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Armenia’s Oldest Known Church Excavated in Ancient City
Researchers describe it as “sensational evidence for early Christianity in Armenia.”
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Historic East Harlem Church Is Slated for Demolition
The Romanesque Style structure is located on a block zoned for residential buildings.
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Inside the Bay Area’s Church of Magic Mushrooms
At Oakland’s controversial Church of Ambrosia, a mural that documents the religion’s doctrine is meant to “recreate a psychedelic trip.”
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The Art in America’s Largest Catholic Parish Church
St. Charles Borromeo Church features Mission Revival architecture, murals evocative of a Pixar movie, and nearly an acre of interior space.
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A Photographer Captures the Magic of Venice's Churches
100 Churches of Venice and the Lagoon by Alejandro Merizalde features religious temples from every corner of the Italian city and its islands.
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Witch Marks, Curses, and Magic in the Neglected History of Medieval Graffiti
The ornamentation of medieval churches is often associated with the elite, but carved right into the structure of the building are less visible traces of the lower and middle class: graffiti.
Art
Sacred Bones and the Catacomb Saint of Manhattan
Catholic churches in Europe host as many bones as a graveyard, with bits of saints and intact incorrupt bodies encased in glass and displayed on ornate altars.
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Worship Below the Waves: A Drowned Church Surfaces
A 400-year-old church drowned in 1966 has reemerged in Mexico.
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National Cathedral in DC Suffers Minor Damage in East Coast Quake
"The Washington National Cathedral, the highest building in the city, suffered damage in Tuesday's earthquake, with three pinnacles in the central tower breaking off, a spokesman said." [Reuters [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-quake-usa-cathedral-idUSTRE77M72Q20110823]]