Medievalists.net » Churches http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Religious Reuse of Roman Structures in Anglo-Saxon England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/the-religious-reuse-of-roman-structures-in-anglo-saxon-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/the-religious-reuse-of-roman-structures-in-anglo-saxon-england/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:26:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62944 The study examines burials associated with Roman structures, and churches on or near Roman buildings, to demonstrate that the physical remains of Roman structures had a significant impact on the religious landscape of Anglo-Saxon England despite the apparent discontinuity between many Roman and early-medieval landscapes.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/the-religious-reuse-of-roman-structures-in-anglo-saxon-england/feed/ 0 The Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago): The Temple of the Stars http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/the-way-of-st-james-camino-de-santiago-the-temple-of-the-stars/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/the-way-of-st-james-camino-de-santiago-the-temple-of-the-stars/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:59:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62793 A documentary about the famous pilgrimage route from the Middle Ages

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/the-way-of-st-james-camino-de-santiago-the-temple-of-the-stars/feed/ 0 Ring Out the Old: Medieval Bells in England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/ring-out-the-old-medieval-bells-in-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/ring-out-the-old-medieval-bells-in-england/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 22:16:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62290 Of the bells that survive, the oldest may be in St. Chad’s Church in Claughton in Lancashire.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/ring-out-the-old-medieval-bells-in-england/feed/ 0 Medieval Lisbon: Jerónimos Monastery http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/medieval-lisbon-jeronimos-monastery/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/medieval-lisbon-jeronimos-monastery/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:54:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62002 Of the four medieval #placestosee in Lisbon, Jerónimos Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, was my favourite. The monastery is located in Belém, a suburb of Lisbon, that is famous for the 16th century monastery, as well as for its world famous pastry shop, Pastéis de Belém...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/medieval-lisbon-jeronimos-monastery/feed/ 0 Medieval Lisbon: Carmo Convent http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/19/medieval-lisbon-carmo-monastery/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/19/medieval-lisbon-carmo-monastery/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:58:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61870 Part III of my series on Medieval Lisbon. This visit took me to Carmo Monastery and museum.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/19/medieval-lisbon-carmo-monastery/feed/ 0 Researching Architectural History Through Archaeology: The Case of Westminster Abbey http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:25:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61634 For half a millennium, scholars have researched and written about the history and architecture of Westminster Abbey, using documents and visual inspection. One might therefore assume that the architectural history of this iconic building is well understood, and in some respects it is.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/feed/ 0 Between 50 and 75 medieval skeletons discovered at Westminster Abbey http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/between-50-and-75-medieval-skeletons-discovered-at-westminster-abbey/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/between-50-and-75-medieval-skeletons-discovered-at-westminster-abbey/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:06:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61340 Archaeologists have discovered the skeletal remains of between 50 to 75 individuals buried in the walls of Westminster Abbey. It is believed that they date from the 11th or early 12th century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/between-50-and-75-medieval-skeletons-discovered-at-westminster-abbey/feed/ 0 How Hagia Sophia was Built http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/30/how-hagia-sophia-was-built/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/30/how-hagia-sophia-was-built/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:21:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60734 Stories and legends from the Patria on how the greatest church of the Byzantine world was built

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/30/how-hagia-sophia-was-built/feed/ 0 The Medieval Cathedral: From Spiritual Site to National Super-Signifier http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/22/the-medieval-cathedral-from-spiritual-site-to-national-super-signifier/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/22/the-medieval-cathedral-from-spiritual-site-to-national-super-signifier/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2015 19:30:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60531 Although the cathedrals were often mutilated, emptied of their relics, treasures, and clergy, their close association with national glory and the sense of fascination that association had brought about kept them from being closed or destroyed entirely.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/22/the-medieval-cathedral-from-spiritual-site-to-national-super-signifier/feed/ 0 Inside Lincoln Cathedral http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/inside-lincoln-cathedral/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/inside-lincoln-cathedral/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:56:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59886 A behind the scenes look at Lincoln Cathedral

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