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Category Archives: Christianity
Goetheanum Buildings
Rudolf Steiner was the founder of Anthroposophy, which, aside from being hard to say, was a part educational and part religious movement aimed at ‘developing the faculty of cognition and the realization of spiritual reality’. The movement led eventually to … Continue reading
Jeronimos Monastery
Originally called the Hieronymites Monastery, Jeronimos was commissioned in the 16th century by King Manuel I, on the site of the Santa Maria chapel, a popular place of worship among the seafaring community that was originally built at the behest … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapels, Christianity, Church, Cloisters, Costa Mota, Jeronimos Monastery, King Manuel, Monastery, Portugal, Seafaring
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Rila Monastery
At the age of 20, fed up with the life at court, Ivan Rilski moved into a cave in a remote part of Bulgaria to do penance. His reputation for sanctity attracted many disciples, who built a hermitage a short … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulgaria, Christianity, Dragovol Hreljo, Ottomans, Religion, Rila Monastery, St. Luke
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Mont St. Michel
Victor Hugo called it ‘a majestic pyramid standing on a huge rock, shaped and carved by the Middle Ages’. Pre-Christian legends held that it was the island where the souls of the dead congregated. But for Aubert, Bishop of nearby … Continue reading
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Tagged Aubert, Christianity, France, Middle Ages, Mont St. Michel, Normandy
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Burt Church of St. Aengus
Known locally as Burt Chapel, St. Aengus’s Church stands at the head of Lough Swilly, 10 kilometres west of Derry. The church dramatically echoes the Grianan of Aileanc, a Bronze-Age hilltop fort that dominates the surrounding countryside, and it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Burt, Catholism, Christianity, County Donegal, Ireland, Irish architecture, Liam McCormick, Portland Stone, Religion, Vernacular
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