#catholic architecture

[whoeveriwanttobe000]

[little-theatre-fairy]

There's a reason why tourists go to cities and visit churches even though they're not Christian and they don't care about it. They go someplace and they're looking for beauty, and they end up in a church rather than a mall.

Jonathan Pageau

[mourama]

Igreja de Santa Maria da Visitação | Church of Saint Mary of the Visitation (Melgaço, Portugal)

The main Church of Castro Laboreiro is dedicated to Our Lady of Visitation. The primitive romanesque church dates from the 9th century, being inserted and registered within the medieval period (12th century), and renovated in the 16th century. Inside, there is a white and golden alterpieces at the center of the altar, the same with the lateral pulpit. It's mainly built in a pre-Romanesque style, but also has Gothic, Joanine Baroque and Neoclassical styles. And it even suffers from Galician influence, as is common among the portuguese border territories.

I) Façade of the Main Church.

II) Entry of the church with a view to the main altar.

III) View of the high choir on a wooden balcony, and also the wooden door with a Madonna and Child engraved.

IV) 16th century Baptismal font in granite, decorated with a high frieze of interlinked fleurs-de-lis.

[everydaycatholicism]

Christ Our Hope Catholic Church in downtown Seattle. This is the waiting area in our parish office. The totem poles depict Seattle’s ties to a rich Catholic history. Totem pole on the left from top to bottom: 1) Raven creation 2) Wheat grapes 3) Bear holding baby Jesus - Native Star Child 4) Princess Angeline (Kikisoblu) 5) Orca whales with Spirit face in shared blow hole 6) Fr. Francis Xavier Prefontaine. Totem pole on the right from top to bottom: 1) Eagle Dove 2) Pope Francis 3) Wolf with feather 4) Mother Joseph 5) Two salmon with Swinomish dog figure in one eye 6) Chief Sealth. The totem poles were completed in 2016.

[coolgirlripoff]

Michaeler Kirche, Vienna

[moonlit-wilde]

Graz, Austria

[supercool-here]

For anyone who wants to learn, or is just curious, about the architecture of catholic Temples (churches)

Catholic Church Architecture presented by Dr. Denis McNamara

Catholic Church Architecture presented by Dr. Denis McNamara

So I'm investigating for this project and I found this playlist on YouTube, it's exactly what I needed: it explains the theology (yes, ya read it correctly, THEOLOGY) of the architecture of catholic churches. When it comes to catholic Temples (or any other religious temples) it isn't enough to learn about the Gothic style, the classic style, modern churches... You need to learn the theology of the architecture (I didn't know that was a thing but oh boi I'm so happy it does), what a temple is meant to reveal, to actually understand.

Highly recommended if you're interested in learning about the architecture of catholic churches and what it reveals about the Liturgy and our Faith.

I don't recommend watching this if you're a catholic, I INSIST you watch it, you MUST watch it, I would force you if I could.

[dolly-wood]

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes.