the year one thousand.
In the 11th century, the Romanesque abbey church was founded over a set of crypts where the rock comes to an apex, and the first monastery buildings were built up against its north wall.
In the 12th century, the Romanesque monastery buildings were extended to the west and south.
In the 13th century, a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus, in the wake of his conquest of Normandy, enabled a start to be made on the Gothic section of the "Merveille ": two three-storey buildings, crowned by the cloister and the refectory.
History of the Mont Saint-Michel : the abbey churchIn the 14th century, the Hundred Years War made it necessary to protect the abbey behind a set of military constructions, enabling it to hold out against a siege lasting 30 years.
In the 15th century, the Romanesque chancel of the abbey church, broken down in 1421 was replaced by the Gothic Flamboyant chancel.
With Rome and Saint Jacques de Compostelle, this great spiritual and intellectual centre, was one of the most important places of pilgrimage for the Medieval occident. For nearly one thousand years men, women and children went there by roads called « paths to paradise » hoping for the assurance of eternity, given by the Archangel of judgement « Peseur des ames ».
The Abbey was turned into a prison during the days of the French Revolution and Empire, and needed to be restored before the end of the 19th century.
With the celebration of the monastic's 1000th anniversary, in the year 1966 a religious community moved back to what used to be the abbatial dwellings, perpuating prayer and welcome the original vocation of this place. Friars and sisters from "Les Fraternités Monastiques de Jerusalem" have been ensuring a spiritual presence since the year 2001.
At the same time as the abbey was developping a village grew up from the Middle Age. It flourished on the south-east side of the rock surrounded by walls dated for the most part from the Hundred Years war. This village has always a commercial vocation.
UNESCO has classed the Mont Saint-Michel as a world heritage in 1979 and this mecca of tourism welcomes more than 2,5 millions visitors a year.
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Le Mont Saint-Michel is een klein, rotsachtig getijdeneiland in Frankrijk gelegen in een grote baai aan de monding van de Couesnon. Het granieten massief van de Mont Saint-Michel is bekroond met een middeleeuwse abdij. Op de torenspits van de abdijkerk staat sinds 1898 een beeld van de heilige Michaël dat honderdzeventig meter boven de baai uitsteekt. Het eiland ligt ongeveer 1 kilometer uit de kust bij de plaats Avranches in Normandië. Het is oorspronkelijk een getijdeneiland: het was over land bereikbaar bij laagwater, maar bij hoogwater was het omringd door water. Tegenwoordig loopt er een smalle brug, met pendeldienst, naar het eiland. De Mont Saint-Michel, met zijn trapstraten, is alleen toegankelijk voor voetgangers.
In 1979 werd de Mont Saint-Michel met abdijcomplex en de omliggende baai uitgeroepen tot werelderfgoed door de UNESCO
The basilica was consecrated in 1896 and incorporates extravagent Byzantine and Romanesque design elements. First conceived in the 1870s, construction was very rapid compared to medieval time lines, possibly due to having sufficient funding (my speculation).
This was taken with my new iPhone 14 Pro Max. Amazing detail!
The original Stanmore church, located on Old Church Lane, was consecrated in the name of St. Mary. It remained the village church until 1632, when it was replaced, and thereafter fell into ruin and was taken down. As of the late twentieth century, a single tomb survived in the back garden of a local house.[1][2]
The 1632 church, located nearer to what had become the village centre, was paid for by merchant Sir John Wolstenholme and consecrated by William Laud, then Bishop of London.[3] It is in red brick.
The 1850 building seen through the ruin of the 1632 building.
With growing population, a third church building was constructed in 1850. The 1632 church thereafter was partially demolished and became a ruin; it is now Grade II* listed.[4][5]
Burials in the churchyard include writer W. S. Gilbert and the Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, the Earl of Aberdeen.[6][7]
The present church is built of Kentish rag and Bath stone, and was designed in an Early Decorated Gothic style by the Surrey architect Henry Clutton. It was built by the Lambeth builder George Myers. The church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Ewell had just been completed by Clutton and formed a prototype for St John's.[8] The new church cost £7,855; £1,000 of which had been donated by its rector, Douglas Gordon. Gordon was the son of the Earl of Aberdeen; his lordship had also donated £2,000 to the church.[9] It was consecrated on 16 July 1850 by the Bishop of Salisbury, Edward Denison.[10]
The land on which the church stands was donated by Colonel Hamilton Tovey Tennent. The foundation stone for the new church was laid by the Earl of Aberdeen in the presence of Queen Adelaide, the widow of King William IV. The former queen was resident at Bentley Priory, and this was her last public appearance. Queen Adelaide donated the font to the church and the east window was subsequently dedicated to her memory.[11]
The Hagia Sophia was re-consecrated into a working mosque in 2020. The last time I visited here it was a museum, so I had to buy a ticket to enter. Today as a place of worship, it is now free. However the queue to get in was massive so I avoided it, I thought that maybe the queue would take around one to two hours to enter. My mum did join it and later told me it only took half an hour.
St. Bridget's is an ancient church, consecrated in 1207, which has seen the worship of God through many centuries.
This is one of the oldest churches in continuous use in Monmouthshire. The massive original altar stone has 5 incised crosses. It was hidden in the floor to save it from destruction in the Reformation (1550 - 1599). The church has been repaired, extended and re-ordered many times. Major work was done in 1663, a date found in several places in the church, and again in 1909-10, using the principles of the Art and Craft Movement lead by William Morris (1888). Repairs in 2011-12 re-instated the stone roof tiles and conserved the internal plaster and wall paintings.
The Assumption Cathedral (consecrated in 1473) is underground, in caves dug in the slope of the ravine. Inside the premises are bricked and plastered. Vaults are supported by eleven pillars. In the ground part of the building is the Church of the Intercession. The building originally had two chapters, but in 1758 it was radically reconstructed. Five elegant chapters are executed in the spirit of Kiev baroque temples of the XVII-XVIII centuries.
The first Church of England building in Ross was consecrated in 1838, but as I said yesterday serious foundational flaws meant it had to be pulled down. Many of the original stones were reused in the new construction.
Designed by Henry Hunter, it followed the Gothic Revival style of architecture that had been so popularised in England by the great Augustus Pugin. The Friends of St John's have a wonderful site that tells you the history and shows you some of the gorgeous interior. This is reputed to be one of the most beautiful church interiors in Tasmania.
www.stjohnsross.com.au/fosjrhistory.html
Unfortunately I couldn't go inside. I would have loved to see the stained glass, the tiled floor and that lovely rose window. Believe it or not this church was de-consecrated by the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania in September of last year, and the church has been on the market ever since.
This decision, to sell the church and use some of the proceeds to pay reparations for sexual abuse in the churches has deeply hurt the local community. That a building of such historical stature and heritage importance to Ross could be discarded in such a way tells me all I need to know about the current governance of this church at the moment. It's always the rural communities that are made to suffer - fits right in with the new world order.
But there is hope in the community spirit and so to the next shot.
Sainte Chapelle: A gem of Gothic style. Built in seven years, an impressive feat, the Sainte Chapelle was intended to house precious Christian relics, including Christ's crown of thorns, acquired by Saint Louis. Religious and political influence. Having these sacred relics in his possession made the already powerful monarch head of western Christianity. Stunning stained glass. Arranged across 15 windows, each 15 metres high, the stained glass panes depict 1,113 scenes from the Old and New Testaments recounting the history of the world until the arrival of the relics in Paris. Begun some time after 1238 and consecrated on 26 April 1248, the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns—one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. Along with the Conciergerie, the Sainte-Chapelle is one of the earliest surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité. Although damaged during the French Revolution, and restored in the 19th century, it has one of the most extensive 13th-century stained glass collection anywhere in the world. www.sainte-chapelle.fr/en
A church was first consecrated in 1658, erected under the patronage of the Mazza family. The 1693 Sicily earthquake that nearly levelled Ragusa, left this church mainly untouched, and in 1694, it took over some of the functions of the nearby church of San Giovanni.
St Andrews Cathedral, in Sydney, Australia.
The cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan bishop of New South Wales, currently the Most Reverend Glenn Davies, the dean is the Very Reverend Kanishka Raffel.
It has an Evangelical ministry, holding services every day, including a weekly healing service. There is a cathedral choir of men and boys who sing during term time, as well as a company of bell ringers. The notable pipe organ has been restored and is extensively used for recitals and concerts.
Designed primarily by Edmund Blacket on foundations laid by James Hume, the cathedral was built from 1837 to 1868, and was ready for services and consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in Australia. The cathedral was extended with the addition of The Chapter House in 1886. It underwent major conservation and restoration work between 1999 and 2000.
Items of interest in the church are the Foundation Plaques, the organ, which was originally built in 1866, the lectern (the eagle is a symbol of St John), the font, a gift received in 1868, the tiles and marble floors, mostly still the original and laid between 1862 to 1868. To find your way around the Cathedral pick up the brochure A tour of St Andrews's Cathedral.
St Andrew's is owned by Anglican Church Property Trust. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 3 September 2004; is listed on the City of Sydney local government heritage register; and is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate.
The interior has high aesthetic value, even in its altered form, containing much of the original furniture and fittings including the Hill organ. The Cathedral contains a very fine and significant set of stained-glass windows that predominantly date from the time of construction. The Cathedral has historic significance as it has reflected the growth of the Anglican Church and changes in Anglicanism and for its associations with prominent church and civic persons.
Information Sources:
www.sydney.com.au/st-andrews-cathedral-sydney.htm
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDe...