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The Execution of Saint George in a Window Relief at the Stiftskirche in Tübingen
Today, on Saint George's Day, many recall his rich iconography. To my mind, more impressive than the scene of the dragon being slain is the execution of George, for instance this relief on a window of the Stiftskirche in Tübingen
Aristocracy · Faith · Monarchies · Rome
Archduke Eduard and the priest Paul of Habsburg-Lorraine, descendants of Franz Joseph I
A man in formal dress and a priest, photographed after a solemn liturgy, might well be heirs to the Austrian crown. Before us are the brothers of Habsburg-Lorraine, great-great-great-grandsons of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria-Hungary. No great surprise, really, since the Habsburgs are today
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The Old Synagogue of San Francisco on Sutter Street, before and after its destruction
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Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco, destroyed in 1906 and rebuilt elsewhere 20 years later
Temple Emanu-El, the grand synagogue of San Francisco, for which funds were raised over 11 years, built in 1864, was the heart of the city's Jewish community. It was here, for example, that Levi Strauss, the very inventor of jeans, came to worship. In 1906 the synagogue
NB! · Faith · Art · Heritage · Paris
One of the Treasures of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Marvellous Madonna and Child, a Fourteenth-Century Sculpture, Safe and Sound
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Relics, artworks, bells and rose windows of Notre-Dame during the fire
The fate of many of Notre-Dame's treasures remains unknown. A piece of the Holy Cross and the holy nails A fragment of the Cross on which Jesus was crucified, and one of the nails from the Crucifixion. A painting of Thomas Aquinas A canvas of the seventeenth
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Yesterday afternoon the French Minister of Culture tweeted photographs of some of the valuable objects kept in the Cathedral being removed for the duration of the repairs
Yesterday afternoon the French Minister of Culture tweeted photographs of some of the valuable objects kept in the Cathedral being removed for the duration of the repairs. The tweet was posted at 14:41, five hours before the fire
Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Paris
So, what became of the treasures of Notre-Dame de Paris?
So, what became of the treasures of Notre-Dame de Paris? What has survived? The Holy Crown of Thorns It came to France as a gift to Louis IX in 1238. The Crown of Thorns, with several thorns removed (and dispatched to various corners of the world), is kept in
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Soissons Cathedral after restoration, with one tower as since the 14th century
This is how the Soissons Cathedral, restored after its destruction, looks today. Yes, with a single tower: that is how it had stood since the fourteenth century, the second tower simply never being completed.
Architecture · Faith · Heritage
Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, or Soissons Cathedral: one of the largest Gothic cathedrals of France, comparable in size to Notre-Dame de Paris and the cathedrals of Reims and Amiens
116 metres in length, against 130 for Notre-Dame de Paris; height under the vault of the choir: 31, against 33.5 for Notre-Dame; height of the tower: 66, against 69. The church was wholly destroyed during the First World War; in 1914 it literally lay in ruins. The
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Fire during repairs at Saint-Sulpice church in Paris damages doors and façade
Incidentally, exactly a month ago, on 18 March, another very significant church in Paris, Saint-Sulpice, caught fire, also during restoration work. Fortunately, the blaze was quickly put out; the doors, part of the façade and part of the interior decoration suffered, and the church is now being restored. What