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The 'Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde' with its white-coloured house fronts and tranquil convent garden was founded in 1245. This little piece of world heritage was once the home of the beguines, emancipated lay-women who nevertheless led a pious and celibate life. Today the beguinage is inhabited by nuns of the Order of St. Benedict and several Bruges women who have decided to remain unmarried. (Visit Bruges)
The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde' with its white-coloured house fronts and tranquil convent garden was founded in 1245. This little piece of world heritage was once the home of the beguines, emancipated lay-women who nevertheless led a pious and celibate life. Today the beguinage is inhabited by nuns of the Order of St. Benedict and several Bruges women who have decided to remain unmarried.
Do you want me on your mind or do you want me to go on
I might be yours as sure as I can say
Be gone be faraway
Roses on parade, they follow you around
Upon your shore as sure as I can say
Be gone be faraway
Like fuel to fire
Into the town we go, into your hideaway
Where the towers grow, gone to be faraway
Sing quietly along
Pious words to cry into the under
Upon your shore as sure as I can say
Be gone be faraway
Oh what a day to choose
Torn by the hours
All that I say to you
Is like fuel to fire
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The Church of St. Nicholas the Bishop in Kalisz was one of the first buildings in the city. The first church was built in the years 1253–1257 in the Gothic style from the foundation of Bolesław the Pious. The oldest part is the two-span chancel. It has been rebuilt many times over the centuries. It has three naves, a tower and a neo-Gothic chapel. In 1662 a baroque main altar was built especially for Rubens' painting "Descent from the Cross". This painting survived over three centuries, and in 1973 it fell victim to a fire or theft (fire was started to cover up all traces of theft). Currently, in the main altar, we can only see a copy of the Rubens masterpiece.
The northern chapel and part of the presbytery are decorated with paintings by Włodzimierz Tetmajer. He is also the author of the stained glass windows in the nave.
In 1992 the church was elevated by John Paul II to the rank of the cathedral of the Kalisz diocese.
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Katedra św. Mikołaja Biskupa w Kaliszu była jedną z pierwszych budowli lokacyjnego miasta. Pierwszy kościół powstał w latach 1253–1257 w stylu gotyckim z fundacji Bolesława Pobożnego. Najstarszą częścią jest dwuprzęsłowe prezbiterium. Był na przestrzeni wieków wielokrotnie przebudowywany. Posiada trzy nawy, wieżę oraz kaplicę w stylu neogotyckim. W roku 1662 został zbudowany barokowy ołtarz główny, specjalnie dla zamówionego obrazu Rubensa "Zdjęcie z krzyża". Obraz ten przetrwał ponad trzy wieki, aby w 1973 paść ofiarą pożaru lub kradzieży (pożar był wzniecony dla zatarcia śladów kradzieży)?. Obecnie w ołtarzu głównym możemy oglądać jedynie kopię rubensowego arcydzieła.
Północna kaplica oraz część prezbiterium dekorowane są malowidłami Włodzimierza Tetmajera. Jest on również autorem witraży w nawie głównej.
W 1992 kościół został podniesiony przez Jana Pawła II do rangi katedry diecezji kaliskiej.
Monastery - Nilova Hermitage. Tver region. Russia.
The monastery dates back to 1528, from the moment of the arrival of the Monk Nile on the island of Stolobny, on Lake Seliger.
A few years later, after the presentation of the Monk Nil of Stolobensky, in 1594, a Blessing was given for the opening of the monastery of the Nilov Pustyn.
In the 18-19 centuries, the Nilova Pustyn Monastery was one of the largest cultural centers in Russia, with a huge library, educational institutions, with its own large production of goods and products.
It was in the Nilova desert that Leonty Magnitsky, a mathematician and teacher, studied under whom, later, the Great Lomonosov studied. Nilova Hermitage was visited by many great people, including Emperor Alexander I and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After the blasphemous looting and partial destruction of the monastery by the Bolsheviks, the buildings were used as a colony for minors, as a prisoner of war camp, as a military hospital, as a camp site. When all the buildings of the monastery fell into disrepair and could no longer be used, without major repairs, by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, in 1990, the monastery complex was transferred to the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the revival of the Nilo-Stolobensky Monastery. Ahead, there are still colossal works to restore the former splendor of the holy monastery. But already now, the Nilo-Stolobenskaya hermitage is the pearl of the Tver diocese. Even in spite of all the destruction that befell from the godless power, this monastery with all this lies before us in all its beauty and grandeur of the genius of architecture, the pious ancestors of the Russian land.
Today, the monastery, thanks to the governor Archimandrite Arkady (Gubanov), is being successfully restored by the brethren and already has its own autonomous production of products, which is in great demand among pilgrims and local residents.
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The 'Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde' with its white-coloured house fronts and tranquil convent garden was founded in 1245. This little piece of world heritage was once the home of the beguines, emancipated lay-women who nevertheless led a pious and celibate life. Today the beguinage is inhabited by nuns of the Order of St. Benedict and several Bruges women who have decided to remain unmarried.
The palace was built between 1729 and 1732, initially by the ruler of Amber. The architects achieved a fusion of the Shilpa Shastra of Indian architecture with Rajput, Mughal and European styles of architecture. I am particularly fascinated though by the red shawl on the left and the turbans inside the chamber and also the entrance of another building to the right.
Diwan-I-Khas as shown here was a private audience hall of the Maharajas (meaning rulers or kings), a marble floored chamber. There are two huge sterling silver vessels of 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) height and each with capacity of 4000 litres and weighing 340 kilograms (750 lb), on display here--they are officially recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest sterling silver vessels. These vessels were specially made by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II, who was a highly pious Hindu, to carry the water of the Ganges to drink on his trip to England in 1901 (for Edward VII's coronation) as he was finicky about committing religious sin by consuming the English water. There are a number of crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling too.
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The sublime Abbey of Sainte Foy de Conques - Aveyron - Occitanie - France - Europe
L'abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques est une église abbatiale située à Conques, dans le département de l'Aveyron.
En raison de sa vocation à l'accueil des pèlerins et au culte des reliques de sainte Foy, elle est qualifiée d'église de pèlerinage et constitue même le prototype d'autres grandes églises de pèlerinages, l'abbatiale Saint-Martial de Limoges, l'église Saint-Sauveur de Figeac, la basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse et la cathédrale de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. Considérée comme un chef-d'œuvre de l'art roman du sud de la France, elle reste surtout célèbre pour son tympan et son trésor comprenant des pièces d'art uniques de l'époque carolingienne, dont la statue-reliquaire de sainte Foy.
Cette abbaye a été construite à partir de 1041 par l'abbé Odolric à l'emplacement de l'ancien ermitage de Dadon, datant de la fin du VIIIe siècle. Depuis 1994, l'intérieur est décoré avec des vitraux de Pierre Soulages, un enfant du pays.
Abbaye bénédictine jusqu'en 1537, elle fut ensuite placée sous la responsabilité de chanoines séculiers. Depuis 1873, l'abbatiale est confiée aux frères de l'ordre de Prémontré. Elle est actuellement un prieuré de l'abbaye Saint-Martin-de-Mondaye
L'abbatiale de Conques a fait l’objet d’un classement au titre des monuments historiques par la liste de 1840. Elle est également inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO au titre des chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France depuis 1998.
Les origines de Conques sont relatées dans des textes qui datent, pour les plus anciens, du ixe siècle. Il s'agit des chartes de 801, de 813, de 817, accordant donations et faveurs, et surtout d'un diplôme du 8 avril 819 signé par Louis le Pieux, ou encore d'un poème d'Ermold le Noir qui a écrit une épopée en l'honneur de ce souverain. Le Livre des miracles de sainte Foy et la Chronique de Conques sont datés du xie siècle. Selon cette chronique en partie légendaire, des chrétiens se seraient réfugiés dans les montagnes rouergates pour y fonder un ermitage avant d'être massacrés par les païens en 371. Diverses communautés cénobitiques auraient suivi, mais elles sont tourmentées par les Francs au vie siècle, puis par les Sarrasins en 730.
Selon les récits magnifiés du poème d'Ermold le Noir et de la Chronique de Conques, l'ermite Dadon s'installe vers 790 dans un lieu désert et il y fonde un ermitage qui évolue en monastère en 800. La communauté monastique élève une église dédiée à Saint-Sauveur (Conques I). L'empereur Louis le Pieux, par le capitulaire de 817, impose la règle bénédictine à tous les monastères et place celui de Conques sous sa protection en 819, lui donnant une dizaine d'églises.
En ce neuvième siècle, les reliques revêtent une importance considérables dans la culture de l’Église, nécessaires à la consécration d'une église, elles garantissent une protection de la communauté et peuvent assurer sa prospérité si le culte du saint est important. Deux récits du xie siècle racontent qu'un moine de Conques, Aronisde (nommé aussi Ariviscus) passa dix ans à Agen pour endormir la méfiance de la population et, un soir d'Épiphanie, vole les restes de sainte Foy, une martyre enfant, dans l’église Sainte-Foy d'Agen dont il avait la garde (pieux larcin connu sous l'appellation pudique de « translation furtive »). Après un voyage miraculeux, il ramène les reliques, le 14 janvier entre 866 et 887, dans son abbaye de Conques où elles sont accueillies solennellement. Vers 900, l'ensemble du corps de Foy est placé dans une châsse. La partie la plus noble, le crâne, est logée dans une majesté. Les miracles obtenus à l'invocation des reliques intensifient rapidement le pèlerinage à Conques, si bien que l'abbé Étienne Ier fait construire au milieu du xe siècle une basilique plus grande à trois nefs (Conques II). Le culte de la sainte s'étend même dans toute l'Europe où des prieurés sont fondés en son nom.
L'afflux de pèlerins incite l'abbé Odolric (1039-1065) à construire l'abbatiale romane actuelle (Conques III). L'abbaye est alors un but de pèlerinage. Elle deviendra au XIIe siècle une grande étape sur la via Podiensis, route de pèlerinage du Puy-en-Velay à Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. L'édifice bénédictin est commencé, entre 1041 et 1052. Son chevet est certainement achevé avant le décès d'Odolric en 1065. Ensuite, les travaux traînent quelque peu et la nef n'est terminée qu'au début du xiiie siècle. Il est, en outre, possible que le monument ait été modifié en cours de chantier. Ainsi, le chevet débute-t-il par une série de quatre chapelles échelonnées pour n'adopter qu'ensuite le système à déambulatoire et chapelles rayonnantes.
Elle est construite suivant un plan en croix classique, mais à cause de la configuration du terrain (en pente) le transept est plus long que la nef. Les deux tours de façade datent du xixe siècle.
Sainte-Foy a été une des principales sources d'inspiration pour les églises romanes d'Auvergne. Par son architecture, l'église abbatiale se rattache à une série de cinq édifices dont elle constitue le prototype, Saint-Martin de Tours, Saint-Martial de Limoges, Saint-Sernin de Toulouse et Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, tous situés sur la route du pèlerinage de Saint-Jacques et présentant des caractéristiques communes : plan à déambulatoire et chapelles rayonnantes, transept pourvu de bas-côtés pour faciliter la circulation des pèlerins. Ces traits communs s'étendent également à l'élévation et au système de contrebutement.
Après la période des grands abbés bâtisseurs de Sainte-Foy, le déclin s'amorce pour la communauté monastique au début du xiiie siècle. La sainte passe de mode et l'abbaye, pénalisée par sa situation marginale, perd de son rayonnement. En 1537, l'abbaye connait une grave crise avec l'évêque de Rodez qui ordonne sa sécularisation. Ce sont des lors, et jusqu'à la Révolution française, des chanoines séculiers qui ont en charge l'abbatiale.
Pendant les guerres de Religion, l'édifice est pillé, endommagé par un incendie (1568). L'abbaye connaît un sursaut au xviie siècle avant qu'elle ne subisse de sérieux dommages pendant la Révolution française : les chanoines sont dispersés et l'édifice est laissé à une municipalité appauvrie, le cloître abandonné est exploité en carrière par les villageois. Prosper Mérimée, inspecteur général des Monuments historiques, impose la réhabilitation du site en 1837.
Entre 1836 et 1849, Étienne-Joseph Boissonnade a remis en état l'abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques en faisant les réparations les plus urgentes. Cette remise en état se limite d'abord à des opérations d'entretien : assainir l'édifice, enlever les terres accumulées au pied du mur nord, réouverture de certaines fenêtres, restauration de la couverture de la nef. À l'extérieur, il a repris la maçonnerie de la base des contreforts du côté nord et il a procédé à un rejointement général au chevet et à la façade sud du transept qui avaient souffert de l'incendie de 1568. À l'intérieur, il a fait gratter les nombreuses couches de badigeon sur les murs et les sculptures et a démoli la clôture du chœur en 1840.
L'abbatiale conquoise retrouve son statut de centre religieux et culturel actif en 1873 lorsque l'évêque de Rodez Joseph Bourret y installe les Pères prémontrés de Saint-Michel de Frigolet.
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The Sainte-Foy de Conques abbey is an abbey church located in Conques, in the Aveyron department.
Because of its vocation to welcome pilgrims and to worship the relics of Saint Foy, it is qualified as a pilgrimage church and even constitutes the prototype of other large pilgrimage churches, the Saint-Martial Abbey of Limoges, the Saint-Sauveur church in Figeac, the Saint-Sernin basilica in Toulouse and the Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle cathedral. Considered a masterpiece of Romanesque art from the south of France, it remains especially famous for its tympanum and its treasure including unique pieces of art from the Carolingian period, including the reliquary statue of Saint Foy .
This abbey was built from 1041 by Abbot Odolric on the site of the old hermitage of Dadon, dating from the end of the 8th century. Since 1994, the interior has been decorated with stained glass windows by Pierre Soulages, a native of the country.
Benedictine abbey until 1537, it was then placed under the responsibility of secular canons. Since 1873, the abbey church has been entrusted to the brothers of the order of Prémontré. It is currently a priory of the abbey Saint-Martin-de-Mondaye
The abbey of Conques was the subject of a classification under the historical monuments by the list of 1840. It is also registered with the world heritage of UNESCO under the ways of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle in France since 1998.
The origins of Conques are recounted in texts which date, for the oldest, from the ninth century. These are the charters of 801, 813, 817, granting donations and favors, and especially a diploma of April 8, 819 signed by Louis le Pieux, or a poem by Ermold the Black who wrote an epic in honor of this sovereign. The Book of Miracles of Saint Foy and the Chronicle of Conques are dated to the eleventh century. According to this partly legendary chronicle, Christians would have taken refuge in the Rouergates mountains to found a hermitage there before being massacred by the pagans in 371. Various cenobitic communities would have followed, but they were tormented by the Franks in the sixth century, then by the Saracens in 730.
According to the magnified accounts of the poem of Ermold the Black and the Chronicle of Conques, the hermit Dadon settled around 790 in a deserted place and there he founded a hermitage which became a monastery in 800. The monastic community raised a church dedicated to Saint-Sauveur (Conques I). The emperor Louis the Pious, by the capitular of 817, imposes the Benedictine rule on all the monasteries and places that of Conques under his protection in 819, giving him ten churches.
In this ninth century, relics assume considerable importance in the culture of the Church, necessary for the consecration of a church, they guarantee the protection of the community and can ensure its prosperity if the worship of the saint is important. Two accounts of the eleventh century tell that a monk of Conques, Aronisde (also called Ariviscus) spent ten years in Agen to put to sleep the mistrust of the population and, one evening of Epiphany, steals the remains of Saint Foy, a child martyr, in the Sainte-Foy d'Agen church of which he was in charge (pious theft known under the modest name of "furtive translation"). After a miraculous journey, he brought the relics back, on January 14 between 866 and 887, in his abbey of Conques where they were solemnly welcomed. Around 900, the whole of Foy's body was placed in a reliquary. The noblest part, the skull, is housed in a majesty. The miracles obtained from the invocation of the relics rapidly intensified the pilgrimage to Conques, so much so that in the middle of the tenth century Abbot Stephen I had a larger basilica with three naves (Conques II) built. The cult of the saint extends even throughout Europe where priories are founded in her name.
The influx of pilgrims encouraged Abbot Odolric (1039-1065) to build the current Romanesque abbey (Conques III). The abbey is then a goal of pilgrimage. In the 12th century, it will become a major stopover on the via Podiensis, a pilgrimage route from Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. The Benedictine building began between 1041 and 1052. Its apse was certainly completed before Odolric's death in 1065. Then, the work dragged on somewhat and the nave was not completed until the beginning of the thirteenth century. It is also possible that the monument was modified during the construction. Thus, the bedside begins with a series of four staggered chapels only to adopt the system with an ambulatory and radiating chapels.
It is built according to a classic cross plan, but because of the configuration of the land (sloping) the transept is longer than the nave. The two facade towers date from the 19th century.
Sainte-Foy was one of the main sources of inspiration for the Romanesque churches of Auvergne. By its architecture, the abbey church is linked to a series of five buildings of which it constitutes the prototype, Saint-Martin de Tours, Saint-Martial de Limoges, Saint-Sernin de Toulouse and Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, all located on the pilgrimage route to Saint-Jacques and presenting common characteristics: plan with ambulatory and radiating chapels, transept provided with side aisles to facilitate the movement of pilgrims. These common traits also extend to the elevation and buttress system.
After the period of the great building abbots of Sainte-Foy, the decline began for the monastic community at the beginning of the thirteenth century. The saint goes out of fashion and the abbey, penalized by its marginal situation, loses its influence. In 1537, the abbey experienced a serious crisis with the Bishop of Rodez who ordered its secularization. From then on, and until the French Revolution, secular canons were in charge of the abbey church.
During the Wars of Religion, the building was looted and damaged by fire (1568). The abbey experienced a start in the seventeenth century before it suffered serious damage during the French Revolution: the canons were dispersed and the building was left to an impoverished municipality, the abandoned cloister was quarried by the villagers. Prosper Mérimée, Inspector General of Historic Monuments, ordered the site to be rehabilitated in 1837.
Between 1836 and 1849, Étienne-Joseph Boissonnade rehabilitated the Sainte-Foy de Conques abbey church by making the most urgent repairs. This restoration was initially limited to maintenance operations: cleaning up the building, removing the soil accumulated at the foot of the north wall, reopening certain windows, restoring the covering of the nave. Outside, he took over the masonry of the base of the buttresses on the north side and he proceeded to a general repointing at the apse and the south facade of the transept which had suffered from the fire of 1568. Inside, he had the many layers of whitewash scraped off the walls and sculptures and demolished the choir fence in 1840.
The Conquois abbey church regained its status as an active religious and cultural center in 1873 when the Bishop of Rodez Joseph Bourret installed the Premonstratensian Fathers of Saint-Michel de Frigolet there.
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The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde is the only preserved beguinage in the Belgian city of Bruges. There are no more Beguines living there, but since 1927 it has functioned as a convent for Benedictines, founded by canon Hoornaert. In the same year the houses at the west side were also reshaped and enlarged into the Monasterium De Wijngaard, a priory of Benedictine nuns.
Already before 1240 a community of pious women settled at the domain 'de Wingarde' (old Dutch for vineyard), in the South of the city. This name probably refers to low-lying meadows. The beguinage was founded around 1244 by Margaret of Constantinople, after she requested permission to Walter van Marvis, bishop of Tournai, to move over the tomb chapel on the Burg of Bruges to the Wijngaard. In 1245 it was recognised as an independent parish. In 1299 it came under direct authority of king Philip the Fair and it was entitled as "Princely Beguinage".
The complex includes a gothic beguinage church and about thirty white painted houses dating from the late 16th, 17th and 18th century. Practically all of these are built around a central yard. The main entrance with gate can be reached via the three-arched stone bridge, the Wijngaard Bridge. In a bay the image of the holy Elizabeth of Hungary can be seen, who was the patron of many beguinages. De Wijngaard is also devoted to Saint Alexius. The entrance gate was built in 1776 by master mason Hendrik Bultynck. The first Beguine house next to the entrance is furnished as a museum and the exhibition includes paintings, 17th and 18th century furniture and lacework, among others. A second gate gives access to the Sas House, via the Sas Bridge.
Somewhere west of Carbon, Texas.
You will note the Christian cross atop the flagpole. Interestingly enough, there is no U.S. flag right up there next to the cross, but instead, that of none other than Donald J Drumpf. Guess that's because he is so pious and such a great representative of Christianity.
The Mrs. had noticed a Praying Mantis laying eggs on one of the trees in our yard several months back. This morning she came in and says, “grab your camera, you need to see this.” I go outside and grabbed a shot of little Mantises tumbling out of their egg case… called an "ootheca" (pronounced oh-uh–THEE-kuh).
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Here’s more than you’ll ever want to know about Praying Mantises:
From extreme camouflage to sexual cannibalism, these pious-looking carnivores are as exquisite as they are fearsome.
Named for their prominent front legs that fold together in a gesture suggesting devotion, the praying mantis comes off as serene and soulful. They are not as docile as they appear. In fact, praying mantises are ambush predators with lightning-fast moves and many other extreme skills.
Mantises are fascinating creatures that have mastered their place in the natural world. About 2,000 known mantis species exist around the globe, exhibiting a wide and awe-inspiring array of adaptations to their environments.
Praying mantises possess stereo vision, and thanks to the placement of their eyes, they also have a wide field of vision. Each of their eyes has a concentrated area of photoreceptor cells that lets them focus and track with acuity.
Mantises are the only insects capable of turning their heads from side to side. Being able to turn its head without moving the rest of its body is a key advantage for a mantis when hunting, allowing for minimal movement as it sneaks up on prey.
Praying mantises wait to ambush or patiently stalk their prey, but once they’re ready to strike, they do so with lightning speed, attacking with those big front legs so quickly it’s hard to see with the naked eye. In addition, they have spikes on their legs to skewer and pin the victims into place.
Praying mantises are carnivores with a taste for live food. They can provide some helpful pest control to gardeners, as they eat potentially destructive insects like beetles, crickets, and grasshoppers. However, they aren't picky eaters — they're also known to prey on helpful insects like native bees and butterflies, so their overall effect on pest control is difficult to predict.
Mantises don’t stop at eating insects. They also target other arthropods like spiders, and sometimes even small vertebrate animals. Some mantises are known to prey on hummingbirds, for example, as well as warblers, sunbirds, honeyeaters, flycatchers, vireos, and European robins, in addition to frogs and lizards.
Male praying mantises do not always survive the mating season. Between 13 and 28 percent of mating encounters end with sexual cannibalism, in which the female praying mantis bites off the head of the male and eats him. In a 2016 study, researchers found that females that cannibalized their male partner produced significantly more eggs than those that did not, suggesting that their cannibalistic behavior may increase the chance of reproductive success.
(Nikon Z, 105 mm Macro Lens, 1/1000 @ f/9.0, ISO 560, edited to taste)
took his last drink, and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever. We shall also reflect pleasantly upon how we did the same old thing last year about this time :-)
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"The most pious man may not live in peace if he does not please his wicked neighbour." Friedrich Schiller, Wilhelm Tell IV 3
Neighbours, construction noise, traffic noise... cities are loud. So what can you do to regain some peace of mind? Earplugs are an option :) All earplugs have one thing in common – whether you use the orange or yellow foam cones, the classic wax earplugs, or the somewhat more sophisticatedly shaped earplugs with a filter such as the ones in my image – all of them will muffle noise up to a maximum of 30 dB. Normally, I use foam cones if I want to block out some noise for work or falling asleep, but the cones have a slight tendency to fall out, especially when I use them for sleeping. It will be seen, if these "Sleep+" earplugs in my image will stay in place at night, or how well they attenuate noise (23 dB, according to the manufacturer), as I haven't used them, yet (of course I haven't – only for the photo 😉). In fact I've bought them especially for the iSpy theme, but also for later use.
These earplugs came in a really neat ice-blue, capsule-shaped aluminium container which I've used as background. Makeshift filters used for the colourful light were the yellow plastic bottle cap and the red chocolate box lid. The image is a focus stack made of 15 images, and I've used the final in-camera JPG as starting point for the other processing steps. In DXO, I softened the background, and enhanced the micro contrast on the plugs with the "Local Adjustments" tool, and in the general settings I enhanced the vibrancy. Next I went into Analog Efex to achieve a softer, slightly matte look (after all, this is all about tranquility). And even though these silicone earplugs are brand new, I had to do quite some lint cleaning with the healing brush in PS.
HMM, Everyone, and stay safe and healthy (and relaxed) :)
"Es kann der Frömmste nicht in Frieden bleiben...
...wenn es dem bösen Nachbar nicht gefällt." Das wusste schon Friedrich Schiller (Wilhelm Tell IV 3, 1804). Abhilfe bei lauten Nachbarn, aber auch bei Straßen-, Bau- und sonstigem städtischen Lärm können Ohrstöpsel schaffen, zumindest bis zu 30 dB. Dabei ist es völlig egal, ob man nun die gelben oder orangefarbenen Schaumstoffkegel, die klassischen Wachskügelchen oder aufwendiger geformte und mit Filter versehene Stöpsel wie die in meinem MM-Foto verwendet (und letztere schaffen laut Hersteller sogar "nur" eine Schalldämpfung von 23 dB). Eigentlich nehme ich immer die einfachen Schaumstoffkegel, um Störendes bei der Arbeit oder beim Einschlafen abzudämpfen, die Kegel haben allerdings den Nachteil, dass sie, insbesondere beim Einschlafen, gerne aus den Ohren rutschen – und dann ist es mit der Ruhe dahin. Ob diese "Sleep+"-Ohrstöpsel nun bequemer sind und vor allen Dingen besser an Ort und Stelle bleiben als die weichen Schaumstoffteile, kann ich noch genau so wenig beurteilen wie ihre Lärm abdämpfenden Eigenschaften. Denn natürlich habe ich sie bislang nur für das Foto verwendet (und in der Tat extra für das Thema gekauft, aber natürlich werde ich sie dann auch benutzen) :)
Die Ohrstöpsel wurden in einer schicken, eisblauen Aluminiumkapsel geliefert, die ich hier auch als Hintergrund verwendet habe. Angestrahlt habe ich die kleine Szene von links mit einer mit der gelben Plastikflaschenverschlusskappe bestückten LED-Lampe und von rechts habe ich vor die zweite Lampe den roten Deckel einer Mon-Cherie-Packung gestellt – meine Klassiker unter den "Farbfiltern" :) Technisch ist das Foto ein Stacking aus 15 Fotos (in der Kamera erstellt). In DXO PhotoLab 4 habe ich allgemein die Schärfe und die Dynamik erhöht und mit dem "Lokale Anpassungen"-Werkzeug den Hintergrund weicher gemacht (Schieber "Bokeh" auf Anschlag) sowie den Mikrokontrast bei den Stöpseln erhöht. Analog Efex sorgte dann für einen weicheren, leicht matten Look – schließlich geht es ja hier um Ruhe :)
Habt eine entspannte Sommerwoche und passt weiter gut auf Euch auf, liebe Flickr-Freunde :)
The Church of the Nunziatina - Todi
Dall’esterno è difficile immaginare che una parete anonima di un palazzo possa racchiudere un piccolo scrigno di rara bellezza.
La facciata dell’Oratorio della Santissima Annunziata conosciuto ai più come Chiesa della Nunziatina infatti è costituito da una parete liscia intonacata , con il solo portone che ci introduce all’interno della struttura.
E qui si rimane abbagliati dalla bellezza degli affreschi barocchi che campeggiano sulla volta e le navate della piccola chiesa.
La Chiesa della Nunziatina è così chiamata perché era la sede dal 1554 della Confraternita della Santissima Annunziata anche se il pio istituto già esisteva nel 1348 .
Quello che colpisce è la ricchezza degli affreschi e delle tele che questo luogo custodisce.
I principali artisti che qui operarono furono Andrea Polinori (maggiore pittore del primo barocco a Todi ) nel primo decennio del 1600 e Paolo Barla nel 1700.
From the outside it is difficult to imagine that an anonymous wall of a building can enclose a small casket of rare beauty.
The facade of the Oratory of the Santissima Annunziata known to most as the Church of the Nunziatina in fact consists of a smooth plastered wall, with the only door that introduces us inside the structure.
And here you will be dazzled by the beauty of the Baroque frescoes that stand out on the vault and the aisles of the small church.
The Church of the Nunziatina is so called because it was the seat since 1554 of the Confraternity of the Santissima Annunziata even if the pious institute already existed in 1348.
What is striking is the wealth of frescoes and paintings that this place holds.
The main artists who worked here were Andrea Polinori (major painter of the first baroque in Todi) in the first decade of 1600 and Paul Barla in 1700.
Shot with Samsung Galaxy s6 at Basilica of Saints Justus and Pastor - Església dels Sants Just i Pastor
www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/en/page/1209/church-of-sants...
The tower of this church was built shortly before the Conquest in the reign of the pious Saxon King Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066) who founded Westminster Abbey. Following his example. ruined churches were rebuilt all over the country . Domesday also informs us that prior to the Conquest, the land at Hovingham was owned by Orm. The inscription on the famous Saxon sundial at Kirkdale (6 miles away near Kirkbymoorside) tells us;
“Orm, Gamal’s son bought St. Gregory’s Minster when it was all broken down and fallen, and he let it be made anew from the ground to Christ and St. Gregory, in the days of Edward the King and Tosti the Earl”.
Church of St. Stanisław Bishop in Kalisz is a Franciscan monastery church, which is the oldest Franciscan convent in Greater Poland. The convent was founded in 1257 by prince Bolesław the Pious and his wife, Blessed Jolenta. An early Gothic church was also built in the 13th century, later rebuilt. It is a building with an elongated presbytery adjoined by a three-nave body. The furnishings, mainly Baroque and Rococo, come from the 18th century.
The baroque monastery buildings adjoin the chancel on the south side.
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Kościół pw. św. Stanisława Biskupa w Kaliszu jest kościołem klasztornym franciszkanów, który jest najstarszym konwentem franciszkańskim w Wielkopolsce. Konwent powstał w 1257 roku z fundacji księcia Bolesława Pobożnego i jego żony, błogosławionej Jolenty. W XIII wieku powstał też wczesnogotycki kościół, później przebudowany. Jest budowlą o wydłużonym prezbiterium, do którego przylega trójnawowy korpus. Wyposażenie, głównie barokowe i rokokowe, pochodzi z XVIII wieku.
Do prezbiterium od strony południowej przylegają barokowe budynki klasztoru.
7DWF Thursday: B&W / Sepia
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With the battles finally over, work on temple construction began during the lunar month of February 1817. But the cost of construction was high and proper materials scarce. The Five Lords intervened again, visiting Madame Guo Feng of nearby Madou Village in a dream. Awaking, she took her palanquin to Nankunshen to deliver a personal donation of one thousand liang in silver – enough to keep work on the temple moving forward.
After five years and four months, work on the new temple was finished in 1822. It was at this time that the new home of the Five Lords was officially consecrated as ‘Nankunshen Daitian’ Temple. The original structure, built with the altars of the Five Lords at its center, was approached through a series of three main gates. An active center of worship for the next four decades, the temple gradually fell into disrepair. In 1864, Mssrs. Wu Kang, Hong Hu-pan and Tu Chian, three pious individuals from Keliao Village, together contributed 10,000 yuan for restoration work. In 1872, a new altar – ‘Ching Shan Temple’ - was added at the back, dedicated to the Guanyin Goddess to remember her role in mediating the dispute between the Five Lords and the child spirit.
I will be taking a break from Flickr for a while to do some rethinking of my approach to creativity in general and photography in particular. My wish is to experience photography more profoundly and thus, to communicate, more intuitively perhaps, with my viewers. Lately, one of my pics was accepted to “Gallery 24” of the popular Croatian Blur Magazine (can be downloaded from here – Photo #20). And when I contrast the creativity and talent of other photographers seen in other issues to my own, I cannot help but come to the conclusion that I sill have much to learn from experience and experiencing, neither about creativity nor inspiration but of something out there in the field.
Church of St. Stanisław Bishop in Kalisz is a Franciscan monastery church, which is the oldest Franciscan convent in Greater Poland. The convent was founded in 1257 by prince Bolesław the Pious and his wife, Blessed Jolenta. An early Gothic church was also built in the 13th century, later rebuilt. It is a building with an elongated presbytery adjoined by a three-nave body. The furnishings, mainly Baroque and Rococo, come from the 18th century.
The baroque monastery buildings adjoin the chancel on the south side.
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Kościół pw. św. Stanisława Biskupa w Kaliszu jest kościołem klasztornym franciszkanów, który jest najstarszym konwentem franciszkańskim w Wielkopolsce. Konwent powstał w 1257 roku z fundacji księcia Bolesława Pobożnego i jego żony, błogosławionej Jolenty. W XIII wieku powstał też wczesnogotycki kościół, później przebudowany. Jest budowlą o wydłużonym prezbiterium, do którego przylega trójnawowy korpus. Wyposażenie, głównie barokowe i rokokowe, pochodzi z XVIII wieku.
Do prezbiterium od strony południowej przylegają barokowe budynki klasztoru.
Goslar / Lower Saxony / Germany
Album of Germany (the north): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157712098...
« Las Tres Marías », une œuvre située dans le centre-ville d’Elche. Elle représente trois figures féminines religieuses,
souvent interprétées comme des saintes ou des femmes pieuses, et elle est considérée comme un hommage à la foi chrétienne et à la tradition spirituelle de la ville.
Las Tres Marías, a work located in the centre of Elche. It depicts three female religious figures, often interpreted as saints or pious women, and is considered a tribute to the Christian faith and spiritual tradition of the city.
Je vous remercie chacun pour vos chaleureux commentaires et pour vos visites. Je suis ravie que cette photo vous plaise ou vous inspire une idée de voyage.
Je vous espère une belle semaine.
Thank you all for your kind comments and visits. I am delighted that you like this photo or that it has inspired you to travel.
I hope you have a wonderful week.
Погляд в західному напрямку (в напрямку нартексу) на грані пілонів між центральною та північною навами, з боку центральної нави. За пілонами видно частину бічноі північноі нави.
З боку центральної нави на гранях підкупольних пілонів зображені святі благовірні князі-страстотерпці – сини святого Великого князя Володимира, святі великомученики Борис та Гліб. Вони з дитинства відрізнялися благочестям і братерською любов'ю один до одного та інших братів, являючи собою ідеал християнської лагідності.
На світлині, ліворуч, з боку бічної північної нави, на грані пілону зі сторони центральної нави, святий великомученик Борис, за традицією зображений старшим. Він у княжому одязі та вінці, але очі його смиренно опущені. У правій руці у нього спис, у лівій – хрест.
Художник Віктор Михайлович Васнєцов.
В центрі світлини, на грані пілону зі сторони центральної нави, святий великомученик князь Михайло II Всеволодович Чернігівський (1179 — 1246) — руський князь з династії Рюриковичів, князь переяславський (1206), новгородський (1224, 1229), чернігівський (1224—1239), галицький (1235—1236), великий князь київський (1238—1239, 1241—1246), православний святий. Син чернігівського князя Всеволода Черемного та доньки короля Казимира II Справедливого.
Князь Михайло Чернігівський, разом із боярином своїм Феодором (який зображений у медальйоні на підкупольній арці), прийняв мученицьку кончину в Орді, не бажаючи вклонитися вогню, якого татаро-монголи шанували як бога. У лівій руці князя прибраний, на знак смирення, у піхви меч, у правій – хрест.
Художник Віктор Михайлович Васнєцов.
Подія, яка сталася у 1246 році в Золотій Орді була нетиповою і нечуваною: чернігівський князь Михайло Всеволодович, викликаний у ставку до Батия, відмовився перед зустріччю з ним віддати шану божествам непереможного завойовника та виконати нехристиянський обряд. Цей вчинок без перебільшення був мужнім викликом смерті та поневолювачам, політичний протест загарбнику.
Мученицька загибель чернігівського князя стала для православ'я тієї доби рятівним символом нескореності віри, цементуючої духовної єдності русичів.
Навпроти нього (нема на фото) з лівої сторони, з боку бічної південної нави, на грані пілону зі сторони центральної нави, святий великомученик Гліб, молодший брат, також у княжому одязі. Його очі піднесені до неба. Правою рукою він осяює себе хресним знаменням, у лівій – хрест.
Художник Віктор Михайлович Васнєцов.
На гранях пілонів зі сторони арки, яка веде з центральної нави до другого (рахуючи від іконостаса) компартимента бічної північної нави, один навпроти одного, зображені святий Нестор Літописець та святий іконописець Аліпій Печерський.
Нестор (дивись інше фото) представлений за написанням своєї «Повісті»: він сидить і пише пером до кодексу, на сторінках якого написано початок «Повісті», сидить він мабуть у келії, але з великим вікном, за яким видно панораму міста: церкву, фортецю, човен.
Святий Аліпій також зображений у келії, в руках він тримає ікону Богоматері Одигітрії, над ним – ангел, який, згідно з життям, допомагав йому писати ікони, біля його ніг – фарби. Ці два святі були ченцями Києво-Печерської обителі і жили одночасно. Внесок їх у культуру Київської Русі неможливо переоцінити: один був упорядником першого відомого літопису, другий, як вважається, був першим слов'янским за походженням іконописцем. Обидва вони відпочивають у Ближніх печерах Києво-Печерської лаври.
The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde, with its white-coloured house fronts, tranquil convent garden and beguinage museum, was founded in 1245. This little piece of world heritage was once the home of the beguines, emancipated lay-women who nevertheless led a pious and celibate life.
Today, the Beguinage is inhabited by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Your life is a great river, it goes fast,
On its shore, invisible, I sprout sweetly.
I am that flower lost between reeds and achiras
How pious you feed, but perhaps you don't even look.
When you grow up you drag me and I die in your womb,
When you dry I die little by little in the swamp;
But again I sprout sweetly
When on beautiful days you go mightily.
I am that lost flower that blooms on your banks
Humble and silent every spring.
by Alfonsina Storni
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The great surprise that the Red Beach of Panjin holds for those who know it is the absence of sand and, how could it be otherwise, the intensity of a brilliant hue that invades everything.
And it is that, instead of sand, the algae of this gigantic oceanic wetland -it is one of the largest in the world- that extends along the delta of the Liaohe River, in the Chinese province of Liaoning, reach dazzling reddish when they arrive autumn.
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The 'Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde' with its white-coloured house fronts and tranquil convent garden was founded in 1245. This little piece of world heritage was once the home of the beguines, emancipated lay-women who nevertheless led a pious and celibate life. Today the beguinage is inhabited by nuns of the Order of St. Benedict and several Bruges women who have decided to remain unmarried.
See also last yars photo: www.flickr.com/photos/190022557@N04/50385390287/in/photol...
Edificio de líneas graves y austeras, construido en 1685 como granero público con la finalidad de custodiar las fanegas de trigo con las que contribuían los vecinos del lugar, para remedio de las necesidades comunes del pueblo de Tacoronte, de conformidad con las ordenanzas del Pósito, institución benefactora que se fundó en 1618. Existió otra alhóndiga similar, muy cerca de la que hoy subsiste y que desapareció en 1947.
El Pósito o Alhóndiga fue una entidad piadosa y de crédito para administrar los bienes comunales, institución que tuvo una función como una auténtica administración municipal, desde la que emanaban las mandas para el buen gobierno de la vecindad.
En la actualidad, la Alhóndiga se destina a fines culturales y, especialmente, en beneficio de todo lo que concierne a la agricultura.
Singular relevancia ha tenido este granero desde la década de 1970, pues desde allí se inició un movimiento significativo, fomentando e impulsando la actividad vinícola del pueblo de Tacoronte y de la comarca de Acentejo. Este proyecto ha adquirido una dimensión regional inusitada, despertando el interés de los agricultores e instituciones públicas y privadas, logrando que el vino canario alcance las mayores cotas de su historia, a partir de las Semanas Vitivinícolas Alhóndiga que se desarrollan desde 1978.
It was built in 1685 as a public barn with the purpose of guarding the fanegas of wheat with which the local inhabitants contributed, to remedy the common needs of the people of Tacoronte, in accordance with the ordinances of the Pósito, A benefactor institution that was founded in 1618. There was another similar alhóndiga, very close to the one that today subsists and that disappeared in 1947.
El Pósito or Alhóndiga was a pious and credit entity to manage communal assets, an institution that had a function as a genuine municipal administration, from which emanated the orders for good governance of the neighborhood.
At present, the Alhóndiga is destined for cultural purposes and, especially, for the benefit of all that concerns agriculture.
This barn has been of particular relevance since the 1970s, since a significant movement began there, promoting and promoting the winemaking activity of the town of Tacoronte and the region of Acentejo. This project has acquired an unprecedented regional dimension, arousing the interest of the farmers and public and private institutions, obtaining that the canary wine reaches the greater dimensions of its history, from the Vineyard Weeks Alhóndiga that have been developed since 1978.
Until the autumn 2018 I had never visited the Abbey of Saint Remi in Reims. This is strange because I must have visited the city many times .I had always revisited the fine cathedral if only to see the extraordinary Chagall windows. I was unaware that only twenty minutes away from the cathedral was another incredibly beautiful and historic church. Reims did not have one but two fine churches on the UNESCO World Heritage sites by list.. All I can say its well worth seeing its more austere than the cathedral though it does have extraordinary thirteenth century stained glass windows .
The abbey's success was founded on its acquisition of the relics of St. Remi in 553; subsequently gifts poured in upon it from pious donors. By the 9th century the abbey possessed about 700 domains and was perhaps the most richly endowed in France. It seems probable that secular priests were the first guardians of the relics, but were succeeded by the Benedictines. From 780 to 945 the archbishops of Reims served as its abbots. At the abbey of St Remi King Charlemagne received Pope Leo III. Abbot Theodoric erected the magnificent surviving basilica which Pope Leo IX dedicated in 1049 .
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She was divinity's creature
That kissed in cold mirrors
A Queen of snow
Far beyond compare
Lips attuned to symmetry
Sought Her everywhere
Dark liquored eyes
An Arabian nightmare
L'église Saint-Sulpice est une église paroissiale catholique située dans le quartier de l'Odéon, dans le 6e arrondissement de Paris.
Elle est dédiée à Sulpice le Pieux, archevêque de Bourges au viie siècle.
L'église fait l’objet d’un classement au titre des monuments historiques depuis le 20 mai 1915. En raison de l'incendie de Notre-Dame de Paris le 15 avril 2019, l'église fait fonction de cathédrale diocésaine pour les grandes cérémonies conformément à la volonté de l'archevêque de Paris. Le siège de l'archidiocèse reste nominalement à Notre-Dame, même durant la reconstruction.
La fontaine Saint-Sulpice sur le parvis de l'église qui lui donne son nom,est parfois appelée fontaine des orateurs sacrés et est aussi malicieusement appelée fontaine des quatre point(s) cardinaux car elle est ornée de quatre statues d'évêques catholiques (sur la photo LEFLECHIER , évèque de Nimes), de célèbres prédicateurs de l'époque de Louis XIV, mais qui n'ont jamais été nommés cardinaux. Or les faces de la fontaine sont à peu près alignées sur les points cardinaux.
The Sainte-Suplice church and the eponymous fountain
Saint-Sulpice Church is a Catholic parish church located in the Odeon district, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
It is dedicated to Sulpice the Pious, Archbishop of Bourges in the 7th century.
The church has been classified as a historical monument since May 20, 1915. Due to the fire in Notre-Dame de Paris on April 15, 2019, the church serves as a diocesan cathedral for large ceremonies in accordance with the wishes of the Archbishop of Paris. The seat of the archdiocese nominally remains at Notre-Dame, even during reconstruction.
The Saint-Sulpice fountain on the forecourt of the church which gives it its name, is sometimes called the fountain of the sacred orators and is also mischievously called the fountain of the four cardinal points because it is adorned with four statues of Catholic bishops ( on the photo LEFLECHIER, bishop of Nimes), famous preachers from the time of Louis XIV, but who were never appointed cardinals. However, the faces of the fountain are more or less aligned with the cardinal points.
Das wichtigste Gebäude in Wuppertal Beyenburg ist die im 15. Jahrhundert erbaute Beyenburger Klosterkirche Sankt Maria Magdalena, auch „Beyenburger Dom“ genannt. Sie wurde mit dem Kloster auf dem Beyenberg errichtet. In der Kirche befindet sich die Kreuzkapelle, in der ein Teil der Reliquien der Heiligen Odilia von Köln, der Schutzpatronin des Kreuzherrenordens, aufbewahrt werden.
Ora et labora, as the monks like to say. The pious clergy live in beautiful countryside.
the lonesome wanderer
some moments are pure bliss ....
"Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire"
"old photographic plate" created with SEP2 ,
( SEP2 used on a layer in PS , of which I reduced opacity) .
Usual B&W editing was much too "strong" for the "nostalgic" mood I wanted
Photography is a representation of reality, it is not reality
"I interpret what I feel at a given moment, not what I see, but how I feel." - André Kertész
Nikon D300 Nikkor 16-85 vr
Normandy coast ( côte d'Albatre) Pays de Caux .Seine Maritime.Haute Normandie France
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Sorry for my long silence , I should try to catch up .....(pious wish !!) doing all I can ... (health)
I thank the kind Administrators for their nice invitations , much appreciated ,and I want to apologize .As always , I'm very slow to accept them
I do my best to catch up , but I can't spend more than a few hours a week to visit Flickr (7, max 10) , and I give my priority to visit my contacts and groups where I'm supposed to work as admin (!!)
The recurrent problems I know for long of aleatory connection probably because of my ISP and/or Flickr servers , are a thing, .....but not the only one ..... ( serious health issue )
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I'm off until the end of the afternoon (Paris Time), shall try to catch up and visit back , tonight
Happy Sliders Sunday... HSS !!
HAVE A PEACEFUL WEEK AHEAD
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Please no invitation to multi-levels groups (I mean more than 3 or 4 levels )
I've neither time nor patience to count my awards for 5, 6, 7, 8 ....levels and even up to 10 or 12 (!).....
but I always like to take time for contests !!!!
Until the Autumn 2018 I had never visited the Abbey of Saint Remi in Reims. This is strange because I must have visited the city many times . I guess I was so familiar with the centre of the city I have not consulted a guide book on Reims for years. Every visit would certainly include a look into the magnificent Reims cathedral which is always a joy.
I was unaware that only twenty minutes away from the cathedral was another incredibly beautiful and historic church. I found out about it at an exhibition I saw in Provence that featured the sites in France designated as World Heritage sites by UNESCO . Reims did not have one but two fine churches on the list.The Abbey of Saint-Remi, together with the nearby cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. All I can say its well worth seeing its more austere than the cathedral though it does have extraordinary thirteenth century stained glass windows . This is a view from the alter looking towards the West door
A little history
The obscure origins of the great abbey at Reims lie in a little 6th-century chapel dedicated to Saint Christopher. The abbey's success was founded on its acquisition of the relics of St. Remi in 553; subsequently gifts poured in upon it from pious donors. By the 9th century the abbey possessed about 700 domains and was perhaps the most richly endowed in France. It seems probable that secular priests were the first guardians of the relics, but were succeeded by the Benedictines. From 780 to 945 the archbishops of Reims served as its abbots. At the abbey of St Remi King Charlemagne received Pope Leo III. Abbot Theodoric erected the magnificent surviving basilica which Pope Leo IX dedicated in 1049 and to which he granted many privileges.
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What peace breathes here! What a glory of feasts
Among cypresses, myrtles, and stone coffins!
With a pious hand, here the homeland laid
The sacred ashes of its sons... (Afanasy Fet) Today, a sense of sadness is invariably mixed with a sense of pride and delight: short-sighted and self-serving politicians are playing Crimea like a trump card, manipulating historical facts, tearing apart the blood ties of people, and causing strife among nations. However, Crimea is not an arena for political intrigues and ambitions, but a cradle of culture where poets, painters, musicians, and architects of various nationalities and religions have created works inspired by the natural beauty and the heroic pages of the ancient land's history.
I used to catch a random moment in my life
And to put it in verse is bliss for me!
I was always fascinated by mysteries back then,
And I listened to my own poetry.
I was amused by them, repeating them rhythmically.
Stealthily, like a miser who at night,
Chervonets are scattered over the table by handfuls,
As if he listens to unknown voices.
Now the verse does not serve me as idle amusement.
It bursts from my soul like a response.
To the call of the solemn national glory.
A wide horizon is open before me.
With a faithful hand I now take up the lyre,
And, renewed, she welcomes
New days are dawning for us... The war has struck,
Russia is called to contemplate the world,
To the court of History: may the proud world understand,
That the same powerful spirit and valor lives in us,
Which we know how to honor in foreigners —
In the defenders of the Cross, in the Romans and the Spartans! Thank You, Creator, thank you,
That we are not bound by narrow false wisdom!
What I can proudly say to everyone is that I am Russian!
That I'm burning with the same flame as Russia!
What a tearful concern for her in my soul!
That the same powerful wind spread my sail,
Who was driven by rushing under a thunderstorm
The huge ships of the Nakhimov fleet! (Apollo Maikov
From the cycle "1854")
The then silent night had given way to the screams of pain, terror and the sinister and spiteful laughs of the vampire.
Their swords created through their own blood, with extreme speed fall on their victims dismembering them and decapitating. They didn't even have a chance to fight him with dignity, as they could only feel a sudden strong wind, see a brief figure and then, their bodies were sliced up with such force that their armor felt like paper.
In the sky, the moon shone like a huge, glittering silver scythe, a somewhat apt shape for this night, when he was a reaper and didn't make a point of leaving any poor devil alive. Everyone would pay for standing against him. With grace and extreme savagery their swords continued to fall on those who could no longer flee, who due to such fear, were paralyzed. It was a slaughter. He didn't care, he wouldn't be forgiving or pious tonight, he would be brutal and he insisted on demonstrating all his power, so that no mortal, vampire, or werewolf would ever make a point of rising up against him again. He would allow only the women and children to survive this night, to tell everyone about the horror that had befallen their city. When the animals controlled by a demon invaded the city gates, as if lashed by its invisible whip, and when finally the devil himself descended on them, always almost invisible, like a wind of death, at first tearing with its beastly claws the terrified people of the city, then impaling them, with spears created through their own blood, setting the city ablaze with flames that seemed to arise from hell itself or from your heart aflame with hate. When then the two swords set to fall on them, cutting flesh, amputating limbs and beheading heads.
The city of Khaldheim would be an example to everyone. The fire flickered in the burning houses, like huge insatiable demons wanting to feed on more and more, turning the once majestic houses to ashes. Like the flames, his swords were not content with the pile of dismembered bodies left in his path, like a scarlet wind, he continued to claim lives and as he did, he laughed with delight, for few things gave him more pleasure than wanton killing. His laughter echoed through the air, chilling the blood of those who were still alive even more, announcing that it wouldn't be for long.
The Chapel Our Lady of Ó was built in the 16th century but rebuilt in the 18th century. The original patron of the chapel was Our Lady of the Pious.
The current name was changed in 1821, when the image of Our Lady was moved here after the wall on which it was located was demolished.
The image Our Lady of Ó is located on the right side of the main altar, which is the main attraction of this magnificent chapel.
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Kaplica Matki Boskiej z Ó została zbudowana w XVI wieku, ale przebudowana w XVIII wieku. Pierwotnym patronem kaplicy była Matka Boska Pobożna.
Obecna nazwa została zmieniona w 1821 roku, kiedy został przeniesiony tutaj obraz Matki Boskiej po zburzeniu muru, na którym się znajdował.
Obraz Matki Boskiej z Ó znajduje się po prawej stronie głównego ołtarza, który jest główną atrakcją tej wspaniałej kaplicy.