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King's College, Cambridge, from the back (or more accurately, from The Backs), with King's College Chapel - one of the most famous sights in the town (a Gothic chapel the size of a grand church, consecrated in 1443), and Clare college to the left.
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The main street of this tiny little town (or should it be called a village?). The municipality of Nogarole Rocca has circa 3800 inhabitants (in 2020). The church is the church of San Lorenzo Martire (St Lawrence the Martyr in English), built in the Neoclassical style in 1729-1755 - but not consecrated until 1770.
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Next to Colosseum, perhaps the most iconic building from ancient Rome. This temple is much smaller than Colosseum (of course), but quite grand in its own right. The inscription claims the building was erected by Marcus Agrippa, friend of emperor Augustus and married to his daughter Julia (the Elder). The first Pantheon was - but that building burnt down already in antiquity and the current one was dedicated circa 126 A.D. by emperor Hadrian (though there is evidence that suggests that the the building itself was begun by his predecessor Trajan).
The ancient Roman temple still stands in such good shape as it does, not having been turned into ruins, much due to the fact that it was consecrated as a church in 609. Still the structured has been looted, with for example the removal of marble cladding which was repurposed in other buildings over the centuries. Some architectural elements can even be found in the British Museum today.
St Josephs Catholic Church, Pauatahanui, Wellington, New Zealand. Consecrated on Sunday April 28th 1878, St Josephs was the second catholic church built in the greater Wellington region and is the oldest still in use today. Built in a Gothic style (seating up to 100) from native Matai and Rimu timber milled locally. At the time the church served a small isolated farming district. Today St Josephs is listed as a Historic Place Category 1 building being of outstanding historical or cultural significance.
After I did consecrate myself more to the big range of the landscapes, I want to step a bit closer now. This here is a tiny section of a large corn field. In the middle of a field of barley (more next to the edge, because I cant fly) is standing an unblenching oat plant.
As a photographer I'm often looking for the outsiders. The tree, standing alone in the middle of the field or the flower what is looking so different than the others around it. Maybe it is because I am one by myself. Compared with this here, most of them can be found much more easily. For that photo, luck was responsible in the most part.
Nachdem ich mich in den letzten Tagen mehr der Weite der Landschaften gewidmet habe, möchte ich nun wieder einmal etwas näher treten. Dies ist eine winziger Ausschnitt aus einem großen Getreidefeld. Mitten in einem Meer aus Gerste (eher mehr am Rand davon, ich kann ja nicht fliegen) steht da völlig unerschrocken eine Haferpflanze.
Als Fotograf bin ich häufig auf der Suche nach dem Aussenseiter. Dem Baum, der allein auf dem Feld steht oder der Blüte, die so ganz anders aussieht als alle um ihn herum. Wahrscheinlich, weil ich selbst einer bin. Im Gegensatz zu dem hier sind die meisten deutlich leichter zu finden. Für dieses Bild war größtenteils das Glück verantwortlich.
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Sagrada Familia, is considered a major achievement for its designer, the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Sagrada Família basilica has a status, not a cathedral, as is sometimes believed.
The construction of the church was begun in 1882. Initially the project was commissioned another architect, but this came into conflict with the association of funding the construction of the temple. Then the building was commissioned by Gaudí, which completely changed the design, giving it its own style. Over the next four decades he worked intensively on the design, giving it a completely last 15 years of age. During the work, continually adapted and changed the original design.
Towers of the church was completed in 1920, six years later, the architect came up with the passing omnibus. He died not recognized in a shelter for the poor.
November 7, 2010 on Sunday during a solemn Mass, which was attended by 62 thousand. people, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the Basilica of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), raising it to the rank of Minor Basilica.
Completion of construction scheduled for 2026, the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death.
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Sagrada Familia, uważany jest za główne osiągnięcie jej projektanta, katalońskiego architekta Antoniego Gaudí. Sagrada Família ma status bazyliki, a nie katedry, jak czasem się uważa.
Budowę kościoła rozpoczęto w 1882 roku. Początkowo jej projekt zlecono innemu architektowi, ale ten wszedł w konflikt ze stowarzyszeniem finansującym budowę świątyni. Wówczas zlecenie na budowę otrzymał Gaudí, który całkowicie zmienił projekt, nadając mu własny styl. Przez następne cztery dekady pracował intensywnie nad konstrukcją, poświęcając jej całkowicie ostatnich 15 lat życia. Podczas prac nieustannie dostosowywał i zmieniał pierwotne założenia. Wieże kościoła ukończono w 1920 r. Sześć lat później architekt wpadł pod przejeżdżający omnibus. Zmarł nie rozpoznany w przytułku dla biedaków.
7 listopada 2010 w niedzielę podczas uroczystej mszy świętej, w której uczestniczyło 62 tys. osób, papież Benedykt XVI konsekrował Bazylikę Świętej Rodziny (Sagrada Familia) podnosząc ją do godności bazyliki mniejszej.
Zakończenie budowy przewidziano na rok 2026, 100 lecie śmierci Gaudiego.
Luckily I had my boots with me as you need to walk in through a soggy field.
Completed in 1462, and consecrated by Donatus O’Connor-Sligo, a Dominican monk, and member of a noble family which gave more than one bishop to the See of Killala, it is told, Moyne was to rise to prominence within Irish Franciscan circles, with Provincial Chapters of the order being held there on several occasions between 1464 and 1550. At its zenith the monastery boasted a valuable library, infirmary, two mills for grinding corn, excellent pasturage, pools for fish, a water-mill and a never-failing spring of wholesome water. The community including priests, professors, students and lay-brothers, would have numbered upwards of 50.
According to a local legend reminiscent of the selection of the site of the church of ‘Sancta Maria ad Nives’ in Rome, the monks had their choice of all of the lands owned by their benefactor, and having examined several likely sites, O Donoghue, the Provincial, in the company of a Father Chilvart, settled on Moyne (Maighin translated as a small plain), apparently with the help of either a little robin or wren. The little robin was held in high regard by the Irish as this bird was said to have got its red breast through its efforts to stanch the blood on the brow of the crucified Christ. Conversely, the wren is a maligned bird as it was regarded as promiscuous, which would not have endeared it to the more puritanical of Christian preachers. Apparently the upright tail of the wren was viewed as sexual imagery, as was the black chafer, which raises its tail when threatened. The chafer (known in Irish as daradaol or deargadaol ) also had an anti-Christian representation as it was believed that it informed on Christ, thereby leading to His arrest.
In any case, the intervention of the robin was taken as a divine gesture, after which the Provincial exclaimed: ‘God has shown us and that is the site of our monastery,’ and further referred to the location as:
The abbey stands on the site of an earlier oratory attributed to St. Muinchin/Mucna, a local folk-saint. He is reputed to have been a disciple of St. Patrick’s who ruled a church which is called Maighin; that he lived until about 520AD and that his birthday was celebrated at Moyne on the 4 March.
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This Benedictine abbey, built in the Romanesque style, dates to the 11th and 12th centuries and was consecrated in 1156, though the building wasn't completed at the time - a quite common practice. The abbey was originally called just Laach Abbey (Abtei Laach), the Maria got added in 1862, during a period when Jesuits had the place (the Benedictine order had left in 1802 and were to return in 1892).
The neo-Gothic Votivkirche in Vienna was consecrated in 1879. The high altar was created by the sculptor Josef Gasser.
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Sehr modern, 1940/41 geweiht und eröffnet. Auch innen evangelisch und nordisch schlicht, aber mit tollen Bleiglasfenstern...nicht nur christlich sondern auch auf die nordischen Götter und die Wikinger bezogen !
Very modern, consecrated in 1940/41 and opened. Also inside evangelical and nordic simple, but with great leaded glass windows ... not only Christian but also related to the Nordic gods and the Vikings!
IN EXPLORE 29-11-2022 St Matthew's Church was consecrated in 1837 to be the parish church for the new parish of Richhill. The building itself was repurposed from its prior existence as the market house for the village, which had been built in 1752.
In a small valley in the Luberon hills surrounded by forests in Provence sits the beautiful abbey of Sénanque. This shot was taken standing inside the Abbeys cloisters in 2018
The abbey was consecrated in 1178. Amongst its surviving structures, arefine examples of Romanesque architecture including the abbey church, cloister, dormitory and chapter house. The abbey is a remarkably untouched by time the architecture is quite severe , not to offer sensual distraction.
In the 13th and 14th centuries, Sénanque reached its apogee, operating four mills, seven farms and possessing large estates in Provence. In 1509 the community at Sénanque had shrunk to about a dozen monks. During the Wars of Religion the quarters for the lay brothers were destroyed and the abbey was ransacked by Huguenots. At the French Revolution the abbey's lands were nationalised, the one remaining monk was expelled and Sénanque itself was sold to a private individual. It was only in 1854 that the Abbey returned to its traditional role
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Macugnaga bell tower (consecrated in 1717, when tourism was not yet developed ) in early spring after a heavy vernal snowfall.
The birth of tourism in Macugnaga traditionally coincides with the visit of the Genevan naturalist De Saussure, who
arrived in the village in 1789, was hosted in the tavern of Antonio Maria del Prato (who thus becomes the first hotelier of Macugnaga), then climbed to the Pedriola and to the smaller peak of Pizzo Bianco.
He will be followed by numerous travelers, mostly English, who will introduce Macugnaga and Monte Rosa with their stories and their engravings.
(source: "Archeologando - Notiziario del gruppo archeologico Luinese" ----- www.archeoluino.it/testi/Archeologando-25.pdf)
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St Stephen's Catheral in Vienna, Austria. Built around 1137 finished 1160. It was distroyed by fire in 1258 and consecrated in 1263. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and is one of Vienna's most cultural landmarks. It is also an important heritage site respected across Austria. (1702)
Sagrada Familia, is considered a major achievement for its designer, the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Sagrada Família basilica has a status, not a cathedral, as is sometimes believed.
The construction of the church was begun in 1882. Initially the project was commissioned another architect, but this came into conflict with the association of funding the construction of the temple. Then the building was commissioned by Gaudí, which completely changed the design, giving it its own style. Over the next four decades he worked intensively on the design, giving it a completely last 15 years of age. During the work, continually adapted and changed the original design.
Towers of the church was completed in 1920, six years later, the architect came up with the passing omnibus. He died not recognized in a shelter for the poor.
November 7, 2010 on Sunday during a solemn Mass, which was attended by 62 thousand. people, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the Basilica of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), raising it to the rank of Minor Basilica.
Completion of construction scheduled for 2026, the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death.
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Sagrada Familia, uważany jest za główne osiągnięcie jej projektanta, katalońskiego architekta Antoniego Gaudí. Sagrada Família ma status bazyliki, a nie katedry, jak czasem się uważa.
Budowę kościoła rozpoczęto w 1882 roku. Początkowo jej projekt zlecono innemu architektowi, ale ten wszedł w konflikt ze stowarzyszeniem finansującym budowę świątyni. Wówczas zlecenie na budowę otrzymał Gaudí, który całkowicie zmienił projekt, nadając mu własny styl. Przez następne cztery dekady pracował intensywnie nad konstrukcją, poświęcając jej całkowicie ostatnich 15 lat życia. Podczas prac nieustannie dostosowywał i zmieniał pierwotne założenia. Wieże kościoła ukończono w 1920 r. Sześć lat później architekt wpadł pod przejeżdżający omnibus. Zmarł nie rozpoznany w przytułku dla biedaków.
7 listopada 2010 w niedzielę podczas uroczystej mszy świętej, w której uczestniczyło 62 tys. osób, papież Benedykt XVI konsekrował Bazylikę Świętej Rodziny (Sagrada Familia) podnosząc ją do godności bazyliki mniejszej.
Zakończenie budowy przewidziano na rok 2026, 100 lecie śmierci Gaudiego.
Vorstadtkaufhaus und Pfarrkirche
Kaufhaus Konrad und Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Pfersee, einem Stadtteil von Augsburg
In Pfersee, which "is a part of the city of Augsburg, Bavaria with some 25.000 inhabitants. [...] In 1911 Pfersee was incorporated to Augsburg." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfersee
In the second half of the 19th century, industry settled in the small village of Pfersee and the population grew at a rapid pace. The old parish church quickly became much too small, and so the construction of a new, large parish church became necessary. The Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Church of the Sacred Heart) with its 72 meter high tower, visible from afar and towering over factory chimneys, was consecrated in 1910. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herz-Jesu-Kirche_(Augsburg)
In 2010 with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Volodymyr in the territory of the National Research Center for Radiation Medicine a Temple was opened in honor of the Kazan Icon of Divine Mother.
At the beginning the services were held in a temporary room.
In the same year, the construction of the temple began in a picturesque place of the hospital territory.
In the fall of 2014, the dome crosses were consecrated and installed.
Divine services have been held regularly since spring 2015.
Neo-Gothic church, designed in 1852 by the architect Joseph Poelaert. Consecrated in 1872, it was built in several phases between 1854 and the First World War. It serves as a necropolis for the Belgian royal family.
Photo shot in 2010 from the top of the Brusilia Residence.
Azimuth 312.4°, 2.25 km away (1.4 mi), height 99 m (325 ft).
Address: Parvis Notre Dame - 1020 Brussels
FR : Eglise Notre Dame de Laeken
Église de style néogothique, conçue en 1852 par l’architecte Joseph Poelaert. Consacrée en 1872, elle a été érigée en plusieurs phases entre 1854 et la Première Guerre mondiale. Elle sert de nécropole à la famille royale belge.
Photo prise en 2010 du haut de la Résidence Brusilia.
Azimut 312.4°, distance 2.25 km, hauteur 99 m.
Adresse : Parvis Notre Dame - 1020 Brussels
NL: Kerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Laeken
Neogotische kerk, in 1852 ontworpen door architect Joseph Poelaert. Het werd in 1872 ingewijd en tussen 1854 en de Eerste Wereldoorlog in verschillende fasen gebouwd. Het doet dienst als necropolis voor de Belgische koninklijke familie.
Foto genomen in 2010 vanaf de top van de Brusilia Residentie.
Azimut 312.4°, 2.25 km ver, 99 m hoog.
Adres: Parvis Notre Dame - 1020 Brussels
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El origen de la ciudad fue el castillo de Besalú que ya se encuentra documentado en el siglo x, construido encima de un cerro donde están los restos de la canónica de Santa María, en la Alta Edad Media. El trazado actual de la villa no responde fielmente a su estado original pero sí que posibilita a grandes rasgos la lectura de la urbanización de la Edad Media con la existencia de importantes edificios: el puente, los baños judíos, la iglesia del monasterio de San Pedro de Besalú y San Julián, antiguo hospital de peregrinos, la casa Cornellá, la iglesia de San Vicente y la sala gótica del Palacio de la Curia Real.
Besalú deja ver una estructura arquitectónica y urbanística bastante coherente con el pasado medieval. La importancia monumental de Besalú viene dada fundamentalmente por su gran valor de conjunto, por su unidad, que la determina como una de las muestras más importantes y singulares de los conjuntos medievales de Cataluña.
Miró I el Joven fue el primer conde independiente de Besalú. Besalú comenzó a adquirir importancia como capital de condado independiente después de la muerte de Wifredo el Velloso en el año 902, condición que perdió al morir Bernat III, yerno de Ramón Berenguer III, sin descendencia; como consecuencia, en 1111 el condado de Besalú pasó a la casa de Barcelona.
En el siglo xix, durante la Guerra de la Independencia, se produjo una batalla con victoria de las tropas españolas al mando de Juan Clarós.
En 1966, fue declarada «Conjunto Histórico-Artístico Nacional» por su gran valor arquitectónico. Actualmente, Besalú está desarrollando un proyecto social y turístico importante, señalizando el centro histórico para destacar los atractivos turísticos de la población y haciendo excavaciones para investigar diferentes hallazgos arqueológicos.
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Besalú (Catalan pronunciation: [bəzəˈlu]) is a town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current comarca of Garrotxa but sometime extended as far as Corbières, Aude, in France. Wilfred the Hairy, credited with the unification of Catalonia, was Count of Besalú. The town was also the birthplace of Raimon Vidal, a medieval troubadour.
Besalú was designated as a historical national property ("conjunt històric-artístic") in 1966. The town's most significant feature is its 12th-century Romanesque bridge over the Fluvià river, which features a gateway at its midpoint. The church of Sant Pere was consecrated in 1003. The town features arcaded streets and squares and also a restored mikveh, a ritual Jewish bath dating from the eleventh or twelfth century, as well as the remains of a medieval synagogue, located in the lower town near the river. Besalú also hosts the Museum of miniatures created by jeweler and art collector Lluís Carreras.
The name Besalú is derived from the Latin Bisuldunum, meaning a fort on a mountain between two rivers. It is also the historical capital of the county of “La Garrotxa”. One key date is the year 894, when Besalú was converted to a county with its own dynasty. The county changed from “L’Empordà” to “El Ripollès”. In the year 1111, Besalú lost its independence, for historical reasons in favor of the county of Barcelona. Centuries later, Besalú started a decadent period, worsened by the redemptions, wars with the French and carlists.
In 1966, Besalú was declared a site of historical and artistic importance.
The monument is circled by the ancient wall from the c. XII-XIV. Unfortunately only parts of the original walls still exist. The urban configuration of the site is almost identical to the original layout. Without a doubt, the Medieval Bridge is the emblem of the town, of an angular design with seven uneven arcs and two towers. The part of the town nearest to the bridge there are many narrow streets that belong to the ancient Jewish quarter. It is in this area where you will find the Miqvé, the purification baths, which date from c. XII, and demonstrate the presence of an important Jewish community. The street from the medieval bridge leads to the Town Square “Plaça Major”, a square whose arcades date from c. XVI, and used to be the centre of the medieval town. Important buildings are the Local Government “Ajuntament” dating from c. XVII, the Royal Curia “Cúria Reial”, dating from c. XIV, and the "Casa Tallaferro". The street “Tallaferro” leads to the entrance to the Castle precinct. Inside the precinct there remains one of the towers from the ancient County Castle, and the apse of Saint Mary “Santa Maria” that dates from c. XI. Along with the street “Portalet” these are the remains which best retain the medieval appearance, along with panoramic views of the Romanic Bridge. Leading up from the Main Street “Carrer Major”, there are the “Casa Romà” (c. XIV) and the parish church of Saint Vincent “Sant Vicenç” dating from c. XI-XII which has very sculpturesque doors and windows. Near to the Main Town Square, there is the “Prat de Sant Pere”, wide and spacious which used to be the Cemetery of the Benedictine monastery of Saint Peter “Sant Pere”. Today there only remains the three-nave church and one apse, dating from the c. XI. Also there is the small chapel of Saint James “Sant Jaume” (c. XII) and the “Casa Cornellà” (Llaudes) dating from the c. XII and which has a patio with three galleries. Behind the monastery there is the church of the hospital of Saint Julia “Sant Julià”, with one nave and no apse, dating from c. XII, and an outstanding entrance portal.
Peel Chapel, Overton, Wrexham, North Wales.
Peel Chapel Coordinates...52.96901° N, -2.935075° E
Peel Mortuary Chapel graveyard.
Peel chapel The cemetery and “mortuary chapel” were consecrated on the 17th June 1872, a short distance from the village along the road to Wrexham (A528). The Mortuary Chapel was built in memory of Anna Maria Peel who died in 1860, the first wife of Edmund Peel of Bryn y Pys. Before the trees grew high, there were views over the river valley. The chapel was vandalised and burnt in the 1960s.
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.
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Kloster St. Blasien, St. Blasien, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland.
La abadía de San Blas (en alemán: Kloster St. Blasien) fue una antigua abadía benedictina del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico fundada al final del siglo X en la Selva Negra, junto a la localidad de St. Blasien (hoy perteneciente al estado federado de Baden-Wurtemberg, Alemania). La abadía fue disuelta en el curso de la secularización de 1806, siendo utilizados sus edificios como una de las primeras fábricas mecanizadas en Alemania. Desde 1934, los edificios que se conservaban fueron destinados a una universidad de los jesuitas, el Kolleg St. Blasien.
La abadía tuvo temporalmente el estatus de abadía imperial, de 1125 a 1250. El príncipe-abad (Fürstabt) de San Blas ostentó desde 1609 nuevamente el estatus principesco (Reichsfürst) no por la abadía en sí, sino porque la abadía había adquirido el condado de Bonndorf que llevaba consigo el estatus principesco.
La iglesia de la abadía se quemó en 1768 y fue reconstruida como un templo circular de estilo neoclásico diseñado por el arquitecto Pierre Michel d'Ixnard, con una enorme cúpula de 36 metros de diámetro y 63 metros de alto (la tercera más grande de Europa al norte de los Alpes), a partir del año 1781 bajo el mandato del Príncipe-Abad Martin Gerbert. Recibió el nombre de Dom St. Blasius, siendo también conocida como "Catedral de San Blas" (así llamada por su gran tamaño y magnificencia, no por ser una catedral en sentido eclesiástico o administrativo). Fue consagrada en 1784.
Los efectos de otro incendio catastrófico en 1874 fueron finalmente remediados en la década de 1980.
St. Blaise's Abbey (German: Kloster St. Blasien) was a former Benedictine abbey of the Holy Roman Empire founded in the late 10th century in the Black Forest near the town of St. Blasien (today in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany). The abbey was dissolved during the secularisation of 1806, and its buildings were used as one of the first mechanised factories in Germany. From 1934, the surviving buildings were used as a Jesuit university, the Kolleg St. Blasien.
The abbey temporarily had the status of an imperial abbey from 1125 to 1250. The prince-abbot (Fürstabt) of St. Blaise held princely status (Reichsfürst) again from 1609, not because of the abbey itself, but because the abbey had acquired the county of Bonndorf, which carried with it princely status.
The abbey church burned down in 1768 and was rebuilt as a circular neoclassical church designed by the architect Pierre Michel d'Ixnard with a huge dome measuring 36 metres in diameter and 63 metres high (the third largest in Europe north of the Alps) from 1781 under Prince-Abbot Martin Gerbert. It was named Dom St. Blasius, and is also known as "St. Blaise's Cathedral" (so called because of its great size and magnificence, not because it is a cathedral in the ecclesiastical or administrative sense). It was consecrated in 1784.
The effects of another catastrophic fire in 1874 were finally remedied in the 1980s.
The Cathedral of the Birth Virgin Mary in Milan (Dom de Milan) is a gothic marble cathedral, one of the most famous buildings in Italy and Europe. It belongs to the largest churches in the world. Stained glass windows in the choir of the cathedral are also among the largest in the world.
The construction of the present temple began in 1386, Prince Gian Galeazzo Visconti. It was completed in the Napoleon era. The cathedral was consecrated in 1572 by Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, Karol Boromeusz. In May 1805, Napoleon here was crowned king of Italy.
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Katedra Narodzin Najświętszej Marii Panny w Mediolanie (Dom de Milan) to gotycka marmurowa katedra, jedna z najbardziej znanych budowli we Włoszech i w Europie. Należy do największych kościołów na świecie. Również witraże w chórze katedry, należą do największych na świecie.
Budowę obecnej świątyni rozpoczął w 1386 książę Gian Galeazzo Visconti. Zakończona została w epoce Napoleona. Katedra została wyświęcona w 1572 przez kardynała i arcybiskupa Mediolanu Karola Boromeusza. W maju 1805 roku był tutaj koronowany na króla Włoch Napoleon.
Taken from the rear, this is a six image stack stitched and processed in photoshop to get my desired shot.
ST MARY AND ST FINNAN, GLENFINNAN
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Address: , Glenfinnan , PH37 4LT
Local Authority: Highland
Listing: B
CHURCH OVERVIEW
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 a memorial to the Prince and headstones of members of the MacDonald family. Near the altar is the burial place of Father Donald MacDonald, the first parish priest, also one of the family who built the church.
Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Banja Luka today is the place where was once the Holy Trinity Church, built between the two world wars in the center of Banja Luka. Construction of the temple lasted from 1925 to 1929, and was officially consecrated on Ascension Day in 1939. After fake German bombing on April 12, 1941, the temple was hit and badly damaged altar area (apse). In May the same year the Ustasha declared temple as a "mockery of the city" and ordered the Serbs, Jews and Roma to completely broke down the temple, brick by brick. After World War II, more than half a century, many buildings are renovated or demolished but the reconstruction of the Cathedral was not permitted, Instead that, in the place where it was located, the communist regime built a monument to fallen soldiers. In the early nineties Banja Luka parish received permission to rebuild the destroyed temple, a monument to the fallen soldiers was transferred to a nearby location, also owned by the Serbian Orthodox Church. Restoration of the temple began in 1993 when foundations were blessed. This solemn act was carried out by Serbian Patriarch Pavle with the bishops and clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The temple was rebuilt as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, because in the meantime in Banja Luka (1963-1969) built the Temple which is named the Holy Trinity, as a memento of the ruined one, and that Orthodox Serbs thought that it would never be able to restored.
Consecrated in 1852 and built on the site of an earlier ruin this Anglican church in Gothic Revival Style was designed by Architect Sir George Gilbert Scott.
I knocked the settings on my Canon EOS 7D and bleached out all the exposures on my visit to Halton Castle Hill. All but two were unsalvageable. (Thank goodness I also took a few shots on my Nikon pocket camera and I posted those yesterday.) This was one of the two salvaged shots from the 7D and I was surprised to get this interesting image by running the bleached out almost invisible original through Adobe Photoshop plug-in Google Nik suite. The "Darker Contrasts" filter gave this result.
Troisième plus grande église du monde, et deuxième plus grande cathédrale gothique, la cathédrale de Milan est surnommée « Hérisson de marbre » à cause des 135 flèches. Elle a commencée à être construite par le duc de Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti en 1386. Il demande sa construction pour donner à la ville de Milan, un majestueux édifice. La construction s’arrête et est reprise 500 ans plus tard sous l'ordre de Napoléon Bonaparte qui voulait être consacré roi d'Italie dans le Dôme de Milan. Elle a finalement été achevée en 1887.
The third largest church in the world, and the second largest Gothic cathedral, the cathedral of Milan is nicknamed "Hedgehog marble because of the 135 arrows. It began to be built by the Duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti in 1386. It asks for its construction to give to the city of Milan, a majestic building. The construction stops and is resumed 500 years later under the order of Napoleon Bonaparte who wanted to be consecrated king of Italy in the Dome of Milan. It was finally completed in 1887.
Old Catholic Church consecrated in 2012 and named after the female apostle Junia. Here you can see it with the Campanile, which was only erected in 2017.
The church is located on the site of the former American Sheridan Barracks, now known as Sheridan-Park in Augsburg.
Junia is only mentioned once in the Bible, in Romans 16:7. Depending on the English or German Bible translation, older versions either make her a male apostle called Junias or a woman who was not an apostle. However the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE), which was released in 2011, and the Einheitsübersetzung 2016, a German translation of the Bible for liturgical use in Roman Catholic worship, make Junia a woman AND an apostle in their versions of the text.
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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 mozaika 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.
The construction of this Art Deco church, consecrated on 4 June 1933, started in May 1932.
Photo shot in 2011 from the top of the Brusilia Residence.
Azimuth 64.4°, 1.6 km away (0.99 mi).
Address: Avenue Henri Conscience, 156 - 1140 Evere (Brussels)
FR : Eglise Notre-Dame Immaculée à Evere (Bruxelles)
La construction de cette église Art déco, consacrée le 4 juin 1933, a commencé en mai 1932.
Photo prise en 2011 du haut de la Résidence Brusilia.
Azimut 64.4°, distance 1.6 km.
Adresse : Avenue Henri Conscience, 156 - 1140 Evere (Brussels)
NL: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Onbevlekt kerk in Evere (Brussel)
De bouw van deze Art Deco kerk, ingewijd op 4 juni 1933, begon in mei 1932.
Foto genomen in 2011 vanaf de top van de Brusilia Residentie.
Azimut 64.4°, 1.6 km ver.
Adres: Avenue Henri Conscience, 156 - 1140 Evere (Brussels)
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Reproduction prohibited without my written consent.
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Reproductie verboden zonder mijn schriftelijke toestemming.
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Regno Unito, Rutland, Normanton, Primavera 2021
Normanton è un villaggio del Regno Unito sulla sponda orientale del bacino idrico di Rutland, nella contea di Rutland. Il nome del villaggio significa "fattoria/insediamento dei vichinghi norvegesi".
Negli anni '70 gran parte della zona fu inondata dalla costruzione del bacino idrico di Rutland. La chiesa di San Matteo è un edificio di interesse storico culturale di II grado, costruito in stile classico. Fu costruita tra il 1826 e il 1911. L'edificio era una volta la cappella privata per la tenuta di Normanton, ma fu sconsacrato nel 1970 e doveva essere demolita come parte della costruzione del serbatoio, poiché il suo pavimento sarebbe stato al di sotto del livello dell’acqua previsto. A seguito di una protesta pubblica, la metà inferiore è stata riempita di pietra e macerie e un cappuccio di cemento è stato costruito appena sotto il livello delle finestre. Attorno alla chiesa fu costruito un terrapieno che la lasciò un elemento di spicco sul bordo dell'acqua. La struttura in precedenza ospitava un museo che sullla storia di Rutland Water ed è ora utilizzata come sede per matrimoni civili e concerti.
Normanton is a village on the eastern shore of Rutland Water in the county of Rutland, United Kingdom. The village's name means 'farm/settlement of the Norwegian Vikings'.
In the 1970s much of the parish was flooded by the construction of the Rutland Water reservoir. St Matthew's Church is a Grade II listed building, built in classical style. It was built between 1826 and 1911. The building was once the private chapel for the Normanton Estate, but it 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 structure formerly housed a museum recording the history of Rutland Water and is now used as a venue for civil weddings and concerts.
Consecrated to the Assumption of Mary, the Cistercian monastery dates back to its foundation in 1240 by the Lords of Hohenfels and Ehrenfels. In the course of secularization in Bavaria, the monastery was dissolved in 1803. The monastery church became a parish church. In 1806, the Carmelite nuns from Munich and Neuburg on the Danube moved into the convent complex as their central monastery. In 1838, the Salesian Sisters bought the convent and established an institute for higher daughters there. This developed into a lyceum, which existed until 1980. From 1981 to 2013, Pielenhofen was home to the elementary school of the Regensburger Domspatzen with its adjoining boarding school.
In 2010, the convent was abandoned by the sisters for lack of personnel. The last five remaining sisters moved to the Zangberg convent. In 2013, the convent buildings were sold to the Herder School Association. The association now runs a secondary school and a technical college for design in the buildings. This garden belongs to the convent.
Das Maria Himmelfahrt geweihte Kloster der Zisterzienserinnen geht auf die Gründung 1240 durch die Herren von Hohenfels und von Ehrenfels zurück. Im Zuge der Säkularisation in Bayern wurde das Kloster 1803 aufgelöst. Die Klosterkirche wurde zur Pfarrkirche. 1806 bezogen die Karmelitinnen aus München und Neuburg an der Donau die Klosteranlage als ihr Zentralkloster. 1838 kauften die Salesianerinnen das Kloster und richteten darin ein Institut für Höhere Töchter ein. Daraus entwickelte sich ein Lyzeum, das bis 1980 bestand. Von 1981 bis zum Jahr 2013 war in Pielenhofen die Grundschule der Regensburger Domspatzen mit dem angeschlossenen Internat untergebracht.
Im Jahr 2010 wurde das Kloster von den Schwestern aus Personalmangel aufgegeben. Die letzten fünf noch verbliebenen Schwestern zogen in das Kloster Zangberg um. Im Jahr 2013 wurden die Klostergebäude an den Herder-Schulverein verkauft. Der Verein betreibt in den Gebäuden nun eine Realschule sowie eine Fachoberschule für Gestaltung. Zum Kloster gehört dieser Garten.
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The hearse house – it is probable that this was the store house from which Bishop Forbes preached in 1770. It was later consecrated as a chapel.
In the upper left of this photo you can just see the spire of the Oude Kerk, the oldest building of Amsterdam. It was founded around 1215 and in 1306 consecrated with St Nicholas as its patron saint. In 1578 it came into protestant hands as a result of the so-called Alteration and was henceforth known as the Old Church. Between 1884-1887 a 'new' Roman Catholic church - now a basilica - was built more or less at the bottom of the canal; you can see it central in the distance. Its patron again is St Nicholas.
Der Komplex Klášterního Hradiska - Monasterium Gradicium, befindet sich auf einem felsigen Hügel über dem linken Ufer der Morava in der Stadt Olomouc. Es ist ein Komplex barocker Architektur und Gärten, der im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert nach dem Konzept von Giovanni Pietro Tencalla und Domenico Martinelli an der Stelle eines älteren Klosters errichtet wurde, das 1078 vom mährischen Przemysl-Fürsten Ota I. der Schöne mit seiner Gemalin Euphemia gegründet wurde , die die Urenkelin des ungarischen Königs Stephan I. war. Im Februar 1078 wurde das Kloster in Anwesenheit des Fürsten Vratislav dem ersten christlichen Märtyrer Stephan geweiht.
Der Grundriss wird von vier massiven Flügeln mit polygonalen Ecktürmen gebildet, aus denen sich im Osten die ovale Mittelhalle der Stephanskirche erhebt. Bei der Anlage handelt es sich um eine einzigartige gut erhaltene Klosteranlage mit Wohncharakter, die vor allem in der Barockzeit entstanden ist. In den Innen- und Außenbereichen ist eine Reihe wertvoller Dekorationen vieler hochkarätiger Künstler erhalten geblieben. Es ist ein bedeutendes Landschaftsdenkmal, das auf den Bau der Wallfahrtskirche auf Svaté Kopeček folgt. Das gesamte Gebiet ist auch eine wichtige archäologische Stätte und nimmt eine Fläche von mehr als einem Hektar ein.
Nach der Auflösung des benediktinischen Priesterseminars 1790 gingen die Gebäude des ehemaligen Klosters an die Armee, die sich noch heute hier befindet und ist damit das älteste Militärkrankenhaus in ganz Tschechien.
The complex Klášterního Hradiska - Monasterium Gradicium, is located on a rocky hill above the left bank of the Morava in the city of Olomouc. It is a complex of Baroque architecture and gardens built in the 17th and 18th centuries according to the concept of Giovanni Pietro Tencalla and Domenico Martinelli on the site of an older monastery founded in 1078 by the Moravian Přemysl Prince Ota I the Handsome with his wife Euphemia, who was the great-granddaughter of King Stephen I of Hungary. In February 1078 the monastery was consecrated to the first Christian martyr Stephen in the presence of Prince Vratislav.
The floor plan is formed by four massive wings with polygonal corner towers, from which the oval central hall of St. Stephen's Church rises to the east.
The complex is a unique, well-preserved monastery complex with residential character, which was created primarily in the Baroque period. Inside and outside, a number of valuable decorations by many high-profile artists have been preserved. It is an important landscape monument that follows the construction of the pilgrimage church on Svaté Kopeček. The whole area is also an important archaeological site and occupies an area of more than one hectare.
After the dissolution of the Benedictine seminary in 1790, the buildings of the former monastery went to the army. It is still here today, making it the oldest military hospital in the whole of the Czech Republic.
The San Michele Cemetery has been Venice’s principal cemetery since its creation in 1807. The cemetery is located on the island of Isola di San Michele between Venice and Murano.
In addition to the main consecrated Catholic burial ground, there are separate Protestant and Eastern Orthodox sections catering to non-Catholics. The Jewish cemetery of Venice is located on the island of Lido. Both the cemetery and the island are named after the church of San Michele in Isola built in the 15th century on the island, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel.
Established in 1807, San Michele has been under continuous use as the main burial ground of Venice for over 200 years. Space is tight, and therefore cemetery management puts graves up for lease for 12 years, recycling communal plots following lease expiration by removing skeletal remains to be transferred to an ossuary.
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The chapel, consecrated in 1617, is also part of the museum. It is the best preserved part of the Renaissance complex, having largely escaped damage in the 1859 fire. The chapel extends along the entire length of the west wing with a long nave and a two-storey gallery. The richly decorated six-vaulted stucco ceiling is borne by pillars rising from the galleries.
The pillars bear grisaille frescos of Biblical figures, painted in the 1690s. The galleries were decorated during the reign of Frederick III (1648–1670) as can be seen from his arms.
The Chapel's most significant artifact is the organ, built by Esajas Compenius in 1610. It was installed by Compenius himself shortly before his death in Hillerød in 1617. The oldest organ in Denmark, it has 1,001 wooden pipes. Its original manually driven blower has been preserved. The instrument is richly decorated with ebony, ivory and silver.
The altarpiece and pulpit from the early 17th century are the work of the silversmith Jacob Mores from Hamburg. In the king's prayer chamber adjoining the Chapel, there is a small silver altar crafted by the goldsmith Matthäus Wallbaum from Augsburg in 1600.
In 1208, a dispute between King John and the Pope meant that burials in consecrated ground were forbidden for about 6 years. During this time, the townspeople of Basingstoke buried their dead on the slope north of the town. Later, the ground was consecrated, and became the town’s burial ground for the next 700 years, until the new cemetery opened in Worting Road in 1913.
The first chapel was built by 1280, with a Guild of Townsmen to oversee the site and collect offerings of money and land, left as bequests in return for prayers for life after death. What we see of the earlier chapel today is part of the west wall.
This photo shows the distinctive remains, tower and window arches of another chapel, added to the original one and built around 1525 by William Lord Sandys of The Vyne as a grand burial place for his parents and family [see Ian Richard’s Flashback, Gazette 10/12/2020]. The chapel was widely known for its great beauty, for its roof and above all for its painted glass windows. It was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Sandys’ family emblems are visible on the parapet and grave slabs. These include the hemp-breaker and cross raggulé.
Why did it fall into ruin? In the 1540s, Sandys’ chapel was caught up in the English Reformation, which saw the closure of all chantry chapels. Statues and other items used in worship were removed in what must have been a puzzling time for people. After the death of Edward VI, his sister Mary revived Catholic worship. In 1556 a charter was drawn up by Queen Mary, which established a school in the chapel. The schoolroom was attached to the west wall of the early chapel. Known as Queen Mary’s School, it survived as Queen Mary’s Grammar School for Boys and then, with comprehensive education, the name and endowment moved to Queen Mary’s College.
Mostly copied from an article in the Basingstoke Gazette 1st January 2021. www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/18981455.history-holy-g...
The Alcobaça Monastery was built following an early Gothic style, and represents the arrival of this style in Portugal. The church and other main buildings were constructed from 1178 until the end of the 13th century. The church was consecrated in 1252. Following the precepts of the Cistercian Order, the original monastic buildings were built along lean architectonic lines, without any decoration apart from some capital sculpture and a statue of the Virgin Mary.
The newly consecrated National Cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, still under construction in Bucharest
Orthodox Patriarchs of Constantinople and Bucharest consecrate Cathedral
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The Cathedral was consecrated on 25 November 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Metropolitan Chrysostomos (gr) of Patras from the Greek Orthodox Church.
The newly consecrated National Cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, still under construction in Bucharest
Orthodox Patriarchs of Constantinople and Bucharest consecrate Cathedral
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The Cathedral was consecrated on 25 November 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Metropolitan Chrysostomos (gr) of Patras from the Greek Orthodox Church.
The Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God (other name is the Old Ascension Church)
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The Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God (other name is the Old Ascension Church) is a wooden Orthodox church in the city of Torzhok, Tver Region of Russia.
The first mention of the temple in the clerical record dates back to 1653. The wooden building was built on the right, high, bank of Tvertsa. The height of the temple is 34 meters. Since the temple was wooden, it was redone many times. In the 1780s, a foundation of white old stone was laid under the building (on one of them the year 1782 was knocked out). In 1783, the back roof was replaced by iron, in 1806 the porch was built, and in 1828 the head was redone. By 1854, the temple was dilapidated and it was decided to build a new stone one in return.
In the middle of the XIX century, parishioners decided to build a new stone Ascension Church near the wooden church. It was supposed to destroy the old church, and use the material from it in a new one or sell it in another parish. But the Archbishop of Tver Filofei (Uspensky) forbade the demolition of "such a wonderful church both in antiquity and in architecture." As a result, a new stone Ascension Church was built, in 1858 the warm Zosimo-Savvatievskaya church was demolished, but the old wooden Ascension Church remained standing.
However, the temple was not demolished, but was transferred to the Staritsky tract. By 1883, the temple was reconstructed and on October 5 it was re-consecrated in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God.
In Soviet times, church services ceased in 1929. There was a plan to transfer the temple to the Museum of Wooden Architecture in Vasilevo near Torzhok.
In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, restoration and research work was carried out. In the 2000s, worship services resumed in the summer.
The temple preserved painting of the XVIII century, and in the lower tiers of the painting of the second half of the XIX century. In the ceiling of the upper tier is an octagonal niche with the image of the New Testament Trinity.
The parish church Saint Sebastian is the parish church of Ramsau nearby Berchtesgaden . It is consecrated to the saints Sebastian and Fabian. Particularly from the "Malerwinkel" with the Ramsauer Ache and the Ertlsteg in the foreground and the Reiteralpe in the background the church is a popular picture and photo motive.
It was built in 1512 under provost Gregor Rainer and was extended in 1692 in the baroque style. It has a tower with baroque onion shaped tower which is covered like the whole church with wooden shingles.
When I arrived the church it was bitter cold and almost dark and so the most photographed site from the "Malerwinkel" was already too dark to take a good photo. But as always I was looking for my perspective and view and so I went to the cemetery at the back of the church and realized a wonderful light from a big floodlight that illuminated not only St. Sebastian but also the cemetery with the graves and crosses and the beautiful snow hills in the front...
Die Pfarrkirche St. Sebastian ist die Pfarrkirche von Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden . Sie ist den Heiligen Sebastian und Fabian geweiht. Besonders vom Malerwinkel aus mit der Ramsauer Ache und dem Ertlsteg im Vordergrund und der Reiteralpe im Hintergrund ist die Kirche ein beliebtes Bild- und Fotomotiv.
Sie wurde 1512 unter Fürstpropst Gregor Rainer erbaut und 1692 im barocken Stil erweitert. Sie hat einen Turm mit barocken Zwiebelhauben, der wie die gesamte Kirche mit Holzschindeln gedeckt ist.
Als ich die Kirche erreichte, war es bitter kalt und schon fast dunkel und so war die meistfotografierte Ansicht vom Malerwinkel zu dunkel, um ein gutes Foto zu schießen...
Aber wie immer war ich eh auf der Suche nach meiner eigenen Perspektive, als ich das Scheinwerferlicht im Friedhof bemerkte, welches nicht nur St. Sebastian, sondern auch den Friedhof mit seinen Gräbern und Kreuzen und die schönen Schneehügel beleuchtete...
The Church of St Germanus at Rame in the far south-east of Cornwall dates from the 13th century and was consecrated in 1259. It is believed to have been built on earlier foundations, and there are Norman remains here. The church is unusual for two reasons. Firstly, unlike the vast majority of Cornish churches it actually features a spire, and secondly it is lit by candles as it has no electricity. The tall candle holders with their candy-twist stripes can be seen at the end of each pew, while candle holders also hang from the ceiling. There is also a row of them along the top of the rood screen.
A south aisle was added in the early 16th century. The wagon roof of the aisle is original, and from the same period are several carved bench ends.
The Church of Edward the Confessor
Situated in the Market Place, Romford, RM1 3AB. The earliest known house of worship was built in 1177 and was known as St Andrew’s Chapel. This building was demolished in the 14th century after many years of neglect. A new church was erected towards the end of the 14th century and completed in 1410. This was dedicated to The Virgin Mary and Edward the Confessor. Originally built with a Nave, a Chancel and extended North Aisle. It also featured a brick tower for five bells. Later a gallery was built for a charity for orphaned children. In 1710 it was renamed St Edward’s School and was later moved to another part of Market Place in 1728.
The church building was still in use but again fell into disrepair then work on a new church on the same site was started in 1844 and in 1849 the last service was held in the old church, then it was demolished. Only Blore’s chapel remained and was used as a burial yard until 1953, when this was also demolished.
The new building was consecrated in 1850 by Bishop of Rochester, George Murray. He was resident of Danbury Palace, Danbury, Essex. Architect John Johnson designed the church (he also designed Alexandra Palace). The church was designed in ‘Gothic Style’ and built from Kentish ragstone, it also used materials from John Nash’s in Regent Street. There are many carved heads situated in the church and this is thought to be the explanation of their being there.
It did suffer some war damage, but only minor. The biggest loss was the bells were used in the war effort and in 1944 a set of chime bells and an electric clock were installed.
Since then, major renovation work was completed in1988 and again in 1992. A new organ was installed in 1979 and in 2001 a statue of Edward the confessor was installed in the main porch.
Legend
There is a legend that the name Havering, a district close by to Romford, was named after a connection to Edward the Confessor and St John the apostle in the form of a ring. This was commemorated in a stain glass window of 1407, in the old chapel. I believe that this window does not exist now but a more modern one was installed in 1850 the 600th anniversary of the church.
This is the second of three postings.
St John in the Wilderness Church — a stunning example of Victorian Rustic Gothic architecture, built with stone face work, quoining, pointed arch windows, a high-pitched roof, and a charming timber porch. Almost single-handedly constructed by Mr. A.E. Woodruff, a student of St Paul’s College, Burgh near Lincoln, England, and lay-assistant to Canon O.E. Groser, the second Rector of Beverley, the church was consecrated on May 22, 1895, by the Rt. Rev. C.O.L. Riley, 3rd Bishop (later Archbishop) of Perth.
To this day, the church continues to serve the local community, holding monthly services, baptisms, and weddings, as well as offering Holy Communion throughout the year with the priest, Revd. Phillip Raymont.
This shot is one of two panoramas I captured from the same angle that night. I’m usually not a fan of front profiles, but the side of the building felt a bit less compelling. Plus, the other composition (which I’ll be processing soon) really only worked with a front-facing view.
That said… I’m not 100% sure if this is actually St John in the Wilderness (Google Maps says so), or if it’s another, slightly more attractive building at the back of the location that looks even more like a church. Maybe some local photographers can confirm!
It’s a fantastic spot for astrophotography, though you’ll have to contend with a bit of traffic going up and down the hill in the early evening. This particular image is an 8x6 shot panorama — can’t wait to share the other one soon!
Nikon D5500 (Modded), Nikon D5200
Samyang 24mm f/1.4
Star Adventurer 2i
Hoya UV/IR Cut