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The Solemnity of Pentecost

Architecture

Or collection of articles on the 2000-years-long tradition of Christian architecture, its adaptations from other architectural styles, and its many innovations based on beliefs, practices, and local traditions.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Lucien de Guise

Royal Peculiars: A reminder of the British monarchy’s Catholic past

Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela | ETO

J-P Mauro

Ethiopia’s rock-hewn churches were once considered the “New Jerusalem”

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

V. M. Traverso

Vietnam has its own Notre Dame, which serves six million Catholics

St Bavo's Cathedral

Philip Kosloski

What is a crypt in a Catholic Church?

Abbey of Saint Augustine

Daniel Esparza

The great abbey of St. Augustine marked the rebirth of Christianity in England

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Daniel Esparza

Built by Coptic garbage collectors, the church of St. Simon is the largest in the Middle East

ST MARTIN;CANTERBURY

Daniel Esparza

St. Martin’s Church of Canterbury is the oldest church in the entire English-speaking world

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Daniel Esparza

The story of St. Peter-on-the-Wall, one of the oldest churches in England

ST AGUSTINE PAOAY CHURCH

Daniel Esparza

The Church of Saint Agustin of Paoay in the Philippines, a great example of “Earthquake Baroque” architecture

CATACOMBES CALLIXTE

Daniel Esparza

The “Crypt of the Popes” in the Catacombs of Callixtus holds the remains of 16 popes and 60 martyrs

V. M. Traverso

The world’s largest crucifix is in Michigan

MOBILE CATHEDRAL

Jim Graves

4 Beautiful Catholic churches in the the coastal American South

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J-P Mauro

The Romans built the Rotunda of St. George to last

Church of Saint Francis

V. M. Traverso

The inside of this Catholic church in Portugal is decorated with more than 650 pounds of gold dust

Santa María del Naranco

Daniel Esparza

This 9th-century church is one of the most beautiful examples of pre-Romanesque architecture

Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

J-P Mauro

The cathedrals that serve the Catholic communities of the 10 largest U.S. cities

KATSKHI PILLAR

Daniel Esparza

This monastic complex, sitting on top of a 130-ft-tall monolith, is 11 centuries old

CHRIST CATHEDRAL STATIONS

John Burger

A Crystal Cathedral that can withstand a magnitude-8 earthquake

CHURCH OF ST DISMAS

Jim Graves

Meet St. Dismas: a church inside a New York maximum security prison

NOTRE DAME

Bérengère Dommaigné

Vatican official reaffirms religious dimension of Notre Dame Cathedral to UNESCO

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