Pictures of Churches

The Metropolitan Church of St. Demetrios is a Late Byzantine church in the lower town of Mystras. The new metropolitan church of Mystras was dedicated to St. Demetrios, who was the patron saint of Michael VIII – the emperor who recovered Constantinople in 1261. The following year he also retook control of much of Southern Greece, establishing Mystras as a new center of Byzantine administration. The first phase of the church likely began soon after the Byzantines took control of the region. Begun by Metropolitan Eugenios, who was buried in the church, it was completed and decorated by Metropolitan Theodosios by the early 1280s.

View of east wall of the chapel #artbots #angelico

St John the Baptist in Savannah is probably one of America's most well-known churches -- and with very good reason! I've got plenty of photos of the interior generally, but it's also worthwhile to focus on their stunning stained glass.

“I have no fear of the Trump administration ..in speaking out loudly of the message of the gospel..as a Peacemaker.” - Pope Leo, in response to unhinged online attack by Donald Trump. My tribute to a true American man of Peace. #PopeLeo #IranWar‌ #Peace

Trees along a Creek, n.d. Juliette Wytsman 1866–1925

A tin tabernacle at Dottery, near Bridport, Dorset.

Landscape with a Castle, by Andreas Leonhard Roller (German-Russian, 1805-1891).

Apples Robert Spear Dunning (American, 1829-1905) 1869 Oil on canvas

A Bohemian Dennis Miller Bunker (American, 1861–1890) 1885 Oil on canvas

Apparition of Our Lord to Saint Peter (Apparition de Notre-Seigneur à St-Pierre) #artbots #tissot

The Colosseum and Arch of Constantine from recent visit to Rome

"Tu es Petrus et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversum eam". (Matthew 16:18)

A closing thought: May we never, ever forget that He is always with each of us with an indescribable #Love and #Mercy. Joined in prayers with #Gratitude and for #Peace as I share Goodnight blessings. 🙏🌎🛐🙏#PrayTheRosary 🙏🕊️

St. Therese in Chicago’s Old Chinatown is the only Chinese Catholic parish in the Midwest. The mission was founded in 1947, and gained its present housing in 1963.

Illustrating today's Gospel for the Octave day of Easter: "On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.’ Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord’. But he said to them, ‘Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.’ Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’ Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." – John 20:19-31, which is today's Gospel for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (Low Sunday/Divine Mercy Sunday). flic.kr/p/2s717Vh 📷Detail from the a sculpted pier in the12th-century cloister of Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain.

St. Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds #StainedGlassSunday

The Church in the Woods, Bramdean, Hampshire. #TinTabernacle

“I do not promise to make you happy in this world but in the other.” Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us

The altar today at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bandera, Texas on Divine Mercy Sunday.

It was painted by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in 1934 in Vilnius under the guidance of St. Faustina Kowalska.