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Cathedral and Church History
A cathedral is a Christian church that houses the bishop, while a church is a structure or building that facilitates the meeting of Jesus Christ’s followers. Their history can be traced back to the apostolic times.
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What are facts about Notre Dame Cathedral?
There are tours (at different times) that are different languages, like Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and all kinds of others!
Maurice de sully died before the building was completed. (He died in September 11, 1196)
Notre Dame is nearly 900 years old. That's a lot of candles!
Its towers are 69 meters high!
They finished the building in 1345.
Is the prayer of st Gertrude to release 1000 souls from purgatory still approved by the church?
St. Gertrude the Great is invoked for souls in purgatory and for living sinners. Our Lord told St. Gertrude that the following prayer would release 1000 souls from purgatory each time it is said.
Is a nave a part of a cathedral?
This is the part of the church where the people sit. It is called the 'nave' as the roof looks a little like an upturned boat - the latin for 'boat' being 'navis' from where we get the word 'navigate' and 'navy'.
The NAVE is the main part of the interior of a church and people sit there. The roof looks like a boat turned upside down, and in latin boat is 'navis'!
How many times was st pauls Cathedral burnt down?
No thankfully, During the war in an attempt to down the British moral the German, Luftwaffe targeted it during the Blitz of WW2. Many 1000s of incendiary bombs were dropped on the area destroying many surrounding buildings. Due to a mass effort though by the ARP (Air Raid Precautions) the AFF (Auxiliary Fire Service) a little help from God and the Vicar the Cathedral survived with minimal fire damage. The worst of witch being a support beam with in the dome.
One of the first buildings was destroyed by fire in 962AD, once again in 1087AD and again in 1136AD. In 1561 the tower was destroyed by lightning and not replaced. Later Old St Pauls was gutted by fire during the great fire of London in 1666. The present building survives as described above
Why did people go to Canterbury on pilgrimages?
When Thomas Becket (Archbishop) was murder at Cantebury Cathedral in 1170 by the knights of King Henry II while he was giving mass, he instantly became one of the most famous martryrs and the cathedral became a place of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide.
Why is St Paul's Cathedral named after St. Paul?
After the Great fire of London, the city needed a new Cathedral and St Pauls was built.
How long did it take to build cologne cathedral?
The cost of the Cologne Cathedral was started in the 13th century and halted in the 15th century. It remained unfinished until 1840 being completed in 1884. The costs were enormous but never fully accounted.
When was Church of St Nicholas - Amsterdam - created?
St. Nicolas Church, Ghent: early 1200's St. Nicolas Church, Abingdon: around 1170 St. Nicolas Church, Newport: in the 13th Century St. Nicolas Church, Cempuis: around 14th Century St. Nicolas Cathedral (now known as Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque): between 1298 and c.1400 Just in the county of Kent, in south-east England, there are churches dedicated to St Nicholas at the following places:
- Sturry
- Chislehurst
- Leeds
- St Nicholas-at-Wade
- Ash
- Barfreston(e)
- Harbledown
- Southfleet
- New Romney
- Sevenoaks
- Sandhurst
- Ringwould
- Pluckley
- Otham
- Rochester
- Boughton Malherbe
- Linton
- Deptford
There are many hundreds more churches dedicated to St Nicholas throughout England.
The church of St Nicholas at Barfreston(e) [the spelling of the village name is variable] is one of the very finest intact and mostly unaltered 12th century churches in England. It was built around 1180 by a knight of the de Port family who was based at Dover castle; there had probably been no church in the tiny village previously. It is adorned with some outstanding Romanesque stone carvings, both internal and external, and its interior was until the early 20th century beautifully painted in the Romanesque style (nothing remains of the wall paintings today). The building began to collapse after the medieval period due to ground subsidence and in the 19th century a fairly accurate restoration project was carried out to repair the damage. Windows and doors have in most churches been rebuilt in later medieval styles, but at Barfreston the original Norman doors and windows remain. It has only two "cells", the nave and chancel, and there is no tower - the bell hangs in a nearby yew tree (see link below):
Just in the county of Kent, in south-east England,there are churches dedicated to St Nicholas at the following places:
- Sturry
- Chislehurst
- Leeds
- St Nicholas-at-Wade
- Ash
- Barfreston(e)
- Harbledown
- Southfleet
- New Romney
- Sevenoaks
- Sandhurst
- Ringwould
- Pluckley
- Otham
- Rochester
- Boughton Malherbe
- Linton
- Deptford
There are many hundreds more churches dedicated to St Nicholas throughout England.
The church of St Nicholas at Barfreston(e) [the spelling of the village name is variable] is one of the very finest intact and mostly unaltered 12th century churches in England. It was built around 1180 by a knight of the de Port family who was based at Dover castle; there had probably been no church in the tiny village previously. It is adorned with some outstanding Romanesque stone carvings, both internal and external, and its interior was until the early 20th century beautifully painted in the Romanesque style (nothing remains of the wall paintings today). The building began to collapse after the medieval period due to ground subsidence and in the 19th century a fairly accurate restoration project was carried out to repair the damage. Windows and doors have in most churches been rebuilt in later medieval styles, but at Barfreston the original Norman doors and windows remain. It has only two "cells", the nave and chancel, and there is no tower - the bell hangs in a nearby yew tree (see link below):
How did Christianity become a major religion?
Answer 1
Judaism was first, but then God sent Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for all of our sins, and Christianity grew out of Judaism.
People who are still considered Orthodox Jews do not believe Jesus was the Messiah, they think he was just a misguided Rabbi, and the are still waiting for a"king". But Messianic Jews believe that Jesus is Christ, but still follow many Jewish customs.
Christians know Jesus died for us, and was sent by God because of the historical evidence. The Bible had over 200 different authors, and many of them did not even know each other, but there are absolutely no contradictions in the Bible.
Jews only use the Old Testament that was written before the death of Jesus, while Christians use both the Old Testament and New Testament which makes up the Bible. The Bible was written by prophets of God many many many thousands of years ago.
Every race and place in the Bible, either has Historical evidence that it was real, or is still around today. Like the Israelites (Now Jews), Jerusalem, Persians, Israel, etc.
Answer 2
God religion started by start of universe creation. it is based on full submission to God as the one and only one God. This principle is called Islam. Islam means full submission to God; the Creator. Its birth place is the universe as it started by start of universe creation by God (same God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam). Accordingly, Islam in its general sense is the God religion since mankind creation. All God prophets since Adam through Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad called for worshiping God as the one and only one God. Islam per Torah god revelation to Moses is called Judaism. Islam per the Bible God revelation to Jesus is called Christianity. Islam per Qur'an God revelation to prophet Muhammad is called the same name Islam as it is the last God religion. Since all God religions stem from same God. no one can claim that one God religion is an adaptation to another God religion. Refer to question below on how Muslims view Jesus (peace be upon him and upon all God prophets).
Answer 3
The development of Christianity has very little do with Jesus per se. While it does break from Judaism in that it held Jesus to be the Messiah, the Ecclesia, or early Church community, really developed after Jesus' crucifixion. During the first few centuries after Jesus' death, many Christian communities were seeded throughout Greece, Asia Minor, the Levant Region and Egypt in a very short amount of time. This led to the promulgation of numerous interpretations of what had occurred in the Holy Land and started debates between early leaders of the Church as to how to understand Jesus and those events to create a universal Christian consensus.
Scholars doubt whether the discussions between Peter and Paul in the Book of Acts happened, but there is clear evidence of the numerous councils, such as the Councils of Nicaea, the Councils of Constantinople, the Council of Ephesus, and the Council of Chalcedon. At these several councils, Church leaders would debate different understandings of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and general Christian theology in an effort to remove heresy and create a truly united church. It is from the First Councils of Nicaea (325 CE) and Constantinople (381 CE) that the Nicene Creed, which determines much of Christian belief comes.
As the Patriarchates of the Christian World began to truly take shape, there began to be disagreements between the power of the Roman Patriarchate (the Papacy) vis-à-vis the other Patriarchates, leading to the Schism of 1054 when the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church broke apart from the Unified Chalcedonian Church. Eventually the Catholic Church would also fracture during the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.
When was Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church created?
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church was created in 1875.
Where is the St. Basil's Cathedral located?
Saint Basils Cathedral stands on Red Square in Moscow, Russia
When was Gloucester Cathedral created?
Gloucester Cathedral was built between the years of 1089AD to 1499AD. A period of 410 years, (the builders must have taken long tea breaks in those days), not really, it was built and added too, that is why there is such a long time period of building.
What is the saint of the Notre Dame cathedral?
While the question does not specify which "Notre Dame" cathedral is meant (because there are many cathedrals with this name), the name "Notre Dame" indicates that it is a church dedicated to "Our Lady" (which is what the French phrase means.) "Our Lady" always means "the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ." Thus, the patronal saint of a cathedral named "Notre Dame" would be St. Mary, the mother of Christ.
How much did ely cathedral cost to build?
It cost around 8,000,000 pounds in todays money, it was built by Pope Gregory III
When was Augustine's City of God written?
Short Answer: The City of God was written as a Christian response to the sack of Rome in 410, but Augustine died in 430, so the easiest (and surest) answer is to say that it was written sometime between 410 and 430.
Slightly Longer Answer: The City of God is a massive work written as 22 separate books, so it wasn't written all at once. (Penguin's paperback English translation, for example, is over 1000 pages of relatively small print.) There's no consensus, but most scholars believe that the first three books were written by 413, with books 4 through 13 being published between 414-418. The last nine books of Augustine's work may have been finished by as early as 422, but some would suggest that the entire work wasn't complete until 429, the year before Augustine's death.
What rock was used for cathedral at notre dame de Paris?
It is made of limestone and wood. Wait is wood a rock, is that your question. Oh yeah and t is also made of Portland rock. Which is very similar to limestone.....it may even be the same thing but who knows?? :\ :]
How many chapels are in the Cathedral of Lima?
There are 9 chapels
Crypt Chapels
Bethlehem Chapel
Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea
Resurrection Chapel
Good Shepherd Chapel
Nave Chapels
St. Mary's Chapel
St. John's Chapel
Children's Chapel
Holy Spirit Chapel
War Memorial Chapel
The High Altar (in the chancel/sanctuary to the east of the great choir) is considered the altar for the entire nave and not a chapel unto itself.
The Cathedral's nave bays do not contain altars, and so we do not count them as chapels.
How can the church respond to the challenges they face today?
I believe the best way any Christian church can respond to the challenges faced in society today is to make certain our answers are Biblically sound and logical, and that we emphasize that our answers are from God's Word rather than the opinions of people.
