#Cathedral of the Assumption

[alexxx-malev]

Astrakhan 33 by Alexxx Malev Via Flickr: Russia. Astrakhan. Kremlin. Cathedral of the Assumption and the cathedral bell tower with Prechistinsky Gate Астрахань. Кремль. Кафедральный Собор Успения Богородицы и Соборная Колокольня с Пречистенскими Воротами

[suetravelblog]

Tbilisi Walking Tour & Georgia Independence Day

Narikala Fortress – Tour to Georgia Having time to move at your own pace is a big plus when traveling abroad. Long-term travel provides time for adjusting to new environments, without feeling pressed to see everything at once. I’ve been low-key for a few days getting my bearings, but am getting up to speed and expanding my Georgian horizons. Transportation Purchasing a Metromoney card seemed a…

[manessha545]

Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral, Santiago, Chile: Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile and the main temple of the Catholic Church in that country. As a Cathedral Church, it is the permanent seat of the Archbishop of Santiago and is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Wikipedia

[northameicanblog]

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Granada, Nicaragua: The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral also called Granada Cathedral is a neoclassical Catholic cathedral located in Granada, Nicaragua, 40 kilometres southeast of Managua. The church is the main temple of the Diocese of Granada, and its bishop is Jorge Solórzano Pérez. Wikipedia

[sheltiechicago]

Assumption Cathedral in Astana, Kazakhstan

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[wgm-beautiful-world]

Cremona Cathedral, dedicated to the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cremona, Lombardy, ITALY

[eopederson]

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption, Baltimore, 2019.

The first Roman Catholic cathedral in the US, the now basilica was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the first professionally trained architect in what is now the US and justly famed for the US Capitol among his major works in Washington, DC. In the 1950s the cathedral function was transferred to a modern building north of the business district.

[plaquerat]

researching church types to be accurate for my fic

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[rabbitcruiser]

Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption,Castro Urdiales (No. 1)

The church of Santa María de la Asunción in the town and municipality of Castro-Urdiales (Spain), known locally as the Cathedral of Santa María (although it is not a cathedral), is a Catholic temple of Gothic style built between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries that is located in front of the Cantabrian Sea, next to the castle-lighthouse and next to the fishing port of the city.

In 2015, in the approval by Unesco of the extension of the Camino de Santiago in Spain to "Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: Camino Frances y Caminos del Norte de España", it was included as one of the individual assets (ref. no. 669bis-011) of the Camino del Norte.

​ Source: WIkipedia  

[alexxx-malev]

Astrakhan 51 by Alexxx Malev Via Flickr: Russia. Astrakhan. Kremlin. Cathedral of the Assumption and the cathedral bell tower with Prechistinsky Gate Астрахань. Кремль. Кафедральный Собор Успения Богородицы и Соборная Колокольня с Пречистенскими Воротами

[jontycrane]

Vilnius

My final stop travelling through the Baltics was Lithuania’s capital Vilnius. I found it more pleasant than Riga and less touristy than Tallinn (helped by not having cruise ship visitors) and home to more than a hundred churches, of which I visited seventeen. It was a lovely place to wander around, enjoying the architecture. Before WW2 nearly half the population of Vilnius was Jewish and home…

[manessha545]

Asunción Cathedral, Paraguay: The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption It is the main Catholic church in Asunción. It is located in the neighborhood La Catedral, in the historic center of the capital of Paraguay. It was the first diocese of the Río de la Plata. Wikipedia

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Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (Duomo di Siena), Siena, Italy

[tvarchives]

Celebration of the Lord's Passion broadcast live from the Cathedral of the Assumption, located in the town of Thurles in Co. Tipperary. Celebrant: Fr. Martin Hayes. Date of broadcast: Friday 25th of March 2005.

[dknuth]

Ajijic and Guadalajara

We are wrapping up our two weeks in Ajijic. Generally taking it pretty easy, which was the idea after all.

It's generally pretty quiet here. Of course, it's Mexico so there are the roosters and dogs, but since the nights are cool, we can close up and they don't bother us.

BUT, and it's a BIG BUT the neighbor here had a big party last Friday and Saturday nights. The loud music started about 5 PM and ended about 5 AM both nights. Both houses have walls around the yard, but it makes little difference. Inside with the doors and windows closed it's not too bad but still irritating. Apparently this is pretty common around here. So if you are coming to Ajijic pack earplugs!!!

We've made two trips to Guadalajara. The first was on a Friday, which was not a good idea. The traffic was bad going in and worse coming out in the afternoon.

We went to Bosque Los Colomos, a large park first. We walked around some, but it would doubtless be much better in the rainy season when more is green.

We went to the Japanese Garden, which was nice, but fairly small. But Japanese gardens squeeze a lot of green and features into a small area. It was pretty popular.

Cathie was still pretty low energy and was walking really slowly, so we didn't try to do more.

Our second stop was Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Zapopan, a Franciscan church and abby. It's the big Catholic Pilgrimage site in this part of Mexico.

Among the statues of saints and such I noticed this statue of Our Lady of Transit. My guess is she probably died waiting for a bus.

Then we decided it was time to had back and we hit the traffic of everyone else trying to get out of town. A one hour trip took two ans a half, so we were all pretty tired by the time we got back to the house.

The second time we tried to be smarter and went Sunday morning.

We started at the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in central Guadalajara. It contains altars dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady of Zapopan (patron saint of Guadalajara), Saint Dominic, St. Nicholas, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Christopher and St. John of God, I guess there should be someone there for most issues you might have.

It's a large stone structure that looks to be in great shape, but I see it has suffered earthquake damage many time including in 2003. It's made of Cantera stone, a volcanic ash based stone common in México.

In the plaza beside the church they were constructing a large sculpture made of wood laths. It worked surrisingly well.

Then we walked to the Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento, a Gothic style church, also of the same stone.

We also stopped at MUSA a small art museum associated with the local university. The murals in the theater were especially striking.

They seem to relate school to hell.

After that we hit a couple of the downtown markets plus the street markets along the way. I think we bought nothing. Yea!

On the way to the market we passed by the Teatro Delgado, a handsome building, but we were not able to get inside.

With that it was time for the drive back to our Ajijic home. Not too bad on a Sunday, but we are finding that the engine and air conditioning both overheat in slow traffic.