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Tasmania’s historic Port Arthur after rain. /
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Image by photographer Glennis Siverson, www.glennisphotos.com. Reflection of St. Catherine’s Cathedral in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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This was taken inside the Cathedral of Toledo, in Spain. It was taken on film and the print was scanned to digital. The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo, also called Primate Cathedral of Toledo, is a church in Spain. The seat of the Archdiocese of Toledo, it is one of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain. It was begun in 1226 during the reign of Ferdinand III and the last Gothic contributions were made in the 15th century when, in 1493, the vaults of the central nave were finished, during the times of the Catholic Monarchs.
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St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe Sitting in the center of the town square in Santa Fe, New Mexico stands the St. Francis of Assisi Church. Built between the years of 1869-1886, it sits on an earlier site of a church built in 1626. This was a REALLY hard shotto pull off as the town center square is filled with people so I had to act quickly. I fired off 3 brackets handheld for the HDR and metered at the bricks on teh church…hoping this was going to work….I think it did. Thoughts most welcomed! / —John http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/2720872
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And God sings
by Jan Stead JEMproductionsand time stops / just for this moment / the world freezes / wind is stilled / silence reigns
As I was viewing a wonderful shot of a church, Church of the Good Shepherd, by John Botheridge, I found myself being drawn into not just the photo, but into the place, the landscape and began to feel I was there. And the words flowed. Please check out John’s work. It is truly phenomenal and I would be surprised if it didn’t take your breath away. : )
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This is a recent memorial at Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church to all the unmarked graves in the cemetary. This cemetary holds many, many graves that are still unmarked and not sure whether who lays beneath them. Some say they are the graves of slaves and others say they are graves of the poor people in the area.
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This church was founded in 1784 by Rev. John Webb and John Cole, with Barnett Putman and William Wilbanks, Sr. as its first deacons. Ir was first called “the Church of Christ on Tyger River” and renamed Padgett Creek Baptist Church by 1800. The first sanctuary, a log building, stood about a mile south. The second sanctuary, a frame building, was completed nearby about 1810. This sanctuary, described as “elegant and commodious” by an early church historian, was built 1844-48. It was enlarged by the addition of a portico and steeple in 1958. The church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. There is also a one-story rear addition. Padgett’s Creek was an upcountry meeting place for discussion of civil matters during the Civil War. On August 29, 1851, a secession meeting, possibly the first, was held at Padgett’s Creek. Speakers were Senator and later Governor William H. Gist and Congressman Daniel Wallace who advocated “secession rather than submission.” The congregation included African American members as late as 1872 and several of their graves may be seen in the cemetery. From the SCDAH, and hmdb.org
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The castle is located in what was once the very volatile border area between England and Scotland. Not only did the English and Scots fight, but the area was frequently attacked by Vikings. The castle was built in 1550, around the time that Lindisfarne Priory went out of use, and stones from the priory were used as building material. It is very small by the usual standards, and was more of a fort. The castle sits on the highest point of the island, a whin stone hill called Beblowe. It can be located in Northumberland,on Holy Island. England.
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The shaded pathway leading up to St John’s Anglican Church, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia is symbolic and the church historic. / The path leads the way, to ‘The Way’ ~ the way of Christ, the way to live, the path to eternal life. Or so it is for believers. / But even for those visitors to this local landmark and all who are married, baptised of attend funerals at St John’s there is the touching of hearts which many notice, though they know not why. Historically, its origins lie with the Campbell family, early settlers who arrived in the ‘Kamberra’ (a local aboriginal word meaning meeting place) region in 1825. In 1845 Saint John’s Church of England was completed, becoming the centre of village life in the infant Canberra. The site of St John’s, on a hill overlooking the Molonglo River and part of ‘Duntroon’ was donated by the Campbell family together with $2 000 towards building costs. / Materials were obtained locally, bluestone from near Mount Pleasant, sandstone from Black Mountain. Interior furnishings were of cedar and the roof of shingles. / The interior of St Johns today has many features of interest – there are memorials to early residents and the east window, above the altar, a memorial to Robert Campbell is one of the first stained-glass windows made in Australia. / Many pioneers of Canberra lie at rest in the graveyard. The oldest marked grave is the Guise family vault (1844) and there are seven descendants of the Campbell family in a special hedged enclosure.
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The symbol for St John is the eagle. This window which matches the other window at the opposite end of St John’s Anglican Church in height and size, but being an eagle, is within keeping of the name and patron saint of the church. The designer and stained glass artist also made and installed the creation window , immediately below.
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Thin Air – Chirch in Koln, Germany. Fractalius, PS, layers.
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A church abandoned in the ghost town of Bodie, California
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The Missionary Baptist Church in Cades Cove was formed around 1839. It was founded by members from Cades Cove Baptist Church that were dismissed over an argument over missions. The present building was built in 1915. The members continued using this site for about ten years after the parks establishment. One of the highlights of the church was in 1893 when a well known evangelist, Rev. Thomas Sexton, led a revival. The congregation nearly doubled in size as a result. This was one of the biggest events ever in the Cove…The Church in located along the Cades Cove Loop Road, Great Smoky Mountains
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This is the natural island in the middle of Lake Bled in Slovenia. The island has several buildings, the main one being the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, built in the 15th century, where weddings are held regularly. The church has a 52-metre tower and there is a stairway with 99 steps leading up to the building.
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Above the sanctuary windows in St John’s Church, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia, sits a small circular window. Though small it is simply beautiful in its simplicity. As yet I do not know the history, but will endeavour to locate it and include it here. / So if you’re interested in such things, check back in a couple of weeks time and I might just have tracked down the background and meaning.
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found a place to get it both – the Campanile and Piazza San Marco with church ;-)
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The church at the Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania, Australia.
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acrylic painting of local original samford catholic church
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All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / © 2008 Forest Friends Photography: using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action.! This is St Clements…..... literally a few minutes walk from me…... / I love how I captured the shadows of the gravestones on the left wall….... / looks really medieval at night.
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Mission San Juan Capistrano, the Birthplace of Orange County, was founded about three hundred years ago. Today it is a monument to California’ multi-cultural history, embracing its Native American, Spanish, Mexican and European heritage. President Lincoln accompanied by the 116th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment Company “C” of the Union Army, visited San Juan Capistrano. !(Mission San Juan Capistrano)! The most beautiful and best known of the California Missions, Mission San Juan Capistrano is a United States Historical Landmark. “Certainly, some would rather be in Philadelphia with its Liberty Bell, thinking of Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, and others signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But at the same time, Padre Junipero Serra was founding our mission at San Juan Capistrano on the sunny side of our American continent. He was bringing together European and indigenous Indian cultures which formed the beginning of California’s rich multi-cultural heritage. That bi-cultural partnership not only built a large adobe mission, but constructed a stone church which was 180 feet long, five stories high at the sanctuary and was topped with seven stone domes and a bell tower. It was the largest stone structure west of the Mississippi. The stone church started as a vision in 1797. Spanish padres and the proud Juaneno Mission Indians wanted to build the most magnificent structure among all the missions. They wanted an edifice so majestic and so beautiful that even God would be impressed. History tells us they succeeded. The Great Stone Church, as it came to be called, was a man-made, heaven inspired masterpiece.” “It shattered and collapsed in a tremendous earthquake in 1812. Forty Juanenos attending service died in the disaster. They are there still, buried in a little cemetery behind the church. Shattered dreams, shattered visions, but the majestic ruins still stand at the corner of the mission in silent testament to those dreams and the courage of those bygone people who dared to dream them. “ “A few years thereafter, in 1821, time ran out for California’s old Spanish missions. A new government took over and California became a part of Mexico. The Mexican governors privatized the missions, with Mission San Juan Capistrano being sold to Don Juan Forster. Most missions were stripped of their tiles and wood beams to build houses and the unprotected adobe walls melted away in the rains fo time. Most of the original missions no longer existed. Mission San Juan fared a little better because Don Juan Forster actually lived in part of the mission and kept his trade goods stored in Serra Chapel. Thus, the occupied part of the adobe mission was protected from the elements; but the north and west wings melted away, leaving the brick arches standing alone like naked manneuins in the window of a store. “ “A few times in the mission’s history-1895, under Los Angeles Times editor Charles Lummis, and the Landmarks Club (1910-1930), under the great restorer, Msgr. St. John O’Sullivan-attempts were made to preserve the mission’s picturesque ruins. In the last five years, under the leadership of Msgr. Paul Martin, $3 million was borrowed to do seismic safety work as an alternative to closing the mission down because it didn’t meet state mandated codes. Living history programs, art exhibitions, concerts and special event programs were intstituted at the mission, with all proceeds going to a newly created preservation fund. “ “Today, as a result of those and other fund raising activities, the $3 million debt has been repaid for the seismic work on the adobe buildings, $1.8 million has been raised and spent to piece together the crumbling ruins of the Great Stone Church, and a grant in-kind from the builders’ Industry Association will enable the preserving of the 1791 Spanish soldiers’ barracks. Countless volunteers have helped resurface the barrack’s walls with low-tech “mudslinging”, but now seismic stabilization and a new tile roof will preserve that important edifice for future generations. “ “Preserving our inheritance has taken a lot of work and a lot of money from many people and sources. At this point, it’s all been private source donations-the hard way. The mission has not received financing from any church, nor any governmental agency. Because the importance of the mission transcends this region to national and international recognition, efforts are being made to get public funds to supplement the private funds for preservation. “ “There is still much preservation work (about $5 million worth) to be done before we can pass our historic treasure on to future generations. “ “A newspaper editorial recently summed up the preservation of the mission most eloquently: “The Mission is more than a relic of the past. It remains a haven of rest amid the bustle of 20th century California, a source of social ballast for the present and future, whispering of human aspirations that rise beyond the humdrum of our busy lives.” Maybe it’s that whispering that the swallows hear, returning to the mission spring after spring.” “Thanks to the help of the preservationists, the whispers will keep echoing for centuries to come.” As a member of the Mission Preservation Society, 100% your support ensures on-going preservation and conservation of Mission San Juan Capistrano. As you may know, the World Monuments Fund named the Great Stone Church at Mission San Juan Capistrano as one of the top 100 most endangered landmarks in the world. With your participation in the Mission Preservation Society, we will be able to continue to make progress in the preservation of the Mission. / Source / !(Mission San Juan Capistrano Preservation)! !(Mission San Juan Capistrano)!
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Re-posted dut to previous incorrect description, St. John’s Chapel, or the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist, dating from 1080, is the oldest church in London. A beautiful Romanesque chapel, situated in the White Tower, Tower of London, it was constructed from stone imported from France, and has a tunnel-vaulted nave with an east apse and groin-vaulted aisles, and the gallery above curves around the apse. Thick, round piers support unmoulded arches, notable for their simplicity. The Chapel was routinely used to store state documents, though by tradition it was the scene of some of the great events in British royal history. In 1503 the body of Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII, lay in state in the Chapel after her death in the Tower during childbirth. It was also here that Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary was betrothed to Philip of Spain by proxy in 1554.
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