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Baptismal font of the Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church, also known as the St. Mary Catholic Church, in High Hill, a little community near Schulenburg in Fayette County, Texas. Built in 1906, the church is considered the "queen" of what Texans call their "painted churches....
Cemetery crosses at Spillville, Iowa's, Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church, which dates to 1860, making it the oldest Czech Catholic church in the United States. Fun fact: the famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak composed two of his works, including the String Quartet in F ("The American"), at...
Part of the sanctuary at the Catholic Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, North Carolina. There are statues of the Infant Jesus of Prague (center), Saint Anthony of Padua (left), and Saint Lawrence (right). Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/05/iiif-service_pnp_highsm_43400_43419-full-pct_...
This is a statue of Saint Louis outside the St. Louis Catholic Church in Castroville, Texas. Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, is the only king of France to be canonized in the Catholic Church. He took the Crown...
A parish of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the American branch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church, Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church was founded by Rusyn immigrants on Pentecost Sunday, May 18, 1902. The Rev. John Korotnoki, who came to the United States from the Eparchy of Presov, Austria-Hungary...
The building, now a prominent landmark in the city, features ornate octagonal towers, flying buttresses, elaborate ornamentation, and a variety of arches. The design reflects influences of the Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and the Romanesque styles. The building's original dome, damaged in a 1915 hurricane, was redesigned by Nicholas...
Photograph shows a soldier, standing in rubble, looking through gapping holes made by bomb blast into a Catholic church in Libya during World War II; a statue of an angel holding candles can be seen inside undamaged. Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/05/service-pnp-ds-00700-00738v_o....
By blessing water, Catholic priests praise God and ask him for his grace. Intended as a reminder of baptism, Catholic Christians dip their fingers in the holy water and make the sign of the cross when entering the church. Fr. John F. Sullivan, writing in the early twentieth century, noted...
The Book of the Gospels or Evangeliary contains the full text of the passages from all four gospels that the deacon or priest is to read or chant at Mass in the course of the liturgical year. However, use of the Book of the Gospels is not mandatory, and the...
The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the liturgical calendar of the Western church. It is an evergreen wreath with four candles, sometimes with a fifth, white candle in the center. Beginning with the First Sunday...
In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, candles are required to be placed on or beside the altar, at least for the celebration of Mass. For reasons of religious tradition, the Church used the candles at divine service that are made of beeswax. To the three elements of a...
The Missionaries of Charity were founded in India in 1950, by Mary Teresa Bejaxhiu. The Sisters serve the poorest of the poor throughout the world. In the United States, they maintain five Centers of Formation, as well as many soup kitchens, shelters, camps for poor children, homes for the dying...
In the Roman Catholic tradition, there are many religious institutes of nuns and sisters (the female equivalent of male monks or friars), each with its own charism or special character. Traditionally, nuns are members of enclosed religious orders and take solemn religious vows, while sisters do not live in the...
Benedictine sisters are nuns who live according to the Rule of Saint Benedict : “ora et labora”, that is to say a life of prayer and work, of silence, of welcoming guests and of fraternal charity. By her monastic profession the nun devotes her life to the search for God, promising...
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a large Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located in Washington, D.C., United States, on 400 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017, adjacent to the Catholic University of America. The shrine is the largest Roman Catholic church in...
The essential elements of the public worship of the Catholic Church, in the Sacrifice of the Eucharist and the administration of the sacraments, are the same in all Catholic rites. What is called the "Mass" in the West is called "Divine Liturgy" in the Eastern Churches....
May Crowning is a traditional Roman Catholic ritual held during the month of May. It is a solemn procession and at the beginning (or closing) of the procession a statue of the Blessed Virgin is crowned with a garland or crown of flowers honoring Mary as “the Queen of May....
Reims is the most populous city in the Marne department, in the Grand Est region of France. Its population in 2013 was of 182,592 in the city proper (commune) and 317,611 in the metropolitan area making Reims the most populated sub-prefecture in France. The city lies 129 km...
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in South and Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bosnia and Herzegovina is bordered by Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the...
Forchheim is a town in Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken) in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the Gateway to the Franconian Switzerland, referring to the region of outstanding natural beauty to the north east...
St. Nikolaus is the oldest Catholic church in the city of Kiel. It is a provost church. After the first Catholic congregation after the Reformation had formed in Kiel as early as 1794–1798 , the French migrant priest Abbé Dupé held the first Catholic services from 1798 onwards. After a...
Benedictine sisters are nuns who live according to the Rule of Saint Benedict : “ora et labora”, that is to say a life of prayer and work, of silence, of welcoming guests and of fraternal charity. By her monastic profession the nun devotes her life to the search for God, promising...
The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carmelites (Latin: Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum; abbrev.: OCD), is a Catholic mendicant order with roots...
Arendal is a municipality in Agder county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the region of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Arendal (which is also the seat of Agder county). The 270-square-kilometre (100 sq mi) municipality is the 273rd largest by area out of...
