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As the priest sits in front of the fire, he has an array of bowls, tongs, and other ritual instruments in front of him. He uses tongs to stack small but carefully cut pieces of kindling. He uses long sticks with small cups at the end to place spices, seeds and other items on the fire, all of which are very symbolic. All the while, a monk is chanting in the corner while the priest mumbles words and whispers what one assumes are prayers and incantations.
The ritual, which lasts about a half-hour, builds in intensity. At one point, the monk in the corner begins striking a taiko drum in the corner. The monk is making all kinds of hand signs, I notice, as he goes through the ritual, each of which having an esoteric meaning.
He eventually gets to one part of the ceremony where he picks up many small pieces of kindling, each of which are carefully cut to approximately the same length and size. I later come to find out that there are 108 of these pieces of wood that are thrown on the fire, representing the Buddhist belief that there are 108 "attachments" in this world from which we need to free ourselves.
Meanwhile, the drumming continues, along with the chanting. The fire grows larger and larger, burning away both the wood and - symbolically - our impurities.
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Turku Cathedral was consecrated on June 17, 1300. Over the centuries, various extensions were added to the cathedral building. Six times it was badly damaged by enemies or by fire and each time it was rebuilt.
Turku Cathedral is Finland’s only medieval cathedral and the most valued historical building in the country. Preserved in its various architectural layers, built over the centuries, is the story of over 700 years of the nation’s history. Turku Cathedral is Finland’s main cathedral and also its major national shrine.
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Completed in 1701 and originally part of a Carmelite convent, it was confiscated in 1792 by French Revolutionary forces who drove out the nuns and de-consecrated it.
Many aristocratic families left at the same time, including the Mazenods, who were living up the street until they fled to Italy. Some twenty-five years later their son Eugène, by then a novice priest, returned to Aix and acquired the abandoned church as a base for his project of establishing an organization to help marginalized people in Provence.
The organization soon became known as the Oblate Missionaries, and now works in over 60 countries. This chapel remains their international home, and features a statue of their founder, Eugène de Mazenod - now a saint - inside.
The main cloister belonging to the Basilica of San Lorenzo is known as the 'Chiostro dei Canonici' and dates back to the last phase of the 15th century renovation of the complex ordered by the Medici family.The Basilica, serviced by Canons and dedicated to the martyr Laurence, was founded in antiquity and consecrated by St. Ambrose in 393 a. D. In 1418 the Canons' Chapter had the Basilica refurbished and enlarged by Filippo Brunelleschi. Works began in 1419/1420 and were completed, after the master's death, by his disciple Antonio Manetti Ciaccheri who conceived the two-storey loggia with the round arch arcade on the ground floor and the architrave on the upper one (1457-1460). Entering on the right, a statue of the Madonna and Child in the style of Desiderio da Settignano is immediately visible.The plaster statue is surrounded by a glazed terracotta frame and is dated 1513. Various plaques follow on the same side, most notably the one commemorating the renovations undertaken in the Basilica in 1742 and commissioned by Anna Maria Ludovica de'Medici. In the corner, at the far end of this side of the cloister, there are the stairs to the upper floor and to the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana; a niche in the wall at the left of the base of the stairs houses the marble statue of the Bishop of Como, the historian and collector Paolo Giovio (1483-1552), realized by Francesco da Sangallo in 1560. Always at the left of the stairs, further along the cloister, there is the entrance to the crypt which holds the tombs of Cosimo de'Medici the Elder and of the sculptor Donatello whilst through a gabled door there is the Canons' Chapter Chapel with late 15th century carved wooden pews.
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 Mark's Basilica
Basilica di San Marco
The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark
Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco
Location: Venice, Italy
Denomination: Catholic Church
Consecrated: 8 October 1094
Titular saint: Mark the Evangelist
Designation: Cathedral (minor basilica)
1807–present
Episcopal see: Patriarchate of Venice
Prior status
Designation: Ducal chapel
c. 836–1797
Tutelage: Doge of Venice
Built: c. 829–c. 836
Rebuilt: c. 1063–1094
Styles: Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic
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Old Roman chant - Qui habitat in adiutorio altissimi (Part II)
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~ Psalm 90 ~
Latin:
Qui habitat in adiutorio Altissimi, in protectione Dei caeli commorabitur. Dicet Domino: Susceptor meus es, et refugium meum, Deus meus: sperabo in eum. Quoniam ipse liberavit me de laqueo venantium, et a verbo aspero. Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi, et sub pennis eius sperabis. Scuto circumdabit te veritas eius: non timebis a timore nocturno. A sagitta volante per diem, a negotio perambulante in tenebris, a ruina et daemonio meridiano. Cadent a latere tuo mille, et decem millia a dextris tuis: tibi autem non appropinquabit. Quoniam Angelis suis mandavit de te, ut custodiant te in omnibus viis tuis. In manibus portabunt te, ne unquam offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum. Super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis, et conculcabis leonem et draconem. Quoniam in me speravit, liberabo eum: protegam eum, quoniam cognovit nomen meum. Invocabit me, et ego exaudiam eum: cum ipso sum in tribulatione. Eripiam eum, et glorificabo eum: longitudine dierum adimplebo eum, et ostendam illi salutare meum.
Greek:
Ο κατοικῶν ἐν βοηθείᾳ τοῦ ῾Υψίστου, ἐν σκέπῃ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ αὐλισθήσεται. Ερεῖ τῷ Κυρίῳ· αντιλήπτωρ μου εἶ καὶ καταφυγή μου, ὁ Θεός μου, καὶ ἐλπιῶ ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ρύσεταί σε ἐκ παγίδος θηρευτῶν καὶ απὸ λόγου ταραχώδους. Εν τοῖς μεταφρένοις αὐτοῦ ἐπισκιάσει σοι,καὶ ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας αὐτοῦ ἐλπιεῖς· ὅπλῳ κυκλώσει σε ἡ αλήθεια αὐτοῦ. Οὐ φοβηθήσῃ απὸ φόβου νυκτερινοῦ, απὸ βέλους πετομένου ἡμέρας, απὸ πράγματος ἐν σκότει διαπορευομένου, απὸ συμπτώματος καὶ δαιμονίου μεσημβρινοῦ. Πεσεῖται ἐκ τοῦ κλίτους σου χιλιὰς καὶ μυριὰς ἐκ δεξιῶν σου, πρὸς σὲ δὲ οὐκ ἐγγιεῖ· πλὴν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς σου κατανοήσεις καὶ ανταπόδοσιν ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄψει. Ότι σύ, Κύριε, ἡ ἐλπίς μου· τὸν ῞Υψιστον ἔθου καταφυγήν σου. Οὐ προσελεύσεται πρὸς σὲ κακά, καὶ μάστιξ οὐκ ἐγγιεῖ ἐν τῷ σκηνώματί σου. Ότι τοῖς αγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ τοῦ διαφυλάξαι σε ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ὁδοῖς σου· ἐπὶ χειρῶν άροῦσί σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου· επὶ ασπίδα καὶ βασιλίσκον ἐπιβήσῃ καὶ καταπατήσεις λέοντα καὶ δράκοντα. Ότι ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ ἤλπισε, καὶ ρύσομαι αὐτόν· σκεπάσω αὐτόν, ὅτι ἔγνω τὸ ὄνομά μου. Κεκράξεται πρός με, καὶ ἐπακούσομαι αὐτοῦ, μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ εἰμι ἐν θλίψει· ἐξελοῦμαι αὐτόν, καὶ δοξάσω αὐτόν. Μακρότητα ἡμερῶν ἐμπλήσω αὐτὸν καὶ δείξω αὐτῷ τὸ σωτήριόν μου.
English:
He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven. He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope in him. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters, from [every] troublesome matter. He shall overshadow thee with his shoulders, and thou shalt trust under his wings: his truth shall cover thee with a shield. Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; nor of the arrow flying by day; [nor] of the [evil] thing that walks in darkness; [nor] of calamity, and the evil spirit at noon-day. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou observe and see the reward of sinners. For thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou, my soul, hast made the Most High thy refuge. No evils shall come upon thee, and no scourge shall draw night to the dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread on the asp and basilisk: and thou shalt trample on the lion and dragon. For he has hoped in me, and I will deliver him: I will protect him, because he has known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will hearken to him: I am with him in affliction; and I will deliver him, and glorify him. I will satisfy him with length of days, and shew him my salvation.
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.
The church was consecrated in 1873. Designed by E Welby Pugin in the Gothic style, the church enjoys an elevated and commanding position overlooking Loch Shiel with a spectacular view of the loch and surrounding hills. The church is a memorial chapel to the MacDonalds of Glenaladale, the family with whom Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed prior to the raising of the Jacobite standard at Glenfinnan in August 1745. The church contains memorial stones to the Prince and to members of the MacDonald family. Located in the village, 15 miles west of Fort William on A830 to Mallaig.
consecrated in 1879 St Mary's Cathedral is certainly a landmark in Scotlands Capital.
this is a lock on one of the main entrances to this stunning building
Consecrated on October 14, 1899, St. Michael's was the first permanent Ukrainian church erected in Canada.
St Matthew's is a Grade II* de-consecrated church in Normanton, Rutland, now on the shore of Rutland Water.
The church was built in classical style for the Normanton Hall estate on the site of a 14th-century building. Except for the tower, the medieval church was rebuilt in 1764 by Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet. A new classical tower and the western portico were built by Thomas Cundy junior between 1826 and 1829, based on the design of St John's, Smith Square, Westminster; the nave and apse were constructed in 1911, by J. B. Gridley of London.
The church was de-consecrated in 1970, and was to have been demolished as part of the reservoir construction, as its floor was below the proposed water level. Following a public outcry, the lower half was filled with stone and rubble, and a concrete cap constructed just below the level of the windows. An embankment was built around the church leaving it a prominent feature on the water's edge.
East window.
The first church built on this site was consecrated by the Bishop of St Asaph in 1295.
No feature of this building remains except possibly the crucifixion panel on the north external wall of the porch.
It was replaced by the existing perpendicular building in 1470 and formed part of the conventual buildings of Evesham Abbey which was then the fifth richest in England.
The church was erected for the use of the multitude of pilgrims who piously came to worship at the Abbey shrines throughout many years of storm and calm alike.
Many diseases being prevalent in these times made it necessary to isolate them from the townsfolk, who exclusively used the adjoining parish Church of All Saints. The bodily needs of the pilgrims were catered for at the Abbey Almonry nearby which is still standing. The church had become sadly dilapidated and in 1730 an extensive and, as it proved, disastrous reconstruction took place because owing to faulty construction and poor materials, the new roof collapsed before 1800.
The church remained in ruins until 1837 when it was restored and reopened for divine worship. In 1957 a further minor restoration took place.
In 1978 the church was declared redundant and came under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust the following year.
Consecrated in 1849, Mariners’ Church serves the maritime community and the people of Detroit without regard for their background or circumstance. In 1955 the stone church was moved 900 feet east to its current location to make way for a new civic center. I took this photo on January 26, 2018 while visiting the Detroit Auto Show at the nearby Cobo Center. Mariner's history
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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.
The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, consecrated at the turn of the 7th century AD, is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date (though the bell tower dates from the 12th century). The structure itself, built in AD 305 as the Mausoleum of Diocletian, is the second oldest structure used by any Christian Cathedral.
The old town is an UNESCO world heritage site.
Built in 1819 for the Church of Ireland community and was consecrated in 1821. Some portions of a 14th century castle were apparently integrated in to the structure. The Church surprisingly had a short term of use being superseded by the need for a larger church in 1870.
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Originally consecrated on September 10, 1751, it occupied the eastern block of the Grand palace, crowned, at the request of Elizabeth Petrovna, with five gilded domes, "as per our faith". This originally was the Palace Church. Today it functions as the Royal Church Museum.
The rising sun burning off the mist behind an old dead tree on the edge of Chapel Wood, Nr Spreacombe, North Devon. Chapel Wood is an RSPB reserve with an Iron age hill fort on the top and a 1270 ruined chapel down the bottom. The remains of the chapel are an ancient monument and is still consecrated ground.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and offer up my person and my life, my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being may henceforth only be employed in loving, honoring and glorifying Thee. This is my irrevocable will, to belong entirely to Thee, and to do all for Thy love, renouncing with my whole heart all that can displease Thee.
I take Thee, O Sacred Heart, for the sole object of my love, the protection of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy of my frailty and inconstancy, the reparation for all the defects of my life, and my secure refuge at the hour of my death. Be Thou, O Most Merciful Heart, my justification before God Thy Father, and screen me from His anger which I have so justly merited. I fear all from my own weakness and malice, but placing my entire confidence in Thee, O Heart of Love, I hope all from Thine infinite Goodness. Annihilate in me all that can displease or resist Thee. Imprint Thy pure love so deeply in my heart that I may never forget Thee or be separated from Thee.
I beseech Thee, through Thine infinite Goodness, grant that my name be engraved upon Thy Heart, for in this I place all my happiness and all my glory, to live and to die as one of Thy devoted servants.
Amen.
Notre-Dame de Paris, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and is considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress, its enormous and colourful rose windows, as well as the naturalism and abundance of its sculptural decoration set it apart from the earlier Romanesque style. Major musical components that make Notre Dame stand out include its three pipe organs, one of which is historic; and its immense church bells.
The cathedral's construction began in 1163 under Bishop Maurice de Sully and was largely complete by 1260, though it was modified frequently in the following centuries. In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered desecration during the French Revolution; much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. In the 19th century, the cathedral was the site of the coronation of Napoleon I and the funerals of many presidents of the French Republic.
Popular interest in the cathedral blossomed soon after the 1831 publication of Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris (better known in English as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). This led to a major restoration project between 1844 and 1864, supervised by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. The Allied liberation of Paris in 1944 was celebrated within Notre-Dame with the singing of the Magnificat. Beginning in 1963, the cathedral's façade was cleaned of centuries of soot and grime. Another cleaning and restoration project was carried out between 1991 and 2000.
The cathedral is one of the most widely recognized symbols of the city of Paris and the French nation. As the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris, Notre-Dame contains the cathedra of the archbishop of Paris (Michel Aupetit). In 1805, Notre-Dame was given the honorary status of a minor basilica. Approximately 12 million people visit Notre-Dame annually, making it the most visited monument in Paris. The cathedral was renowned for its Lent sermons, founded by the Dominican Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire in the 1830s. In recent years, an increasing number have been given by leading public figures and state-employed academics.
The cathedral has been progressively stripped of its original decoration and works of art. Several noteworthy examples of Gothic, Baroque, and 19th-century sculptures and a group of 17th- and early 18th-century altarpieces remain in the cathedral's collection. Some of the most important relics in Christendom, including the Crown of Thorns, a sliver of the true cross and a nail from the true cross, are preserved at Notre-Dame.
While undergoing renovation and restoration, the roof of Notre-Dame caught fire on the evening of 15 April 2019. Burning for around 15 hours, the cathedral sustained serious damage, including the destruction of the flèche (the timber spirelet over the crossing) and most of the lead-covered wooden roof above the stone vaulted ceiling. Contamination of the site and the nearby environment resulted. Following the fire, many proposals were made for modernizing the cathedral's design. However, on 29 July 2019, the French National Assembly enacted a law requiring that the restoration must preserve the cathedral's 'historic, artistic and architectural interest'. Stabilizing the structure against possible collapse was completed in November 2020, and the reconstruction began in 2021. The government of France hopes the reconstruction can be completed by Spring 2024, in time for the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on 14 April 2021 that the cathedral site will be formally returned to the church on 15 April 2024, and the first mass will be held in the cathedral nave on that day, even if the reconstruction is not finished by then.
The Royal Monastery of St. Jerome is a Roman Catholic Hieronymite monastery in Granada, Spain. Architecturally, it is in the Renaissance style. The church, famous for its architecture, was the first in the world consecrated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
The monastery was founded by the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon in Santa Fe outside the city of Granada, during the siege of the latter city, the last stage of the Reconquista. The construction of the current buildings in Granada properly began in 1504, and the monastery relocated at that time. The principal architect and sculptor was Diego de Siloé; others involved as architects or sculptors included Jacopo Torni (from Florence), Juan de Aragón, Juan Bautista Vázquez the Younger (Vázquez el Mozo), Pedro de Orea, and Pablo de Rojas, the last three associated with the Granadan school of sculpture.
The Hieronymites are an Augustinian order. The monastery church follows the usual plan for churches of this order, a Latin Cross with an elevated choir at the foot and the altar behind a wide staircase. The mannerist altarpiece of the main chapel is considered the point of departure of Andalusian sculpture as such; it is mainly the work of Pablo de Rojas. The richly decorated Renaissance interior features coffering, scalloping and sculptures, and is a late work of Renaissance humanism. The iconographic program highlights the military and the heroic grandeur of the Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, known as the Gran Capitán ("Great Captain"), who is buried in the crossing with his wife, Doña Maria de Manrique.
As of 1513, the church was under construction under the leadership of Jacopo Torni 1513. Upon his death in 1526, the task devolved to Diego de Siloé. The main chapel was completed in 1522 and the bodies of the Great Captain and his wife were moved from the Casa Grande of the Convent of Saint Francis.
Although occupied again today by the same order of monks as at the time of its founding, the monastery has undergone many vicissitudes, including invasion by the French in the Napoleonic era during the Peninsular War. The Hieronymites were expelled and the monastery eventually became a near-ruin. The State undertook a restoration of the building in 1916–1920, hiring the architect Fernando Wihelmi for the job. The slender tower of the church had been demolished by the French, who used its stones to build the bridge known as the Puente Verde, which crosses the River Genil, linking the Paseo de la Bomba to the Avenida de Cervantes. Only in the 1980s was the tower re-erected; the project was completed in 1989.
On 1 November 2022, their venerated image of "Our Lady of Solitude" was canonically crowned by Pope Francis through a decree dated 18 October 2022.
The monastery has two cloisters, each built around a garden. The older of the two has more genuinely Renaissance decoration: seven arcosolia in the style of chapels, richly adorned in classical style, configure a funerary space that was originally intended to receive the Great Captain's remains into the monastery. The second cloister, now the enclosure of the monastery's community of monks, was the residence of the Empress Isabella of Portugal on her wedding voyage after her marriage to Charles I of Spain (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V).
The gateway that separates the grounds of the monastery from the Calle Rector López Argueta is, indeed, original to the monastery, but had disappeared in the 19th century and was only returned to its position in the 1960s after being found abandoned in a courtyard of in the Vega de Granada. The sculpture of the Virgin of Sorrows on the gate is not original.
From the beginning of 2004 until March 2005, the main altarpiece underwent restoration work under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture; during this time, the altarpiece was covered by a giant blow-up photo of itself.
St Matthew's is a Grade II* de-consecrated church in Normanton, Rutland, now on the shore of Rutland Water.
The church was built in classical style for the Normanton Hall estate on the site of a 14th-century building. Except for the tower, the medieval church was rebuilt in 1764 by Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet. A new classical tower and the western portico were built by Thomas Cundy junior between 1826 and 1829, based on the design of St John's, Smith Square, Westminster; the nave and apse were constructed in 1911, by J. B. Gridley of London.
The church was de-consecrated in 1970, and was to have been demolished as part of the reservoir construction, as its floor was below the proposed water level. Following a public outcry, the lower half was filled with stone and rubble, and a concrete cap constructed just below the level of the windows. An embankment was built around the church leaving it a prominent feature on the water's edge.
The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, consecrated at the turn of the 7th century AD, is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date (though the bell tower dates from the 12th century). The structure itself, built in AD 305 as the Mausoleum of Diocletian, is the second oldest structure used by any Christian Cathedral.
The old town is an UNESCO world heritage site.
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.
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The Church is situated on the seafront and is consecrated to Saint Nicholas, patron of sailors, ship-owners and all those involved in maritime trade. Following the split between Serbian Orthodox and Greek Orthodox communities over which language to use during the service, the Greeks purchased the building and consecrated it in 1787. The Neoclassical façade is flanked by two bell towers and a gateway. The single nave interior was inspired by the Chiesa di San Spiridione (Church of Saint Spyridon), the community’s first place of worship.
Superb wooden iconography glistening with golden inserts and paintings on a gold background, depicting Evangelist scenes. Two balconies overlook the nave: the lower one was once set aside for women, and the upper one reserved for the choir.
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Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province.
Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, it was the most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the fin-de-siecle period, it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. However, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Trieste's union to Italy after World War I led to some decline of its "Mittel-European" cultural and commercial importance. Enjoying an economic revival during the 1930s and throughout the Cold War, Trieste was an important spot in the struggle between the Eastern and Western blocs. Today, the city is in one of the richest regions of Italy, and has been a great centre for shipping, through its port (Port of Trieste), shipbuilding and financial services.
For further information on this fascinating city please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste
The consecrated chalice containing the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ is elevated at the altar for the Faithful to behold and adore.
First consecrated in 324, the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran is one of four Papal Basilicas, and contains the Cathedra of the pope. It takes precedence over all other churches in Catholicism, even St Peter's in the Vatican. Massive four metre high statues of the Twelve Apostles line the nave.
The Sainte-Chapelle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʃapɛl], Holy Chapel) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France.
Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was 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, later hosted in the nearby Notre-Dame Cathedral until the 2019 fire, which it survived.
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 collections anywhere in the world.
St Matthew's is a de-consecrated church in Normanton, Rutland, now on the shore of Rutland Water.
The church was built in classical style for the Normanton Hall estate on the site of a 14th-century building. Except for the tower, the medieval church was rebuilt in 1764 by Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet. A new classical tower and the western portico were built by Thomas Cundy junior between 1826 and 1829, based on the design of St John's, Smith Square, Westminster; the nave and apse were constructed in 1911, by J. B. Gridley of London.
The church was de-consecrated in 1970, and was to have been demolished as part of the reservoir construction, as its floor was below the proposed water level. Following a public outcry, the lower half was filled with stone and rubble, and a concrete cap constructed just below the level of the windows. An embankment was built around the church leaving it a prominent feature on the water's edge.
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Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance (German: Bodensee) in southern Germany. The island is connected to the mainland by a causeway that was completed in 1838.
It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000 because of its monastery, the Abbey of Reichenau. The abbey's Münster is dedicated to the Virgin and Saint Mark. Two further churches were built on the island consecrated to St Georg, and to Sts Peter and Paul. The famous artworks of Reichenau include the Ottonian murals of miracles of Christ in St Georg, unique survivals from the 10th century. The abbey's bailiff was housed in a two-storey stone building that was raised by two more storeys of timber framing in the 14th century, one of the oldest timber-frame buildings in south Germany.
Today the island is also famous for its vegetable farms. The Wollmatinger Ried next to the island is a big nature preserve, a wetland area of reeds which is used by many birds for the stopover during their annual migration.
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Die Insel Reichenau ist eine bewohnte Insel in Deutschland. Die größte Insel im Bodensee ist seit 2000 mit dem Kloster Reichenau auf der UNESCO-Liste des Welterbes verzeichnet. Die Insel sei, so die UNESCO in ihrer Begründung, ein herausragendes Zeugnis der religiösen und kulturellen Rolle eines großen Benediktinerklosters im Mittelalter.
Die Insel ist Teil der Gemeinde Reichenau im Landkreis Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg sowie kulturelles und Verwaltungszentrum der Gemeinde. Verwaltungssitz und seit der Gründungszeit größtes Dorf ist Mittelzell. Die Gemeinde Reichenau umfasst neben der Insel auch Festlandgebiete.
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The Lala Mustafa Paşa Mosque, originally known as the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and later as the Saint Sophia Mosque of Mağusa, is the largest medieval building in Famagusta. Built between 1298 and 1400, it was consecrated as a Catholic cathedral in 1328.
The cathedral was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman Empire captured Famagusta in 1571 and it remains a mosque to this day. From 1954 the building has taken its name from Lala Mustafa Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from Sokolovići in Bosnia, who served Murat III and led Ottoman forces against the Venetians in Cyprus.
The building originally had twin towers but earthquakes and the Ottoman bombardments of Famagusta in 1571 destroyed them.
The parish church of Calasetta was built between 1837 and 1839, when it was consecrated and opened to worship, designed by the architect Pinna. The church has a centralized plan and is surmounted by a dome and two bell towers that still today give the whole an oriental appearance, the church was initially decorated with marble material from the ancient church of the tonnara of Calasapone and with a Roman mosaic found in a location near the town. Enlarged in 1956 by breaking the apse and extending the side walls. today it is made up of three naves separated by pillars and arches. The paintings on the internal walls, realized at the time of enlargement, are by the German expressionist painter Jorg Schrayogg. The church is dedicated to San Maurizio Martire in memory of the Mauritian order that had led and supported the work of colonization of the territory of Calasetta. The Feast of the Patron is celebrated on September 22nd.
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La chiesa parrocchiale di Calasetta fu costruita tra il 1837 ed il 1839 anno in cui fu consacrata ed aperta al culto, su progetto dell’architetto Pinna. La chiesa si presenta a pianta accentrata e sormontata da una cupola e da due torrette campanarie che ancor oggi nell’insieme le conferiscono un aspetto orientaleggiante, la chiesa inizialmente fu ornata all’interno con materiale marmoreo proveniente dall’antica chiesetta della tonnara di Calasapone e con un mosaico romano rinvenuto in una località prossima all’abitato. Ampliata nel 1956 mediante sfondamento dell’abside e prolungamento delle pareti laterali,. oggi risulta costituita da tre navate separate da pilastri e arcate Le pitture sulle pareti interne, realizzate all’epoca dell’ampliamento sono del pittore espressionista tedesco Jorg Schrayogg. La chiesa è dedicata a San Maurizio Martire in ricordo dell’ordine Mauriziano che aveva guidato e sostenuto l’opera di colonizzazione del territorio calasettano. La festa del Patrono si celebra il 22 settembre.
Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral), "is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, OP. Its current Romanesque and Gothic form seen today, situated at the heart of Vienna, Austria in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Rudolf IV and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first being a parish church consecrated in 1147. As the most important religious building in Austria's capital, the cathedral has borne witness to many important events in that nation's history and has, with its multi-colored tile roof, become one of the city's most recognizable symbols." Wiki.
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Tradition considers it the oldest church in Venice, consecrated on March 25, 421. It was begun thanks to the vow of a carpenter, a certain Candioto or Eutinopo, who turned to the titular saint to put out a serious fire. According to the chronicle of the doge Andrea Dandolo, the Paduan community participated in the construction in large numbers and one of the bishops present at the consecration rite, the bishop Severiano dei Dauli, was Paduan. Tradition has it that the people of Rivoalto, to thank Padua, in turn donated the church of San Clemente Papa. Studies have shown, however, that the building is much later: for example, in the donation of the Orio family, a document from 1097, the land on which it stands is described, without mentioning the church. The first certain mention dates back to May 1152, when it speaks of a Henricum Navigaiosum plebanum sancti Johannis et sancti Jacobi de Rivoalto. The construction would therefore date back to the 11th century with the solemn consecration by Pope Alexander III on 25 July 1177, as evidenced by the plaque affixed to the facade of the church with which plenary indulgence is granted.
In 1513 it escaped the serious fire that devastated the adjacent commercial area. It was restored in 1531, as evidenced by the plaque placed next to the portal; in 1601 the doge Marino Grimani ordered a new restoration, during which the floor was raised to face the high water and the original Latin plan was transformed into the current Greek cross plan
The Gothic church of St. Peter, consecrated in 1198. It was built over a pre-existing 5th century Palaeo-Christian church, which had rectangular plan and semicircular apse. The new part, from the 13th century, is marked externally by white and black stripes. (Wikipedia)
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Consecrated in 1869 St John Anglican Church, Ross, Tasmania, was built using sandstone from the original church which was built in 1835.
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Carved front door into St. Alban's church. In 1899 the first Redemptorists arrived from Austria and started collecting funds for the building of a permanent church, receiving considerable contributions from Austria and Germany. The foundation for the new church was placed on October 21, 1906, and on October 25, 1908, the unfinished building was consecrated and dedicated to Our Lady, Saint Alban, and Saint Canute.
The church was consecrated by Dr. C.T. Longley, Bishop of Ripon, on 28th November 1845 and it aquired its own Chapelry District the following year. St James’ was built of Roundhay Stone at a cost of £3174.
It was built by Benjamin Russell of Leeds. The spire is 94 feet high and the clock was original in 1845. Three bells were donated in 1865 by Martha Wilson, who died in 1869. They were given in thanksgiving for her 90th birthday. In 1984, the bells were taken down and recast by John Taylor and Co. of Loughborough to provide the present lightweight ring of five.
In 1761 a “Virgo Lactans” icon was brought from Venice to Anthousa (one of the Aspropotamos villages in Trikala County, Greece). In 1799 a monastery (abbey) was erected to house the icon; it was built of stone in the woods close to the village Anthousa. The monastery bears the name “Galaktotrophousa,” Greek for “Nursing Madonna,” i.e. Virgin Mary breast-feeding the infant Jesus (Madonna del Latte in Italian, Mlekopitatelnitsa in Russian).
On October 22, 1943 the monastery was burned along with its icons by the German Nazi “Gruppe Feser,” Operation Panther; it has remained deserted ever since. No-one knows for sure whether or not the Venetian icon had been stolen (plundered) by the Nazis prior to setting fire to the whole place. Some repairs have already been made; major restoration has been planned to begin soon.
In 1454 the historic village Anthousa was listed as Lepanica (in Turkish) in Ottoman tax records (aka Lepanice or Lepeniça), with a population of 170 approximately. Aspropótamos is a toponym for the 2nd largest Greek river, Achelōos or Achelöos with a length of 220 km (137 mi).
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.
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The church (in Swedish Lunds Domkyrka) was originally built in the beginning of the 12th century in the Romanesque style - the high altar, dedicated to St Lawrence (Sankt Laurentius), was consecrated in 1145. But the church has been altered several times after this, leaving only the apse in its original form. The first of these alterations came as early as after a fire in 1234 in which the church suffered severely. There were also some major renovations made in the 1510s by German artist Adam van Düren. But the most substantial alterations were made by Carl Georg Brunius and Helgo Zettervall in the 19th century when the church was given what they thought was a more clean, medieval look - ignoring later additions to the church, but also ignoring how the church originally had looked like (most notable of these changes being the two western towers seen here where the original towers were torn down and replaced by completely different looking towers of the '19th century gone medieval'-type).
Motorcycles - British - The Magnificent Triumph Thruxton - Special 2010 Edition.
Like on all their Modern Classics, Triumph uses the consecrated air-cooled, 865cc, DOHC, parallel-twin motor which is fuel-injected for those same models, including the Thruxton. What’s the best of this bike is the racing heritage that comes with the name. That same heritage determined British engineers to get the most out of the engine – 68bhp at 7,400 rpm and 51ft.lbf at 5,800 rpm – and call this their sportiest timeless machine.
The engine carries on being mated to the five-speed gearbox while the right rider side X-ring chain is no only one of the manufacturer’s characteristics, but also the appropriate type for a motorcycle claimed to perform as good as it looks.
Both the frame and the swingarm are made out of tubular steel so at least we have what to blame for the 506 lbs wet weight of this piece of history. The standard spoked 18-inch front, 17-inch rear wheels remain faithful to the 1960s style, but the braking system featuring a 320mm floating disc and two piston calipers and a single 255mm disc with two piston caliper is as modern as they get.
We could just say that about the suspension package as the 41mm preload adjustable forks are anyway but vintage, while the chromed spring twin shocks with adjustable preload sure look like total opposite, but still get the job done. Thruxton’s sporty handling is ensured by a 27 degree rake and 97mm trail, but the bike’s low center of gravity and the 84.6 inches overall length are no disadvantages either.
What’s the best of this bike is that it has been looking and performing like this for decades, the only things that Triumph took care of through years being easily called details.
While maintaining the standard Thruxton on the production line, Triumph’s 2010 lineup features a Thruxton SE limited edition model that the British motorcycle manufacturer has also created with the café racer style in mind.
Already an attractive motorcycle reminiscent of the classic sportbike style, the standard Thruxton is powered by an 865cc air-cooled parallel twin and it is based on a steel tubular frame. While these will also be the main features behind the 2010 Triumph Thruxton SE, the exclusive new bike comes in Triumph’s new Crystal White paint scheme with a red stripe. The sportier look is also enhanced by the presence of the new headlight cowl and red powdercoated frame but let’s not forget about the black engine cases, which contribute as well.
Consecrated in 1948, the Church of the Holy Cross on the campus of St. Leo University near Dade City, Pasco County, was designed in an Italian Romanesque style by Tampa architect, Frank Parziole.
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 present neo-Gothic church, consecrated to St. Martin, was built in 1905 on the site of the previous Gothic church dating from the 15th century, although the very first chapel was erected here before the year 1000.
The new church was built following the plans of Prof. Friedrich von Schmidt (the architect of the Vienna City Hall), but these were consequently changed by architect Josip Vancaš – namely in their design of the interior. The majority of sculptures were made by restoration specialist Ivan Vurnik from Radovljica and were produced from the best Carrera marble.
The church was adorned with frescoes by painter Slavko Pengov between 1932 and 1937. In front of the church there is a garden signpost which was designed by the great Slovenian architect, Jože Plečnik, in the years before World War II. The well-preserved walls from the 15th century remind us of the periods of Turkish invasions to these lands.
Church in Venice that was begun in its original form in 829 (consecrated in 832) as an ecclesiastical structure to house and honour the remains of St. Markthat had been brought from Alexandria. St. Mark thereupon replaced St. Theodore as the patron saint of Venice, and his attribute of a winged lion later became the official symbol of the Venetian Republic. San Marco Basilica, built beside the Palazzo Ducale, or Doges’ Palace, also served as the doge’s. It did not become the cathedral church of Venice until 1807. The first basilica was burned in 976 during a popular revolt against the doge Pietro Candiano IV but was restored under his successor, Doge Domenico Contarini (died about 1070); the present basilica was completed in 1071. The plan is a Greek cross, and the building is surmounted by five domes. The design is distinctly Byzantine, and it is likely that both Byzantine and Italian architects and craftsmen were employed in the construction and decoration. Over the centuries, additions of sculpture, mosaics, and ceremonial objects have increased the church’s richness.
Строительство церкви началось в 829 году. На возведение собора Сан-Марко ушло всего лишь три года. К сожалению, первоначальный вид здания не сохранился — постройка сильно пострадала во время пожара. Современный же храм был построен в 1063 году. В последующие годы собор становился все больше и красивее. Архитекторы использовали для постройки базилики несколько десятков тысяч свай из лиственницы. Кстати, прототипом храма считается церковь Двенадцати апостолов в Константинополе. Базилика играла важную роль в жизни Венеции. В соборе короновали дожей, отправляли в дальние странствия известных мореходов, здесь собирались жители города в праздники и дни народных бедствий.
the de-consecrated St. Maximin's Abbey
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