Contributions of the group Churches-Monasteries-Chapels

Apollonia Archaeological Museum.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:56:45 +0000

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It was installed in the old Saint Mary Monastery (13th to 14th centuries), at Pojan.

Saint Demetrius Orthodox Cathedral.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:21:56 +0000

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At Rruga Antipatrea, Berat.
Photo taken in motion from the bus, whose windows affected the colours.

Παναγία η Ελεούσα στα Περναράκια.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:14:39 +0000

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Happy serene Sunday.

Love.

Pulpit of the former cathedral.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:13:32 +0000

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Inside the Iconographic Museum, at Rruga Toli Bojaxhiu, Berat.

Throne of the tyrant.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:56:28 +0000

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Inside the former cathedral - now Iconographic Museum, at Rruga Toli Bojaxhiu, Berat.

Iconostas.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:02:49 +0000

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This is part of the former orthodox cathedral, fully integrated in the Iconographic Museum, at Rruga Toli Bojaxhiu, in the historic centre of Berat.

Iconographic Museum (1986).

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:43:55 +0000

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Originally this building of 1807 was an orthodox cathedral. It is located at Rruga Toli Bojaxhiu, in the historic centre of Berat, UNESCO heritage since 2008.

Orthodox Church of Saint Paul and Saint Asti.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:23:34 +0000

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At Rruga Imzit Fan Shën Noli, Durrës.

Church of Saint John the Evangelist.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:26:14 +0000

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It is also known as Saint Bartholomew Church. It stands at Republic Square, Vila Viçosa.

Mother Church of Our Lady of Conception.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:13:48 +0000

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At Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira Square, Vila Viçosa.

Juromenha Castle.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:37:06 +0000

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This castle was built during the Moorish occupation and some changes were ordered by the Portuguese kings since the Middle Ages. During the Restauration War, Spain tried to reconquest cities and towns near the border, besieging Portuguese fortresses. As the garrison of Juromenha Castle was short of elements, some students were mobilised and included in the garrison. On January 19th 1659 a doctor came to see a very sick man in the basement of the Governor house. Realising that the patient was about to die, he asked for a priest to offer the extreme unction to the patient. The students came with one after dark. Using a torch to find their way to the patient, they arrived with the priest, not aware that the place was a gunpowder magazine. A devastating explosion soon occurred, destroying a lot of buildings inside walls and causing over 200 deaths.
On the 21st century the walls and bulwarks have been restored, but not most buildings, still in ruins as the photo shows.

Cross of the Snake and Church of Our Lady of Lapa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:46:41 +0000

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At Piscinas Alameda (Avenue of the Swimming-pools), Vila Viçosa.

Memorial stone in Tewkesbury Abbey

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:59:57 +0000

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I spotted this memorial stone on the wall inside the abbey, and was struck by the language used, which has a more florid and narrative style than is commonly seen on headstones.

Sacred to the Memory of
RICHARD BRYDGES
a Lieutenant in his Majestys Navy.
eldest Son of EDWARD and MILLY BRYDGES
of this Borough.
who
after a life actively employed and honourably sustained
in the service of his Country
from his Youth.
was unfortunately drowned in the River Severn
on the 28th day of February 1818.
in the 26 Year of his Age.

Also of
CHARLES their youngest Son
a promising Youth. Aged 13 Years.
who
at the same awful moment of time
suffered a like untimely fate with his lamented Brother.

And also of
JOHN their fourth Son
who departed this life September 28th. 1804.
Aged 7 Years.

Tewkesbury Abbey interior

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:59:56 +0000

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Although the Abbey was founded in 1087 by nobleman Robert FitzHamon, building of the present Abbey did not start until 1102. Built to house Benedictine monks, the Norman Abbey was near completion when consecrated in 1121.

Embellishments to the long nave roof and the apsidal chancel were made in the first half of the 14th century in the Decorated style. After the dissolution in 1540 most of the claustral buildings and the Lady Chapel were quarried for their materials but the Abbey Church was sold to the parishioners for £453 (worth around €440,000 today).

Changes made since then to the internal configuration have developed to reflect contemporary styles of devotion, currently of the Anglo-Catholic persuasion.

PiP Bottom left: A memorial stone in on the abbey wall.

Bakkagerðiskirkja

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:01 +0000

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Famous Icelandic painter Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was born in Bakkagerði, a village in Borgarfjörður eystri. In 1914 when he was broke and starving he was asked to paint an altarpiece for the local church. He chose the sermon of the mount and set it in Bakkagerði with Christ standing on Àlfaborg (a rock that is said to be the home of elf queen Borghildur and her people), with the Dyrfjöll mountains as a backdrop and village people and hidden people (elves) listening. The bishop refused to consecrate the "heathen" painting;-)

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakkager%C3%B0i

HFF!

Vitter Kapelle

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:46:20 +0000

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The octogonal chapel ( designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel) was built in 1806-16 for the fishermen of Vitt by pastor and writer Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitter_Kapelle

HWW!

Wedded bliss

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:14:38 +0000

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Back from a few days away to attend a family wedding. A wonderful young couple who have restored my faith in humanity (unlike the relative who's head got in the way of this shot :-))

Church of Our Lord of the Afflicted.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:12:55 +0000

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At Convento das Servas Street, Borba.
The marble on the façade proceeds from local quarries. Three municipalities in the region have several marble quarries: Borba, Estremoz and Vila Viçosa.

Saint Vincent Basilica (11th century).

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:33:46 +0000

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At Calle Humilladero, Ávila. It's one of the Romanesque churches outside walls that were added to UNESCO heritage in 2007.

Saint Peter Church (12th century).

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:18:56 +0000

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At Plaza Santa Teresa de Jesús, Ávila. It's one of the Romanesque churches outside walls that were added to UNESCO heritage in 2007.