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in the snowfall of January 2021, Emley Village church, West Yorkshire, UK (13th century)
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Saint Michael's and All Angels Church
Roman Catholic church, 1964-5, by Richard O'Mahony
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Initial design was drawn up by Herbert J Rowse, with later work designed by the Borough Architect T A Brittain. The parish of St Michael and All Angels was created in 1952.
The foundation stone for a new church was laid in April 1964 and St Michael and All Angels RC Church opened on 8 September 1965
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Church of St Michael - Nave, south window, with collection of presumably Continental stained glass panels : detail - Adam and Eve
St Michael's Mount is a small tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom managed by the National Trust. The castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650. The earliest buildings on the summit date to the 12th century, the harbour is 15th century and the village and summit buildings were rebuilt from 1860 to 1900, giving the island its current form.
D22256. St. Michael's Mount off the south coast of Cornwall at Marazion. When the tide goes out it is linked to the mainland by an artificial causeway, but when the tide comes in a fleet of ferry boats carry visitors and residents across the water.
See here for more details: www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk/
Monday, 12th August, 2019. Copyright © Ron Fisher 2019.
A shot taken with my Nikon D850 and edited on the iPad while in the Ukraine. Stunning architecture in the Ukraine.
"Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery (Михайлівський Золотоверхий монастир; Mykhailivskyi Zolotoverkhyi manastyr).(Photos: Saint Michael's Monastery before demolition; restored Saint Michael's Monastery.) An Orthodox men's monastery in Kyiv. Little is known about its early history. In the 1050s Prince Iziaslav Yaroslavych built Saint Demetrius's Monastery and Church in the old upper city of Kyiv, near Saint Sophia Cathedral. In 1108–13 his son, Sviatopolk II Iziaslavych, built a church at the monastery dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. The monastery probably came under the control of the Kyivan Cave Monastery ca 1128; it was mostly destroyed during the Tatar invasion of 1240 and ceased to exist.
Written records confirm that the monastery was reopened by 1496. Soon afterward it began to be known as Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, its name being taken from the church built by Sviatopolk II Iziaslavych (although historians are not certain which church survived the Tatar invasion, Saint Demetrius's or Saint Michael's). Restored and enlarged over the 16th century, it gradually became one of the most popular and wealthy monasteries in Ukraine. In 1620 Yov Boretsky made it the residence of the renewed Orthodox metropolitan of Kyiv, and in 1633 Isaia Kopynsky was named supervisor (both men were buried there). It enjoyed the patronage of hetmans and other benefactors and acquired many valuable artifacts (including the relics of Saint Barbara, brought to Kyiv from Byzantium in the 11th century and kept in a silver sepulcher donated by Hetman Ivan Mazepa, and an iconostasis funded by Hetman Ivan Skoropadsky). Although most of the monastery's properties were secularized in the late 18th century, in the 19th and 20th centuries as many as 240 monks have lived there, and after 1800 it served as the residence of the bishop of Chernihiv (who was also vicar of Kyiv). A precentor's school was located there, and many prominent composers (eg, Kyrylo Stetsenko and Yakiv Yatsynevych) studied or taught at the school.
The main church of the monastery (built in either 1654–7 or 1108–13) was an important architectural and cultural monument. Originally it had three naves and three apses on the eastern side and was topped by a single large gilded cupola. It was rebuilt in a baroque style and expanded with a new façade and six additional cupolas in the 18th century. The most striking elements of the interior were the 12th–century frescoes (such as the Annunciation fresco) and mosaics (such as the Angel mosaic), probably done by Kyivan artisans (including perhaps Master Olimpii). Although many of these were destroyed in the 13th to 16th century, some—notably the mosaics of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonika, the Eucharist, and Archdeacon Stephen—survived and were partially restored in the late 19th century. Several other frescoes were restored by Adrian Prakhov. Other buildings in the monastery complex included a bell tower and three residences and refectories. Several Kyivan princes were buried in the church, including Sviatopolk II Iziaslav.
After the Soviet seizure of power the monastery was closed, and in 1936, during the Stalinist antireligious campaign, the main church was demolished by the authorities. (Photo: Ruins of Saint Michael's Church, 1936.) Before the church's demolition, some of its art works were removed and deposited in the Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow or stored at the Saint Sophia Cathedral. The items at the cathedral were seized by the Nazis during the Second World War and taken to Germany. There they fell into American hands at the end of the war and were ‘returned’ to Moscow. The reconstruction of the Saint Michael’s Church began on 24 May 1997. It was officially opened on 30 May 1999 (photo: restored Saint Michael's Church), but the interior decorations, mosaics, and frescoes were not completed until 2000. Subsequently (2001 and 2004), 18 of 29 art pieces in Moscow from the original church were returned after years of discussion. The monastery was officially ceded to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate."
SOURCE: www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%...
D22326. A stained glass window in the Priory Church at the castle on St. Michael's Mount, an island off the south coast of Cornwall; when the tide goes out it is linked to the mainland by an artificial causeway, but when the tide comes in a fleet of small boats ferry visitors and residents back and forth across the water.
See here for more details: www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk/
Monday, 12th August, 2019. Copyright © Ron Fisher 2019.
Online sources describe this little gazebo as the Monastery Chapel of St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. It sits in the monastery's grounds, just north of the main monastery church. I can find no further information about it.
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery (Ukrainian: Михайлівський золотоверхий монастир, Mykhaylivs’kyi zolotoverkhyi monastyr) is a functioning monastery in the city centre of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The monastery is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River on the edge of a bluff northeast of the Saint Sophia Cathedral. The site is located in the historic administrative Uppertown and overlooks the city’s historical commercial and merchant quarter, the Podil neighbourhood.
Originally built in the Middle Ages by Sviatopolk II Iziaslavych (regnat 1050-1113), the monastery comprises the Cathedral itself, the Refectory of St. John the Divine, built in 1713, the Economic Gates, constructed in 1760 and the monastery’s bell tower, which was added c. 1716–1719. The exterior of the structure was rebuilt in the Ukrainian Baroque style in the 18th century while the interior remained in its original Byzantine style. The original cathedral was demolished by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s, but was reconstructed and opened in 1999 following Ukrainian independence in 1991.
During the Mongol invasion in 1240, the monastery is believed to have been seriously damaged. The Mongols damaged the cathedral and removed its gold-plated domes. The cloister subsequently fell into disrepair and there is no documentation of it for the following two and a half centuries. By 1496, the monastery had been revived and its name was changed from St. Demetrius’ Monastery to St. Michael’s. In 1620, Iov Boretsky made it the residence of the renewed Orthodox metropolitan of Kiev, and in 1633, Isaya Kopynsky was named a supervisor of the monastery.
During the first half of the 1930s, various Soviet publications questioned the known historical facts regarding the age of the Cathedral. The publications stressed that the medieval building had undergone major reconstructions and that little of the original Byzantine-style cathedral was preserved. This wave of questioning led to the demolition of the monastery and its replacement with a new administrative centre for the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (previously located in the city of Kharkiv). Before its demolition (8 June – 9 July 1934), the structure was carefully studied by T.M. Movchanivskyi and K. Honcharev from the recently purged and re-organized Institute of Material Culture of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. On the basis of their survey, the cathedral was declared to belong primarily to the Ukrainian Baroque style, rather than to the twelfth century as was previously thought, and thus did not merit preservation due to its lack of historical and artistic value. This conclusion backed up the Soviet authorities' plans to demolish the entire monastery. Local historians, archaeologists, and architects agreed to the monastery's demolition, although reluctantly. Only one professor, Mykola Makarenko, refused to sign the demolition act; he later died in a Soviet prison.
In August 1963, the preserved refectory of the demolished monastery without its Baroque cupola was designated a monument of architecture of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1973, the Kiev City Council established several "archaeological preservation zones" within the city; these included the territory surrounding the monastery.
After Ukraine regained independence in 1991, the demolition of the monastery was deemed a crime and voices started to be heard calling for the monastery's full-scale reconstruction as an important part of the cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people. These plans were approved and carried out in 1997–1998, whereupon the cathedral and belltower were transferred to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate. Yuriy Ivakin, the chief archaeologist for the site, said that more than 260 valuable ancient artifacts were recovered during excavations of the site before reconstruction. In addition, a portion of the ancient cathedral, still intact, was uncovered; this today makes up a part of the current cathedral's crypt.
The newly rebuilt St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral was officially opened on 30 May 1999. However, interior decorations, mosaics, and frescoes were not completed until 28 May 2000. The side chapels were consecrated to SS. Barbara and Catherine in 2001. During the following four years, 18 out of 29 mosaics and other objets d'art from the original cathedral were returned from Moscow after years of tedious discussion between Ukrainian and Russian authorities. The remaining frescoes were finally transferred from St Petersburg’s Hermitage in 2009 but placed in a separate preserve.
The St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery became the headquarters of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine after the church's creation on 15 December 2018. St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is used as the headquarters of the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine. The rector of the monastery has the rank of diocesan bishop.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.
Marazion is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the shore of Mount's Bay, two miles (3 km) east of Penzance and one mile (1.6 km) east of Long Rock.
St Michael's Mount is half-a-mile offshore from Marazion. At low water a causeway links it to the town and at high water passenger boats carry visitors between Marazion and St Michael's Mount.
Marazion lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
Marazion is a thriving tourist resort with an active community of artists who produce and sell paintings and pottery in the town's numerous art galleries.
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Finding a different composition at St Michael's Mount is quite a challenge. I decided to avoid the usual shot of the causeway lead-in and chose this creek to reflect the clouds and top of the mount to add some depth. I had no choice anyway, because on arriving at the mount there were already a couple of photographers with tripods on the causeway and another on some nearby rocks! The sun came out for no longer than 30 secoonds at most and then the light was all over.
We had a great night at The Palace on Thursday for Michael's last night. There must have been over 30 girls there. This picture was taken late on with all the girls who were left standing at the end. Don't they all look fabulous?
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St Michael's Mount is a small tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England. The island is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650. The earliest buildings, on the summit, date back to the 12th century.
Camera: Mamiya C220 Professional F
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Film: Ilford FP4+ dev. in Xtol 1+1 in the Jobo ATL-1500 film processor
Here is Nicholas Brome and on the left, his coat of arms. Father of Nicholas Brome, John Brome acquired Baddesley Clinton in 1438 and made the moated manor house suitable for his position as Under-Treasurer of the Exchequer. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong side in the Wars of the Roses and was stripped of his court appointments. Even worse, he quarrelled with Warwick the Kingmaker’s steward over a mortgage, and was murdered in 1468. His second son Nicholas was determined to avenge him and in 1471 killed the steward in a duel. His punishment was to pay for a priest to say prayers daily for his father, the steward and the steward’s wife, as well as paying her 33 shillings and fourpence. Nicholas Brome inherited the house in 1483, along with the right to appoint the parish priest to nearby St James’s church. In 1485, Nicholas returned home to find a man stroking his wife’s chin in the parlour. Outraged, he drew out his sword and killed him – only to discover that it was his Rector at St James’s church. Appalled at what he had done, Nicholas built a higher tower at this church and also at Packwood House, as a penance. He also directed that he be buried in the porch of the church so he would be trodden on as people entered and left. Even more bizarre, he insisted on being buried in a standing position. The church was renamed St Michael’s in Victorian times.
This east window is supposedly medieval, but the more I look at it, the more I struggle to find any medieval glass. The 'NB' initials here ae wholly Victorian, as I think most of the rest is.
St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral sits in the middle of the main street in Sitka, Alaska and is still a worshiping community 150 years or so after its original founding.
Most people visit Framlingham in Suffolk to visit the castle, and on their way to the main entrance, they pass by the tree-shrouded churchyard of St Michael the Archangel unaware that they are missing a wonderful historic building that is every bit as interesting as the castle.
The first church of St Michael's was built around 1200, and there are fragments of that early building incorporated into the current 15th - 16th-century church. St Michael's features an extraordinarily large chancel, built almost entirely by the Howards of Framlingham Castle.
St. Michael's Castle also called the Mikhailovsky Castle or the Engineers' Castle is a former royal residence in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg, Russia. St. Michael's Castle was built as a residence for Emperor Paul I by architects Vincenzo Brenna and Vasili Bazhenov in 1797-1801. It was named after St. Michael, the patron saint of the Royal family. The castle looks different from each side, as the architects used motifs of various architectural styles such as French Classicism, Italian Renaissance and Gothic.
St. Michael's Castle was built to the south of the Summer Garden and replaced the small wooden palace of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. Afraid of intrigues and assassination plots, Emperor Paul I disliked the Winter Palace where he never felt safe. Due to his personal fascination with medieval knights and his constant fear of assassination, the new royal residence was built like a castle around a small octagonal courtyard. The building with rounded corners was surrounded by the waters of the Moika River, the Fontanka River and two specially dug canals (the Church Canal and the Sunday Canal), transforming the castle area into an artificial island which could only be reached by drawbridges.
April 22, 2022 - "Sint-Michielskerk (Saint Michael's Church) is a Roman Catholic temple in Ghent. Documents attesting to the existence of a chapel dedicated to St. Michael on this site date from 1105. That building was twice destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt.
Construction of the current, late-Gothic church was commenced circa 1440, and was done in two phases, separated by a long interval. During the first phase, in the 15th-16th centuries, the western part, including three-aisled nave and the transept, was completed by 1528. Construction of the western tower continued and by 1566 two levels of it had been finished. Then, due to religious conflicts, the construction had stopped and looting and destruction followed. Part of the church was destroyed in 1578 by Calvinists and in 1579 the old choir was demolished.
It wasn't until 1623 that the church's construction resumed. The Baroque style sacristy in the north-east was built in 1650-1651. Local architect Lieven Cruyl made a design for the unfinished western tower in 1662, which again wasn't materialized for a number of reasons. The tower was finally covered with a flat roof only in 1828.
The church has a rich Neo-Gothic interior, including an altar and a pulpit. Inside there are various 18th century statues, plus a number of Baroque paintings, including “Christ Dying on the Cross” by Anthony van Dyck, “Resurrection of Lazarus” by Otto Venius, and many others.
There is also a collection of silver and gold artifacts. Among them are the relic of St Dorothea in silver; the sacred "Doorn" donated by Mary, Queen of Scots; and the true Cross – a gift from the Archduke Albrecht and Isabella made in 1619." Previous description from the following website: www.gpsmycity.com/tours/ghents-historical-buildings-4832....
The image of St Michael's Mount that I used for day 207 of my 365 wasn't quite what I wanted as there were too many people around. I woke up at 4am the next day so I went back and created some more images.
Strangely enough, I was the only person around!