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The Art in America’s Largest Catholic Parish Church

Avatar photo by John Seed February 20, 2023February 17, 2023

St. Charles Borromeo Church features Mission Revival architecture, murals evocative of a Pixar movie, and nearly an acre of interior space.

Posted inBooks

A Photographer Captures the Magic of Venice’s Churches

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu April 17, 2022April 15, 2022

100 Churches of Venice and the Lagoon by Alejandro Merizalde features religious temples from every corner of the Italian city and its islands.

Posted inBooks

Witch Marks, Curses, and Magic in the Neglected History of Medieval Graffiti

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 22, 2016June 3, 2022

The ornamentation of medieval churches is often associated with the elite: stained glass windows, ornately carved pews, and memorial monuments to lords and knights. However, carved right into the structure of the building, in the dark corners and beneath the whitewash on the walls, are less visible traces of the lower and middle class: graffiti.

Posted inArt

Sacred Bones and the Catacomb Saint of Manhattan

Avatar photo by Allison Meier December 16, 2015December 21, 2015

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

Avatar photo by Allison Meier October 21, 2015October 21, 2015

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

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian August 23, 2011June 22, 2012

“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]

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