The site of Bangor Cathedral was originally occupied by St. Deiniol's monastery, established in the…
Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Llandaff (of the Church in Wales), situated…
All Saints' Church, Brixworth, is an outstanding example of early Anglo-Saxon architecture located in…
In English usage, Minster is an honorific title attached to certain major medieval churches. Most of…
St. Martin's was the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent in the 6th Century before Augustine arrived…
The present building is widely regarded as one of the finest Norman cathedrals in the country, with…
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…
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…
It is generally regarded as the most impressive (architecturally speaking) church in England that is…
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…
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…
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".…
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…
Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples…
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…
Ely Cathedral (in full, The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal…
The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589. Between AD645…
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…
Tintern Abbey was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on May 9, 1131. Situated on the River…
Sanctuary was also a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple, recognized…
After the Norman conquest in 1066, Lanfranc (1070-1077) became the first Norman archbishop. He thoroughly…
The transept is the area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform ("cross-shaped") building in Romanesque…
It was the tallest building in the world for over 200 years (1300-1549), but the central spire collapsed…
Old St. Paul's is a name used to refer to the Gothic cathedral in the City of London built between 1087…
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Bath, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is an Anglican parish church and…
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the…
The most significant and characteristic development of the Early English period was the pointed arch…
The most significant and characteristic development of the Early English period was the pointed arch…
A piscina or sacrarium is a shallow basin placed near the altar of a church, used for washing the communion…
The Cathedral of Constance (Konstanzer Münster in German) served as the central church of the diocese…
The church foundations date back nearly nine hundred years, being created by Roger de Beaumont, 2nd…
Henry VI planned a university counterpart to Eton College, the chapel being the only portion that was…
St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat…