Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 - February 18, 1546) was a German monk, theologian, university professor,…
Founded in 1123 by Stephen, Count of Blois, it was built originally for the Order of Savigny. Located…
Newstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, originally an Augustinian priory, is now best known as…
Wimborne Minster, known locally as the Minster, is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The…
The earliest church on the site is believed to have been founded in 627 by Paulinus, the first Archbishop…
Between AD 681 and 689, King æthelred of Mercia gave estates at Pershore to the Bishop of Worcester…
Pope Paul III (February 29, 1468 – November 10, 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the…
Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547…
Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop…
Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-October 16, 1555) was the bishop of Worcester, and by his death he became a famous…
In addition to being a parish church in the Diocese of Ely, it is the University Church for the University…
It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. It has been a place of Christian worship…
A church was established on this site, at the centre of the old walled city, in Anglo Saxon times. St…
Blessed Pope Pius IX (May 13, 1792 – February 7, 1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was…
An illustration of the exterior of both the Basilica of Saint Peter and the Vatican. The Basilica of…
Peter Jan Beckx (February 8, 1795, Sichem, Belgium - March 4, 1887, Rome, Italy) was a Belgian Jesuit,…
An illustration of the reading of the decree in Vatican City on July 18th, 1870.
John Jewel (May 24, 1522 – September 23, 1571), was an English bishop of Salisbury. Under Elizabeth's…
An illustration of a group of people leaving church on a Sunday morning in England.
Pope Sixtus V (December 13, 1521 – August 27, 1590), born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope…
An illustration of a typical marriage celebration in England during the eighteen hundreds.
Edmund Grindal (c. 1519 – 6 July 1583) was an English church leader who successively held the…
John Whitgift (c. 1530 – February 29, 1604) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death. Noted…
Richard Hooker (March 1554 – 3 November 1600) was an Anglican priest and an influential theologian.…
John Knox (c. 1510 – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation…
During the Middle Ages, Perth's only parish church was the Burgh Kirk of St. John the Baptist. With…
A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating…
Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 25 September 1626) was an English clergyman and scholar, who held high positions…
A prominent feature of the Edinburgh skyline, St. Giles' Cathedral or the High Kirk of Edinburgh is…
George Herbert (April 3, 1593 – March 1, 1633) was a Welsh poet, orator and a priest. He went…
Charles I, (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from…
In the war between King and Parliament (the English Civil War) the city of Hereford fell into the hands…
All Saints Church in Wilden, Worcestershire about one mile to the north east of Stourport. It was designed…
Elstow Abbey was a monastery for Benedictine nuns in Bedfordshire, England. It was founded c.1075 by…
Old St. Paul's is a name used to refer to the Gothic cathedral in the City of London built between 1087…
Jeremy Taylor (1613 – 13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame…
In 1522, the priory was surrendered to Cardinal Wolsey, having selected it as a site for his proposed…
William Sancroft (30 January 1617 – 24 November 1693), was the 79th archbishop of Canterbury. He became…
The Church of England parish church of St Michael was built in 1293, supposedly to replace a Saxon church…
Kelso Abbey is a Scottish abbey built in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks who had…
Thomas Wilson (20 December 1663 – 7 March 1755) was Anglican Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1697…
An illustration of a man and woman sitting in a pew at during a church ceremony.
Joseph Butler (May 18, 1692 O.S. – June 16, 1752) was an English bishop, theologian, apologist, and…
George Whitefield (December 16, 1714 – September 30, 1770), was a preacher in the Church of England…
John Wesley (June 28 1703 – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican minister and Christian theologian who was…
The Church Mission Society, known as the Church Missionary Society in Australia and New Zealand, is…
The Basilica of Saint Peter is located within the Vatican City. It occupies a "unique position" as one…
The origins of the cathedral are related to the construction in 445 of stone church on the Druim Saileach…
John Coleridge Patteson (April 1, 1827 – September 20, 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr. On…
Having taken holy orders in 1807, he took up the family living of Hodnet in Shropshire. In 1809 he married…
Edward Bouverie Pusey (22 August 1800 – 16 September 1882), was an English churchman and Regius…
The Collegiate Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon is a parish church in the…
"Chancel" is an architectural term for the space around the altar at the liturgical east end of a traditional…
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, commonly referred…
A Christian mission has been widely defined, since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, as that which is designed…
The hospital was described as ancient in 1215 and was named after Thomas Becket — which suggests it…
Samuel Seabury graduated from Yale in 1748; studied theology with his father; studied medicine in Edinburgh…
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is the Anglican cathedral in the city of Bristol,…
Manchester Cathedral is a Medieval church located on Victoria Street in central Manchester and is the…