aIn Italy, there is hailed as the "Renaissance three heroes" of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper, the world-famous Madonnas of Raphael and Michelangelo's artistic masterpiece Genesis and the Last Judgment have unparalleled artistic achiev...
utrecht union of churchesnational catholic church of Italydeclaration of utrecht, basis for old catholic churchOld Catholicism was begun in 1870 by a group of some 1,400 German, Austrian, and Swiss Catholics who, while holding that the historic councils of the church were infallible, nevertheless...
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in the city,old chinesetemples squeeze between apartment blocks and from there the smell of burning incense wafts onto the streets; Portuguese churches and fortresses sit on hilltops overlooking the bustling movement of the city; colonial architecture stands side by side with modern office tower blo...
Rome is a very old city, and it is the capital of Italy. Rome means history. There are layers of the stuff-Etruscan tombs, Republican meeting rooms, Imperial temples, early Christian churches, medieval bell towers, Renaissance palaces and baroque basilicas. It's the biggest city in Italy...
The Old Ship Church, located in Hingham, Massachusetts, is the oldest church building in the United States that has been in continuous ecclesiastical use. Built in 1681, the Church is often called the Old Ship Meetinghouse in homage to the Puritans, who called their churches meetinghouses. The...
This is one of the main churches for Christian pilgrimages. This is where Jesus Christ's path to sacrifice was concentrated, a particularly important fact during the periods when Jerusalem was dominated by Muslim occupation. This church was founded in the 4th...
St Clement's Cathedral is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most beautiful churches in the wonderful Old Town of Prague. This amazing looking cathedral was constructed between 1711-1715 and built from designs from architect Antonio Lurago ,its a grand example of Baroque style architecture,...
with a port on the south side. There was a stretch of sand on the north side, although I didn’t see anyone using it as a beach. In between were several streets lined with churches and palazzos in varying states of repair, most decorated with interesting carving. A great place to wand...
As you might have guessed, St. Lawrence is the third of the three major churches located in the Nuremberg Old Town. All three are within steps from one another, each beautiful in its own way. The imposing Gothic-style facade of Lorenzkirche is looming over Königstraße, a pedestrian ...