Posts tagged ‘Cathedral’

St David’s

St David’s with it’s Cathedral and ruined Bishop’s Palace is, by some measures, the smallest city in the United Kingdom….although in reality it’s no bigger than a large village/small town.

Named after St David, the patron Saint of Wales (who founded a monastic order on the site in the 6th century AD) the monastry (later cathedral) and settlement that grew up around it has been attracting pilgrims for over 1500 years….drawn by the Cathedral’s many relics including the remains of St David himself.

© Mark Simms Photography (2021)

Merry Christmas

A few images of traditional Christian iconography from Lincoln Cathedral – Merry Christmas to all my fellow WordPress bloggers. Thanks for all the support throughout 2018.

Let’s hope that in 2019 the world can start to pull together and put an end to the divisiveness and mistrust.

Mary & Jesus, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, England

Mary & Jesus, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, England

Mary & Jesus, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, England

© Mark Simms Photography (2018)

Fira – Greek Orthodox Cathedral

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Fira is actually quite modern, it was only built-in the late 1950’s after the earthquake in 1956 destroyed the previous early 19th Century building. Having said that it is much more grand than the Roman Catholic one I posted about last time and is by far the largest and most impressive building in Fira:

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Fira, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Fira, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Fira, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Fira, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Fira, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Fira, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Fira, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Fira, Santorini, Greece, Europe

© Mark Simms Photography (2018)

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