The present building is widely regarded as one of the finest Norman cathedrals in the country, with…
This image depicts citizens along a narrow road in Spain. A woman rests in chair while donkeys walk…
The lighthouse on the Eastern Heights still stands in the grounds of Dover Castle to 80 foot (24 m)…
York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is the second largest of its kind in Northern…
Norwich Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Norwich in Norfolk, England dedicated to the Holy…
The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish born Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off…
The Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Sherborne in the English county of Dorset, is usually called…
St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat…
Chichester Cathedral in Chichester, West Sussex, England is an Anglican Cathedral. The Cathedral was…
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict,…
People have been coming to worship and pray at Ripon for more than 1,350 years. The Cathedral building…
The cathedral was founded by Augustine in 602 AD and dedicated to St. Saviour. The Cathedral's first…
Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest cathedrals in England, with the…
Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English…
There has been a church on the site for over 1300 years since Etheldreda, Queen of Northumbria made…
It is generally regarded as the most impressive (architecturally speaking) church in England that is…
The present parish church of St. Peter's at Wearmouth, on the north bank of the River Wear, occupies…
Eyam churchyard contains a Saxon cross dated to the 7th or 8th centuries. Initially, it was located…
Melrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks,…
The present parish church of St. Peter's at Wearmouth, on the north bank of the River Wear, occupies…
He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum…
An illustration of the Cathedral at Pisa located in Pisa, Italy. In the distance on the right side the…
An illustration of the interior of the Cathedral at Pisa located in Pisa, Italy.
Now known as Mainz Cathedral. Originally St. John's Church, then St. Salvator, consecrated in 911 by…
Formerly it was the parish church of Chelsea when it was a village, before it was engulfed by London.…
The church was originally built by the Saxons around 960, then was adapted by the Normans when William…
Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church in Mobile, Alabama. It was the first large Gothic Revival…
Christ Church Cathedral was established in 1823 as the first Episcopal congregation in Mobile, Alabama…
This is the only building to survive. It was built c.1365 after its predecessor had been destroyed in…
Greensted Church, in the small village of Greensted, near Chipping Ongar in Essex, England, is the oldest…
Founded in AD 1093, it remains a centre for Christian worship today. It is generally regarded as one…
Built between 1175 and 1490, Wells Cathedral has been described as "the most poetic of the English Cathedrals".…
Glastonbury Tor is a hill at Glastonbury, Somerset, England, which features the roofless St. Michael's…
The influence is very much Roman, and this can be seen by looking at the doors and windows of the tower.…
Notable is the Saxon church (dedicated to St. Laurence), which may have been founded by St. Aldhelm…
The stone Abbey was built around 1045–1050 by King Edward the Confessor and was later rebuilt…
Waltham Abbey was founded in 1030 and a building was constructed on the site by Harold Godwinson (aka…
In 1070 Pope Alexander II ordered the Normans to do penance for killing so many people during their…
The founding of the cathedral at Exeter, dedicated to Saint Peter, dates from 1050, when the seat of…
The Cathedral was founded in 680 with Bishop Bosel as its head. The first cathedral was built in this…
Pope Saint Gregory VII (c. 1020/1025 – May 25, 1085), born Hildebrand of Soana (Italian: Ildebrando…
Odo of Bayeux (c. 1036 – February 1097, Palermo), Norman bishop and English earl, was the half-brother…
St. Alban's Abbey, Mainz (Stift St. Alban vor Mainz) originated as a Benedictine abbey, founded in 787…
Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples…
St. John's Chapel, or the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist, is located in the Tower of London. Dating…
"Prodeo et Ecclesia" translates to "For God and the Church" "Regno et Patria" translates roughly to…
The cathedral consists of a Norman nucleus (Walter de Lacy is buried there), with additions in every…
The Basilica of St. John Lateran (Italian: Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano) is the cathedral of…
Founded in AD 1093, it remains a centre for Christian worship today. It is generally regarded as one…
Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy, in northern France. Because of…
Ely Cathedral (in full, The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal…
The mitre is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain…
The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589. Between AD645…
Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with more…
It was begun during the reign of King Henry I by the first Bishop of Carlisle, the Englishman Athelwold…
The original Saxon church on the site was dedicated to St. Edmund the King and Martyr. During the Crusades…
The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary and St Chad was founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Coventry…