Images tagged "church"
An old Spanish church. Bohol.
A tower - the only visible part of a church buried by the eruption of the Mayon volcano together with the worshippers, who seeked shelter inside. Luzon island.
Chidren in front of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Typical Philippino jeepney on fron of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Courtyard in front of the Convent Armenian St. James (St. James Cathedral) in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem.
Windows of various shapes and sizes on the courtyard in front of St. James Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem.
Romanesque church of St. Anne on Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem built by the Crusaders between 1131 and 1138.
Courtyard in front of the entrance to Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Basilica of the Nativity. Bethlehem .
Cloisters around the courtyard in front of the entrance to Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Basilica of the Nativity. , Bethlehem .
Front facade of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem.
A view of the domes of the Church of Condemnation from via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Polish pilgrims walking on the Palm Sunday in the procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Polish pilgrims walking on the Palm Sunday in the procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns in the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns singing during the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns walking to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Early morning sun begins to lit the steps in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem.
A corner near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem.
Priest of the Coptic (Egyptian) Church. Jerusalem.
Priest of the Coptic (Egyptian) Church carrying a green cross. Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest walking towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Chapel of the Angel in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priests entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
A priest of the Coptic Church walking past the Israeli policeman. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Copper dome of a church in Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery. Kidron Valley.
Text of the Pater Noster (Our Father) in Polish (one of more than 100 languages) in the cloisters of the Church of the Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension sweeping the pavement. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Praying at the spot where Jesus was crucified in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Coptic priest overlooking the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Door on the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Arched door on the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Church of the Dormition, Mount Zion, Jerusalem.
Dome of a small church in Akko in northern Israel.
Green door near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Golden domed Sigismund's Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) of the Wawel Cathedral. Built in 1519-33 by Bartolomeo Berrecci as a funerary chapel for the last kings of Jagiellonian dynasty.
Closeup of the Renaissance golden domed Sigismund's Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) of the Wawel Cathedral built in 1519-33. Cracow.
The Royal Archicathedral Basilica on the Wawel Hill - the coronation church of the Polish kings from 1320 to 1734.
Wawel Cathedral and Sigismund's Chapel in Cracow seen from the south.
Wawel Cathedral and Sigismund's Chapel in Cracow seen from the south-west.
Sigismund's Chapel (right) and Vasa Chape (left) in the evening sunlight. Wawel Hill, Cracow.
Colorful houses surrounding the Castle Square in the Old Town district of Warsaw. Visible above them is the roof of the St. John's Archcathedral totally rebuilt after the Warsaw uprising of 1944.
Little girl's look from behind the candles in one of the Roman churches.
Inside St. Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome.
The mosaic showing Christ as “The Land of the Living” placed in the lunette over the doorway to the esonarthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in the south dome of the inner narthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Old cannon in front of the church of Santa Maria de Africa, Ceuta.
Holy Family church in Jerome, Arizona.
Holy Family church in Jerome, Arizona.
Church of St. Stanislaus of the Poles - the Polish church in Rome.
A huge mausoleum resembling a church. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
A square in front of St. Agustin church in Manila.
Cathedral in Manila.
Traditional calesa - a two-wheeled horse drawn carriage in front of the Manila Cathedral.
Mystique, night scene of burning incense in front of St. Thomas church in Chichicastenango.
Old, dilapidated church in a small town in Guatemala.
Church of St. Thomas in Chichicastenango.
Huge plaza in front of the cathedral Santa María la Real de La Almudena in Madrid.
A part of the outer walls of the Segovia cathedral.
The gothic cathedral of Segovia - one of the most magnificent in Spain.
The famous cathedral of Toledo. In Middle Ages the main seat of the catholic church in Spain.
St. John's cathedral - the oldest existing church in Hong Kong (completed in 1849). Central, Hong Kong Island.
Old Spanish mission church of San Xavier del Bac founded in 1692. Located 16 km south of Tucson, Arizona serves presently the indian Tohono O'odham community.
Details of the restored mission church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Colorful frescoes and sculptures of the church of San Xavier del Bac earned its interior the name of "American Sistine Chapel" and are considered the finest example of Spanish mission architecture in the US.
Richly decorated interior of the of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Interior of the church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Main nave of Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Rome
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore - a Papal major basilica and the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome.
Arch of Septimius Severus in Forum Romanum in Rome. On the left Chiesa di Santi Luca e Martina.
Steps to the left of Capitoline Museums on Piazza dei Campodoglio in Rome leading to Basilica di Santa Maria di Ara Coeli.
Facade of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Interior of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Illusionistic painting at the vault of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Facade of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
Interior of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
A bicycle in front of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena on the Via della Maddalena, Rome.
Collonade of the temple of Vesta (near right) and the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (far left), under arcades of which is Bocca del Verita (Mouth of Truth) - one of the most iconic Roman artefacts.
The dome of the St. Peter's Basilica seen from the terrace of the Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peters Basilica in Vatican by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is 30 metres tall and claimed to be the largest piece of bronze in the world.
Inside the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican - the most famous, holiest and most important church of the Christianity.
Ornaments made of bones of the Capuchin friars who died between 1528 and 1870 can be seen in the Capuchin Crypt beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome.
Capuchin Crypt beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome housing the skeletons of 3,700 bodies of the Capuchin friars who died between 1528 and 1870.
Piazza del Popolo, Rome with its Egyptian obelisque of Sety I from Heliopolis and twin baroque churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto, begun by Carlo Rainaldi and completed by Bernini and Carlo Fontana.
Baldacchino, dating from 1369, over the high altar of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran, Rome.
View of the main nave of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran in Rome.
The front facade of the Papal Archbasilica of St. John in the Lateran. Rome.
"Footprints of Jesus" in Basilica di San Sebastiano - a church above the Catacombe di San Sebastiano on Via Appia Antica in the southern suburbs of Rome.
An old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome.
"Coronation of the Virgin" - the main of all the 13th century mosaics depicting the life of the Virgin Mary in Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome
The main altar and apse with magnificent 13th-century mosaics of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. ROme.
View towards the side nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Main nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere - the oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome with 13th-century mosaics as the main highlight.
Church Santa Barbara dei Librari on Largo dei Librari. Rome.
Old catholic church in Kerala.
Old catholic church in Kerala.
Unusual juxtaposition of symbols - christian cross and a red star together on a church in Kerala.
Ambulatory of the cloister next to the Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano. Rome.
Main nave of the Il Gesu church. Rome.
Church of Santa Maria della Scala. Rome.
Small church in Rome.
View from the top of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica to the south-west with the domes of the Pantheon and the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone on Piazza Navona.
Campanilla (bell tower) of the church of Santa Maria dei Carmini seen from the bridge over Rio de San Barnaba. Venice.
Closeup view of Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.
Front facade of Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua built around 1310 in Padua.
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua built around 1310 in Padua.
The famous facade of the St. Paul's cathedral seen from the Monte Fort hill with the low rise buildings of the center of Macau at the background. The facade is the only remaining part of the church after the fire of 1835. It became the iconic symbol of Macau.
Plaza in front of the St. Dominic church near Largo de Senado - the central square of the old Macau.
In front of the famous front facade of the St. Paul's cathedral.
The famous front facade of the St. Paul's cathedral, which is the only remaining part of the building after the fire of 1835. Since then it became the symbol of Macau.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe). Tepeyac Hill, Mexico City.
Yellow dome of Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) on Tepeyac Hill with Mexico City at the background.
Window of the bell tower of a church in San Cristobal de Las Casas.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) on Tepeyac Hill. Mexico City.
View towards the center of Mexico City from Tepeyac Hill. In the foreground is old and new Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe).
Top part of the front elevation of San Juan church in San Chuan Chamula.
Wall of the San Juan church in San Juan Chamula.
Part of the wall and bell of the ruined church in a small town on Yucatan.
Decoration over the entrance portal to a church in San Cristobal de Las Casas.
A window adorned with Catholic symbols during the 1999 visit of Pope John Paul II in Warsaw.
The Byzantine Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora - current museum in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul is unique because of its very well preserved mosaics and frescoes from XIV century.
Mass in a church in Louisiana is conducted in a very lively, interactive manner typical for some southern american congregations.
Mass in a church in Louisiana is conducted in a very lively, interactive manner typical for some southern american congregations.
Mass in a church in Louisiana is conducted in a very lively, interactive manner typical for some american congregations.
An old church in American countryside. Central USA.
A view of the nearby church from under the Jean's Dubuffet sculpture "Monument to the standing beast". Chicago.
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo. San Antonio, Texas.
A wedding in one of the many "wedding chapels" in Nevada, when one can get married or divorced within minutes, sometimes not even having to leave the car. For weddings, a company of local "Elvis" is customary. Nevada.
A plaque with the name of St. Florian's church in Latin and Polish. Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan.
St. Florian church used by polish community in Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan.
St. Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square in New Orleans, Louisiana.
St. Stephen's church in Armonk, New York.
St Paul's cathedral - the most famous and the largest church in London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in XVII century.
Interior of St Paul's cathedral - the most famous and the largest church in London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in XVII century.
Front facade of St Paul's cathedral - the most famous and the largest church in London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in XVII century.
St George in the East church in Wapping (Stepney), in the East End of London, designed by the renowned architect Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Square with Hanoi St Joseph's cathedral on Nha Tho (Church) Street in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi.
Fragment of the front facade of the San Juan church in San Juan Chamula.
The Anglican cathedral of St. Stephan. Brisbane, Queensland.
A church in Melbourne, Victoria.
St. Patricks Cathedral. Melbourne, Victoria.
A church built by the convicts of Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Interior of the ruined church built by the convicts in Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Church of St. Mary.Sydney, New South Wales.
Provincial church.
The catholic cathedral of Jakarta.
A gravestone of Henric Zwaardecroon - the governor general of Dutch East Indies (died in 1728) in the precincts of the Gereja Sion - the oldest remaining church of Jakarta, built in 1695.
Magnificent Gothic vault inside St. George's Chapel within WIndsor Castle.
Albert Memorial Chapel in St. George's Chapel within WIndsor Castle.
St. George's Chapel, which is the burial place of 10 monarchs, including the current queen's mother and father. Windsor Castle,
Church of St. Martins in the Fields on Trafalgar Square. London.
Main nave and magnificent vaults of the Westminster Abbey. London.
View towards the east along the main nave of Westminster Abbey with the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the foreground.
Westminster Abbey - northern facade and entrance. London.
Main nave of the magnificent Cathedral of St. Mary in Salisbury, which holds the best preserved of the four remaining copies of Magna Carta.
Thinking angel - sculptural detail of the quire seats in Salisbury Cathedral.
View of the main nave of the Salisbury Cathedral from the Quire to the west.
The vault of the side aisle of the Salisbury Cathedral.
Vaults of the Salisbury Cathedral in the Trinity Chapel.
Historical houses near the Cathedral of St. Mary. Salisbury.
Salisbury Cathedral with its magnificently sculpted western front.
Salisbury Cathedral seen from the north.
Crosses of Jerusalem.
Mystic interior of the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary (Tomb of the Virgin Mary) at the foot of Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Old and richly decorated Portuguese tombstone inside the preserved ruins of St. Paul church in Malacca, which originated from a small chapel dedicated to Virgin Mary, built in 1541.
The centre of Dutch Malacca - a plaza with clock tower, church and city hall (Stadthuys).
St. George's Church - the oldest Anglican church in Malaysia. The round domed structure in front of it commemorises captain Francis Light, who established Penang as a British settlement in 1786.
St. Georges church seen from captain Francis Light's memorial. George Town, Penang.
Interior of the Cathedral of Monreale, built in 12th century by William II - one of the greatest examples of Norman architecture in the world.
Magnificent glass mosaics inside the Cathedral of Monreale. On the left in the central apse is figure of Christ, with a seated Virgin and Child below. Monreale, Sicily.
Capital of one of the columns of the main nave inside the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Narrow street near the Cthedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Little girl sitting on the street next to the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
View of the cathedral tower and cloisters of the courtyard of the abbey of Monreale supported on 228 double columns in romanesque style. Monreale, Sicily.
Nuns from Palermo.
Church (Parrocchia) of S. Rosalia in Corleone, Sicily.
Details of the Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa, Sicily.
Details of the Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa, Sicily.
Symbolic body of Christ in a glass coffin an a statue of Virgin Mary is carried back to the cathedral of San Giorgio in Modica, Sicily after the night procession on Good Friday.
View of the houses on the hills surrounding Modica from the piazza in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Inside the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Giorgio in Modica Alta, Sicily.
A beggar in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
A man resting in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Architectural detail of a church in Mdina.
Morning view from Birgu (Vittoriosa) near St. Lawrence Church to Senglea across Vittoriosa Yacht Marina.
Maltese girls from Birgu (Vittoriosa) dressed her best for the morning mass on Easter Sunday.
Statue covered by the flag of the Holy See as if waiting to be unveiled - in front of the church of St. Therese of Jesus (St. Tereza ta' Gesu') in Bormla (Cospicua).
Maltese family in a festive mood in front of one of the churches in Valetta.
Breathtaking gilded wall decorations on the wall in the St. John Cathedral in Valetta.
The eight-pointed Maltese cross as part of the arch decoration in the St. John Co-Cathedral in Valetta.
Fishing boat in Marsaxlokk with the waterfront promenade and the Parish Church at the background.
Architectural details near the Cathedral Square (Pjazza Katidral) in Victoria on Gozo Island.
Inside St. George's Basilica in Victoria, Gozo Island.
Maltese flag with the cross of the Order of St. John in front of the Basilica of St. George in in Victoria on Gozo Island.
Dome of the Kercem Parish Church (near left) and the Gozo Cathedral (far right) seen from a farmhouse in Kercem village at night.
Dome of the Kercem Parish Church (near left) and the Gozo Cathedral (far right) seen from a farmhouse in Kercem village at dusk.
Cefalu Cathedral, built in 1131 - one of the three most important architectural masterpieces from Norman times in Sicily. Particularly famous are Byzantine mosaics in the presbyterium.
Good Friday night procession in the mountaineous town of Ragusa in Sicily.
Piazza San Domenico with Chiesa di San Domenico Chiostro, Palermo, Sicily.
The most famous work of art in the St. John Co-Cathedral in Valetta - Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (1608) by Caravaggio (1571–1610) is the. Considered one of Caravaggio's masterpieces and the only painting signed by the painter, the canvas is displayed in the Oratory for which it was painted (source:Wikipedia).
Senglea and Birgu with the purple domes of the Church of St. Philip and St. Lawrence.
Lighting candles inside St. Stephen's cathedral in Vienna.
The green dome of the baroque St. Peter's church (Peterskirche)closes the perspective of Goldschmiedgasse in Vienna.
Gothic St. Steven's Cathedral (Stephansdom) built in XIVth century is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the major tourist attraction of the city.
Inside the gothic St. Steven's Cathedral (Stephansdom) built in XIVth century.
St. Stephen's Cathedral towering over the old center of Vienna.
Interior of the baroque St. Peter's church (Peterskirche) in Vienna.
A tower of the church built by convicts of the infamous penal colony of Port Arthur, Tasmania.
St. Paul's Cathedral - the seat of the Diocese of Calcutta, built in Gothic Revival style and consecrated in 1847. Calcutta, West Bengal.
Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth, Calcutta.
The choir of the Fraumünster (Women's Minster) church in Zurich with three of five famous stained glass windows by Marc Chagall.
Fraumünster (Women's Minster) church seen from Bahnhofstrasse. Zurich.
Famous stained glass windows by Marc Chagall installed in 1970 in the choir of the Fraumünster (Women's Minster) church in Zurich.
Group of faithful in Łyse holding their Easter palms prepared for the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Local priests at the front of the Easter Palm Sunday procession in Łyse.
Easter palms gathered in the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse.
Easter Palm Sunday procession leaves the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse.
Easter palms gathered in the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse.
Easter Palm Sunday procession with a forest of Easter palms leaves the grounds of the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse.
Easter Palm Sunday procession in Łyse.
Easter Palm Sunday procession in Łyse carrying famous "palms".
Local priests at the front of the Easter Palm Sunday procession in Łyse.
Faithful gathered in the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse waiting for the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Beautiful "palms" in the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse waiting for the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Inside the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse before the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Girls from Łyse dressed in their best traditional costumes from Kurpie in the church of Christ the King of the Universe.
One of the tallest palms outside the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse prepared for the solemn Easter Palm Sunday procession.
Easter palms outside the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse prepared for the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
St. Peter's Anglican Church, Akaroa, South Island.
Saint Gerard's Catholic Church and Monastery seen from the Wellington Waterfront Walk. Wellington, North Island.
Saint Faith's Anglican Church in the Maori Ohinemutu Village at the bank of Lake Rotorua, North Island.
Maori themed sculpture at the entrance to the Maori cemetery next to the Saint Faith's Anglican Church in the Ohinemutu Village at the bank of Lake Rotorua, North Island.
St Matthew's-in-the-City Church, an Anglican church in the central business district of Auckland.
Exterior of the Galilee Porch and parts of the Southwest Transept of the Lincoln Cathedral.
View of the main nave of the magnificent Lincoln Cathedral (officially the Cathedral Church of St Mary), a masterpiece of Gothic architecture.
Interior of the Lincoln Cathedral, one of the masterpieces of the Early English Gothic style.
Main nave of the Lincoln Cathedral from 13th century, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.
Lincoln Cathedral, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture which for over 200 years was considered the tallest building in the world.
Lincoln Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln. It was once the tallest building in the world, holding the title from 1311 until 1549 and is a masterpiece of gothic architecture.
South centrance of the Lincoln Cathedral know as the Judgement Porch.
York Minster, a major Gothic cathedral which serves as the seat of the Archbishop of York.
Exterior of the south transept of York Minster, formally known as the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York.
St William's College on College Street in York built in 1465 to provide accommodation for priests attached to the nearby York Minster.
York Minster, built between 1220 and 1472, a majestic Anglican cathedral towering over the city of York considered one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in England.
The tower of the Collegiate Church of St. Mary in Warwick, over the traditional half-timbered buildings in the foreground.
Tombstones of Elizabeth Allen and Richard Hopkins (centre left) and James Hiatt (right) in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Tombstones in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Tombstones in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Tombstones in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Tombstones of Henry Alfred in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Distinctive gable of a late-Victorian/Edwardian expansion of the Baptist Church Hall built in a Tudor Revival style on Gerrard Street in Warwick.
Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick with the old centre of Warwick in the foreground seen from a tower of Warwick Castle
Misty sunrise at Christ Church Meadow in Oxford.
View of the west end of the Church of St. Mary Magdalen with a cyclist passing by taken from St Mary's Passage in Oxford.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus in Vilnius, commonly known as Vilnius Cathedral.
Ostra Brama (Aušros vartai or Gate of Dawn in Lithuanian) with the Chapel of the Mother of Mercy, which contains a miraculous painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Matka Boska Ostrobramska) and is a major pilgrimage destination for Catholics, particularly from Poland.
Interior of the Church of St. Theresa (Kościół Św. Teresy) in Vilnius.
View down Aušros Vartų (Ostrobramska) street in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania, with the Church of St. Theresa visible in the foreground.
People praying in front of the miraculous painting of Our Lady of Ostra Brama (or of the Gate of Dawn) in Vilnius.
Church of St. Theresa, a Roman Catholic church located in the Old Town of Vilnius.
Entrance and gateway to the Holy Trinity Church through the Basilian Gate in Vilnius.
Church of St. Casimir, the first and oldest Baroque church in Vilnius.
Church of St. Casimir, the first and oldest Baroque church in Vilnius.
Church of St. Catherine, a late Baroque church and former Benedictine monastery in Vilnius, built between 1625 and 1743.
Church of St. Catherine in Vilnius, part of a former Benedictine monastery complex. During the Soviet era it was used as a storehouse for the Vilnius Art Museum.
Interior of the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
Interior of the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit seen from Dominikańska Street, Vilnius.
Cathedral Square with the prominent Vilnius Cathedral and its belfry.
View of the historic Old Town of Vilnius from the Gediminas Castle Hil with the Church of St. John the Baptist on the right.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul surrounded by beautiful autumn foliage in Vilnius.
Memorial plaque and bust dedicated to Adam Mickiewicz and erected in the centenary of his birth in 1898 in the Church of St. Johns in Vilnius.
Solemn military funeral service in St. John's Church in Vilnius.
Church of St. Johns and its bell tower in the Great Courtyard of Vilnius University in Vilnius.
Grand Courtyard of Vilnius University with the facade of the Church of St. John.
St. Anne's Church in Vilnius, a masterpiece of Flamboyant Gothic architecture built in the late 15th century.
Statue of the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz next to St. Anne's Church and the adjacent Bernardine Church in Vilnius.
Choir performing in the ornate interior of St. Anne's Church in Vilnius.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the Antokol neighborhood of Vilnius.
Interior of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius (consecrated in 1701), a masterpiece of Baroque architecture with around 2,000 stucco figures and ornaments created by Italian artists Giovanni Pietro Perti and Giovanni Maria Galli.
Stucco sculptures in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius.
A man praying in a chapel within the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius.
Skarnu street near the 13th century gothic church of St. John, Riga.
St. Peter's Lutheran church, dating from 15th century. Riga.
The tower of the Riga Cathedral seen from the courtyard.
St. Peter's Lutheran church, dating from 15th century. Town Hall Square, Riga.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood seen from the Griboyedov Canal Embankment in Saint Petersburg.
Kazan Cathedral, a major Russian Orthodox cathedral located on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, built built between 1801 and 1811 by architect Andrei Voronikhin.
Inside the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
Fountain on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg with the dome and spire of the Church of St. Catherine visible in the background.
Annunciation Bridge (completed in 1850) over the Neva River with the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God on Vasilyevsky Island in the background. St. Petersburg.
Grand Church of the Winter Palace, also known as the Cathedral of the Saviour Not Made by Hand, in St. Petersburg.
Entrance to the Great Church of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ) designed by Alfred Parland in the style of 16th and 17th-century Russian churches and completed in 1907. Griboyedov Canal embankment, St. Petersburg.
Detail view of the exterior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood on Griboyedov Canal embankment in St. Petersburg.
Cathedral of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo), a suburb of St. Petersburg.
St. Catherine's Cathedral in the town of Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo), a suburb of St. Petersburg behind beautiful golden autumn trees.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, which has more mosaics than any other church in the world, covering over 7,500 square meters.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood opened in 1907 and officially named as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. St. Petersburg.
A mosaic covered ceiling of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood (also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ) in St.Petersburg.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg. The church was built in a traditional medi Russian style and is famous for its mosaics which cover the entire walls and ceilings over the area of 7,500 m².
Highly decorated iconostasis inside the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St.Petersburg.
Royal Doors of the iconostasis inside the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, which has more mosaics than any other church in the world, covering over 7,500 square meters.
Dark canopy made of precious stones which marks the precise spot of the assassination of Emperor Alexander II in 1881. Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg.
St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square, a world-renowned symbol of Russia.
Temple of Elijah the Prophet (also known as Saint Ilyinsky Orthodox Church) in Zharkent, Kazakhstan (former Soviet Union) near the CHinese border.
The main nave of the Archicathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lviv (Lwów), commonly known as the Latin Cathedral - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Golden side nave interior of the Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly known as the Latin Cathedral. Lviv (Lwów).
Baroque interior of the Church of the Transfiguration in Lviv (Lwów).
A moment of prayer in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist on Uzhhorodska St, 1 in Lviv (Lwów).
Colorful light filtered through stained glass windows in Church of St. Archangel Michael (formerly the Carmelite Church) in Lviv (Lwów).
Colorful light filtered through stained glass windows in Church of St. Archangel Michael (formerly the Carmelite Church) in Lviv (Lwów).
Baroque interior of St. Andrew's Church (Bernardine Church) in Lwów, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Baroque interior of St. Andrew's Church (Bernardine Church) in Lwów, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Inside the 17th-century Baroque Garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lwów.
Faithful praying in the Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lwów.
Dark wooden decorative coffin in the Garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lwów.
Dominican Church and Monastery in Lwów from 1764, officially known as the Church of the Holy Eucharist. Text above the entrance - SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA (To God Alone Be Honor and Glory).
Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Lviv (Lwów) built between 1363 and 1370 by architect Dorko from Kaffa.
Aerial view of the historic center of Lviv (Lwów) with the famous Korniakt Tower, part of the Dormition Church complex.
Panoramic view of the old town of Lviv (Lwów) with the green dome and spire of the Bernardine Church in the centre.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also known as Andohalo Cathedral, built between 1873 and 1890 - the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Antananarivo.
An old Spanish church. Bohol.
A tower - the only visible part of a church buried by the eruption of the Mayon volcano together with the worshippers, who seeked shelter inside. Luzon island.
Chidren in front of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Typical Philippino jeepney on fron of the church of San Pedro Apostol in Loboc on Bohol Island.
Courtyard in front of the Convent Armenian St. James (St. James Cathedral) in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem.
Windows of various shapes and sizes on the courtyard in front of St. James Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem.
Romanesque church of St. Anne on Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem built by the Crusaders between 1131 and 1138.
Courtyard in front of the entrance to Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Basilica of the Nativity. Bethlehem .
Cloisters around the courtyard in front of the entrance to Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Basilica of the Nativity. , Bethlehem .
Front facade of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem.
A view of the domes of the Church of Condemnation from via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Polish pilgrims walking on the Palm Sunday in the procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Polish pilgrims walking on the Palm Sunday in the procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns in the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns singing during the Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Saint Ann's church on Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem.
Nuns walking to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Early morning sun begins to lit the steps in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem.
A corner near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem.
Priest of the Coptic (Egyptian) Church. Jerusalem.
Priest of the Coptic (Egyptian) Church carrying a green cross. Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest walking towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Chapel of the Angel in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priests entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixtion and grave. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Greek Orthodox priest near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
A priest of the Coptic Church walking past the Israeli policeman. Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.
Copper dome of a church in Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery. Kidron Valley.
Text of the Pater Noster (Our Father) in Polish (one of more than 100 languages) in the cloisters of the Church of the Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension sweeping the pavement. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Old priest from the Russian Church of the Ascension. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene. Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.
Praying at the spot where Jesus was crucified in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Coptic priest overlooking the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Door on the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Arched door on the courtyard of the Ethiopian Coptic Church in Jerusalem.
Church of the Dormition, Mount Zion, Jerusalem.
Dome of a small church in Akko in northern Israel.
Green door near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Man reading newspaper under the side door of St. Dominc church built in 1828.
Golden domed Sigismund's Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) of the Wawel Cathedral. Built in 1519-33 by Bartolomeo Berrecci as a funerary chapel for the last kings of Jagiellonian dynasty.
Closeup of the Renaissance golden domed Sigismund's Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) of the Wawel Cathedral built in 1519-33. Cracow.
The Royal Archicathedral Basilica on the Wawel Hill - the coronation church of the Polish kings from 1320 to 1734.
Wawel Cathedral and Sigismund's Chapel in Cracow seen from the south.
Wawel Cathedral and Sigismund's Chapel in Cracow seen from the south-west.
Sigismund's Chapel (right) and Vasa Chape (left) in the evening sunlight. Wawel Hill, Cracow.
Colorful houses surrounding the Castle Square in the Old Town district of Warsaw. Visible above them is the roof of the St. John's Archcathedral totally rebuilt after the Warsaw uprising of 1944.
Little girl's look from behind the candles in one of the Roman churches.
Inside St. Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome.
The mosaic showing Christ as “The Land of the Living” placed in the lunette over the doorway to the esonarthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in the south dome of the inner narthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Old cannon in front of the church of Santa Maria de Africa, Ceuta.
Holy Family church in Jerome, Arizona.
Holy Family church in Jerome, Arizona.
Church of St. Stanislaus of the Poles - the Polish church in Rome.
A huge mausoleum resembling a church. Chinese Cemetery, Manila.
A square in front of St. Agustin church in Manila.
Cathedral in Manila.
Traditional calesa - a two-wheeled horse drawn carriage in front of the Manila Cathedral.
Mystique, night scene of burning incense in front of St. Thomas church in Chichicastenango.
Old, dilapidated church in a small town in Guatemala.
Church of St. Thomas in Chichicastenango.
Huge plaza in front of the cathedral Santa María la Real de La Almudena in Madrid.
A part of the outer walls of the Segovia cathedral.
The gothic cathedral of Segovia - one of the most magnificent in Spain.
The famous cathedral of Toledo. In Middle Ages the main seat of the catholic church in Spain.
St. John's cathedral - the oldest existing church in Hong Kong (completed in 1849). Central, Hong Kong Island.
Old Spanish mission church of San Xavier del Bac founded in 1692. Located 16 km south of Tucson, Arizona serves presently the indian Tohono O'odham community.
Details of the restored mission church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Colorful frescoes and sculptures of the church of San Xavier del Bac earned its interior the name of "American Sistine Chapel" and are considered the finest example of Spanish mission architecture in the US.
Richly decorated interior of the of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Interior of the church of San Xavier del Bac. Tucson, Arizona.
Main nave of Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Rome
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore - a Papal major basilica and the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome.
Arch of Septimius Severus in Forum Romanum in Rome. On the left Chiesa di Santi Luca e Martina.
Steps to the left of Capitoline Museums on Piazza dei Campodoglio in Rome leading to Basilica di Santa Maria di Ara Coeli.
Facade of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Interior of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Illusionistic painting at the vault of the Il Gesu church - the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits. Piazza del Gesu, Rome.
Facade of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
Interior of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius on Piazza St Ignazio in Rome.
A bicycle in front of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena on the Via della Maddalena, Rome.
Collonade of the temple of Vesta (near right) and the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (far left), under arcades of which is Bocca del Verita (Mouth of Truth) - one of the most iconic Roman artefacts.
The dome of the St. Peter's Basilica seen from the terrace of the Vatican Museums, Vatican.
Baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peters Basilica in Vatican by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is 30 metres tall and claimed to be the largest piece of bronze in the world.
Inside the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican - the most famous, holiest and most important church of the Christianity.
Ornaments made of bones of the Capuchin friars who died between 1528 and 1870 can be seen in the Capuchin Crypt beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome.
Capuchin Crypt beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome housing the skeletons of 3,700 bodies of the Capuchin friars who died between 1528 and 1870.
Piazza del Popolo, Rome with its Egyptian obelisque of Sety I from Heliopolis and twin baroque churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto, begun by Carlo Rainaldi and completed by Bernini and Carlo Fontana.
Baldacchino, dating from 1369, over the high altar of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran, Rome.
View of the main nave of the Basilica of St. John in the Lateran in Rome.
The front facade of the Papal Archbasilica of St. John in the Lateran. Rome.
"Footprints of Jesus" in Basilica di San Sebastiano - a church above the Catacombe di San Sebastiano on Via Appia Antica in the southern suburbs of Rome.
An old woman begging in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome.
"Coronation of the Virgin" - the main of all the 13th century mosaics depicting the life of the Virgin Mary in Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Rome
The main altar and apse with magnificent 13th-century mosaics of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. ROme.
View towards the side nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Main nave of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere - the oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome with 13th-century mosaics as the main highlight.
Church Santa Barbara dei Librari on Largo dei Librari. Rome.
Old catholic church in Kerala.
Old catholic church in Kerala.
Unusual juxtaposition of symbols - christian cross and a red star together on a church in Kerala.
Ambulatory of the cloister next to the Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano. Rome.
Main nave of the Il Gesu church. Rome.
Church of Santa Maria della Scala. Rome.
Small church in Rome.
View from the top of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica to the south-west with the domes of the Pantheon and the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone on Piazza Navona.
Campanilla (bell tower) of the church of Santa Maria dei Carmini seen from the bridge over Rio de San Barnaba. Venice.
Closeup view of Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.
Front facade of Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua built around 1310 in Padua.
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua built around 1310 in Padua.
The famous facade of the St. Paul's cathedral seen from the Monte Fort hill with the low rise buildings of the center of Macau at the background. The facade is the only remaining part of the church after the fire of 1835. It became the iconic symbol of Macau.
Plaza in front of the St. Dominic church near Largo de Senado - the central square of the old Macau.
In front of the famous front facade of the St. Paul's cathedral.
The famous front facade of the St. Paul's cathedral, which is the only remaining part of the building after the fire of 1835. Since then it became the symbol of Macau.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe). Tepeyac Hill, Mexico City.
Yellow dome of Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) on Tepeyac Hill with Mexico City at the background.
Window of the bell tower of a church in San Cristobal de Las Casas.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) on Tepeyac Hill. Mexico City.
View towards the center of Mexico City from Tepeyac Hill. In the foreground is old and new Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe).
Top part of the front elevation of San Juan church in San Chuan Chamula.
Wall of the San Juan church in San Juan Chamula.
Part of the wall and bell of the ruined church in a small town on Yucatan.
Decoration over the entrance portal to a church in San Cristobal de Las Casas.
A window adorned with Catholic symbols during the 1999 visit of Pope John Paul II in Warsaw.
The Byzantine Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora - current museum in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul is unique because of its very well preserved mosaics and frescoes from XIV century.
Mass in a church in Louisiana is conducted in a very lively, interactive manner typical for some southern american congregations.
Mass in a church in Louisiana is conducted in a very lively, interactive manner typical for some southern american congregations.
Mass in a church in Louisiana is conducted in a very lively, interactive manner typical for some american congregations.
An old church in American countryside. Central USA.
A view of the nearby church from under the Jean's Dubuffet sculpture "Monument to the standing beast". Chicago.
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo. San Antonio, Texas.
A wedding in one of the many "wedding chapels" in Nevada, when one can get married or divorced within minutes, sometimes not even having to leave the car. For weddings, a company of local "Elvis" is customary. Nevada.
A plaque with the name of St. Florian's church in Latin and Polish. Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan.
St. Florian church used by polish community in Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan.
St. Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square in New Orleans, Louisiana.
St. Stephen's church in Armonk, New York.
St Paul's cathedral - the most famous and the largest church in London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in XVII century.
Interior of St Paul's cathedral - the most famous and the largest church in London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in XVII century.
Front facade of St Paul's cathedral - the most famous and the largest church in London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in XVII century.
St George in the East church in Wapping (Stepney), in the East End of London, designed by the renowned architect Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Square with Hanoi St Joseph's cathedral on Nha Tho (Church) Street in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi.
Fragment of the front facade of the San Juan church in San Juan Chamula.
The Anglican cathedral of St. Stephan. Brisbane, Queensland.
A church in Melbourne, Victoria.
St. Patricks Cathedral. Melbourne, Victoria.
A church built by the convicts of Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Interior of the ruined church built by the convicts in Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Church of St. Mary.Sydney, New South Wales.
Provincial church.
The catholic cathedral of Jakarta.
A gravestone of Henric Zwaardecroon - the governor general of Dutch East Indies (died in 1728) in the precincts of the Gereja Sion - the oldest remaining church of Jakarta, built in 1695.
Magnificent Gothic vault inside St. George's Chapel within WIndsor Castle.
Albert Memorial Chapel in St. George's Chapel within WIndsor Castle.
St. George's Chapel, which is the burial place of 10 monarchs, including the current queen's mother and father. Windsor Castle,
Church of St. Martins in the Fields on Trafalgar Square. London.
Main nave and magnificent vaults of the Westminster Abbey. London.
View towards the east along the main nave of Westminster Abbey with the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the foreground.
Westminster Abbey - northern facade and entrance. London.
Main nave of the magnificent Cathedral of St. Mary in Salisbury, which holds the best preserved of the four remaining copies of Magna Carta.
Thinking angel - sculptural detail of the quire seats in Salisbury Cathedral.
View of the main nave of the Salisbury Cathedral from the Quire to the west.
The vault of the side aisle of the Salisbury Cathedral.
Vaults of the Salisbury Cathedral in the Trinity Chapel.
Historical houses near the Cathedral of St. Mary. Salisbury.
Salisbury Cathedral with its magnificently sculpted western front.
Salisbury Cathedral seen from the north.
Crosses of Jerusalem.
Mystic interior of the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary (Tomb of the Virgin Mary) at the foot of Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Old and richly decorated Portuguese tombstone inside the preserved ruins of St. Paul church in Malacca, which originated from a small chapel dedicated to Virgin Mary, built in 1541.
The centre of Dutch Malacca - a plaza with clock tower, church and city hall (Stadthuys).
St. George's Church - the oldest Anglican church in Malaysia. The round domed structure in front of it commemorises captain Francis Light, who established Penang as a British settlement in 1786.
St. Georges church seen from captain Francis Light's memorial. George Town, Penang.
Interior of the Cathedral of Monreale, built in 12th century by William II - one of the greatest examples of Norman architecture in the world.
Magnificent glass mosaics inside the Cathedral of Monreale. On the left in the central apse is figure of Christ, with a seated Virgin and Child below. Monreale, Sicily.
Capital of one of the columns of the main nave inside the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Narrow street near the Cthedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Little girl sitting on the street next to the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
View of the cathedral tower and cloisters of the courtyard of the abbey of Monreale supported on 228 double columns in romanesque style. Monreale, Sicily.
Nuns from Palermo.
Church (Parrocchia) of S. Rosalia in Corleone, Sicily.
Details of the Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa, Sicily.
Details of the Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa, Sicily.
Symbolic body of Christ in a glass coffin an a statue of Virgin Mary is carried back to the cathedral of San Giorgio in Modica, Sicily after the night procession on Good Friday.
View of the houses on the hills surrounding Modica from the piazza in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Inside the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Giorgio in Modica Alta, Sicily.
A beggar in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
A man resting in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Architectural detail of a church in Mdina.
Morning view from Birgu (Vittoriosa) near St. Lawrence Church to Senglea across Vittoriosa Yacht Marina.
Maltese girls from Birgu (Vittoriosa) dressed her best for the morning mass on Easter Sunday.
Statue covered by the flag of the Holy See as if waiting to be unveiled - in front of the church of St. Therese of Jesus (St. Tereza ta' Gesu') in Bormla (Cospicua).
Maltese family in a festive mood in front of one of the churches in Valetta.
Breathtaking gilded wall decorations on the wall in the St. John Cathedral in Valetta.
The eight-pointed Maltese cross as part of the arch decoration in the St. John Co-Cathedral in Valetta.
Fishing boat in Marsaxlokk with the waterfront promenade and the Parish Church at the background.
Architectural details near the Cathedral Square (Pjazza Katidral) in Victoria on Gozo Island.
Inside St. George's Basilica in Victoria, Gozo Island.
Maltese flag with the cross of the Order of St. John in front of the Basilica of St. George in in Victoria on Gozo Island.
Dome of the Kercem Parish Church (near left) and the Gozo Cathedral (far right) seen from a farmhouse in Kercem village at night.
Dome of the Kercem Parish Church (near left) and the Gozo Cathedral (far right) seen from a farmhouse in Kercem village at dusk.
Cefalu Cathedral, built in 1131 - one of the three most important architectural masterpieces from Norman times in Sicily. Particularly famous are Byzantine mosaics in the presbyterium.
Good Friday night procession in the mountaineous town of Ragusa in Sicily.
Piazza San Domenico with Chiesa di San Domenico Chiostro, Palermo, Sicily.
The most famous work of art in the St. John Co-Cathedral in Valetta - Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (1608) by Caravaggio (1571–1610) is the. Considered one of Caravaggio's masterpieces and the only painting signed by the painter, the canvas is displayed in the Oratory for which it was painted (source:Wikipedia).
Senglea and Birgu with the purple domes of the Church of St. Philip and St. Lawrence.
Lighting candles inside St. Stephen's cathedral in Vienna.
The green dome of the baroque St. Peter's church (Peterskirche)closes the perspective of Goldschmiedgasse in Vienna.
Gothic St. Steven's Cathedral (Stephansdom) built in XIVth century is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the major tourist attraction of the city.
Inside the gothic St. Steven's Cathedral (Stephansdom) built in XIVth century.
St. Stephen's Cathedral towering over the old center of Vienna.
Interior of the baroque St. Peter's church (Peterskirche) in Vienna.
A tower of the church built by convicts of the infamous penal colony of Port Arthur, Tasmania.
St. Paul's Cathedral - the seat of the Diocese of Calcutta, built in Gothic Revival style and consecrated in 1847. Calcutta, West Bengal.
Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth, Calcutta.
The choir of the Fraumünster (Women's Minster) church in Zurich with three of five famous stained glass windows by Marc Chagall.
Fraumünster (Women's Minster) church seen from Bahnhofstrasse. Zurich.
Famous stained glass windows by Marc Chagall installed in 1970 in the choir of the Fraumünster (Women's Minster) church in Zurich.
Group of faithful in Łyse holding their Easter palms prepared for the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Local priests at the front of the Easter Palm Sunday procession in Łyse.
Easter palms gathered in the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse.
Easter Palm Sunday procession leaves the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse.
Easter palms gathered in the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse.
Easter Palm Sunday procession with a forest of Easter palms leaves the grounds of the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse.
Easter Palm Sunday procession in Łyse.
Easter Palm Sunday procession in Łyse carrying famous "palms".
Local priests at the front of the Easter Palm Sunday procession in Łyse.
Faithful gathered in the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse waiting for the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Beautiful "palms" in the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse waiting for the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Inside the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse before the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
Girls from Łyse dressed in their best traditional costumes from Kurpie in the church of Christ the King of the Universe.
One of the tallest palms outside the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse prepared for the solemn Easter Palm Sunday procession.
Easter palms outside the church of Christ the King of the Universe in Łyse prepared for the solemn Palm Sunday procession.
St. Peter's Anglican Church, Akaroa, South Island.
Saint Gerard's Catholic Church and Monastery seen from the Wellington Waterfront Walk. Wellington, North Island.
Saint Faith's Anglican Church in the Maori Ohinemutu Village at the bank of Lake Rotorua, North Island.
Maori themed sculpture at the entrance to the Maori cemetery next to the Saint Faith's Anglican Church in the Ohinemutu Village at the bank of Lake Rotorua, North Island.
St Matthew's-in-the-City Church, an Anglican church in the central business district of Auckland.
Exterior of the Galilee Porch and parts of the Southwest Transept of the Lincoln Cathedral.
View of the main nave of the magnificent Lincoln Cathedral (officially the Cathedral Church of St Mary), a masterpiece of Gothic architecture.
Interior of the Lincoln Cathedral, one of the masterpieces of the Early English Gothic style.
Main nave of the Lincoln Cathedral from 13th century, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.
Lincoln Cathedral, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture which for over 200 years was considered the tallest building in the world.
Lincoln Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln. It was once the tallest building in the world, holding the title from 1311 until 1549 and is a masterpiece of gothic architecture.
South centrance of the Lincoln Cathedral know as the Judgement Porch.
York Minster, a major Gothic cathedral which serves as the seat of the Archbishop of York.
Exterior of the south transept of York Minster, formally known as the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York.
St William's College on College Street in York built in 1465 to provide accommodation for priests attached to the nearby York Minster.
York Minster, built between 1220 and 1472, a majestic Anglican cathedral towering over the city of York considered one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in England.
The tower of the Collegiate Church of St. Mary in Warwick, over the traditional half-timbered buildings in the foreground.
Tombstones of Elizabeth Allen and Richard Hopkins (centre left) and James Hiatt (right) in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Tombstones in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Tombstones in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Tombstones in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Tombstones of Henry Alfred in the churchyard of the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick.
Distinctive gable of a late-Victorian/Edwardian expansion of the Baptist Church Hall built in a Tudor Revival style on Gerrard Street in Warwick.
Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick with the old centre of Warwick in the foreground seen from a tower of Warwick Castle
Misty sunrise at Christ Church Meadow in Oxford.
View of the west end of the Church of St. Mary Magdalen with a cyclist passing by taken from St Mary's Passage in Oxford.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus in Vilnius, commonly known as Vilnius Cathedral.
Ostra Brama (Aušros vartai or Gate of Dawn in Lithuanian) with the Chapel of the Mother of Mercy, which contains a miraculous painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Matka Boska Ostrobramska) and is a major pilgrimage destination for Catholics, particularly from Poland.
Interior of the Church of St. Theresa (Kościół Św. Teresy) in Vilnius.
View down Aušros Vartų (Ostrobramska) street in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania, with the Church of St. Theresa visible in the foreground.
People praying in front of the miraculous painting of Our Lady of Ostra Brama (or of the Gate of Dawn) in Vilnius.
Church of St. Theresa, a Roman Catholic church located in the Old Town of Vilnius.
Entrance and gateway to the Holy Trinity Church through the Basilian Gate in Vilnius.
Church of St. Casimir, the first and oldest Baroque church in Vilnius.
Church of St. Casimir, the first and oldest Baroque church in Vilnius.
Church of St. Catherine, a late Baroque church and former Benedictine monastery in Vilnius, built between 1625 and 1743.
Church of St. Catherine in Vilnius, part of a former Benedictine monastery complex. During the Soviet era it was used as a storehouse for the Vilnius Art Museum.
Interior of the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
Interior of the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius.
Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit seen from Dominikańska Street, Vilnius.
Cathedral Square with the prominent Vilnius Cathedral and its belfry.
View of the historic Old Town of Vilnius from the Gediminas Castle Hil with the Church of St. John the Baptist on the right.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul surrounded by beautiful autumn foliage in Vilnius.
Memorial plaque and bust dedicated to Adam Mickiewicz and erected in the centenary of his birth in 1898 in the Church of St. Johns in Vilnius.
Solemn military funeral service in St. John's Church in Vilnius.
Church of St. Johns and its bell tower in the Great Courtyard of Vilnius University in Vilnius.
Grand Courtyard of Vilnius University with the facade of the Church of St. John.
St. Anne's Church in Vilnius, a masterpiece of Flamboyant Gothic architecture built in the late 15th century.
Statue of the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz next to St. Anne's Church and the adjacent Bernardine Church in Vilnius.
Choir performing in the ornate interior of St. Anne's Church in Vilnius.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the Antokol neighborhood of Vilnius.
Interior of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius (consecrated in 1701), a masterpiece of Baroque architecture with around 2,000 stucco figures and ornaments created by Italian artists Giovanni Pietro Perti and Giovanni Maria Galli.
Stucco sculptures in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius.
A man praying in a chapel within the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius.
Skarnu street near the 13th century gothic church of St. John, Riga.
St. Peter's Lutheran church, dating from 15th century. Riga.
The tower of the Riga Cathedral seen from the courtyard.
St. Peter's Lutheran church, dating from 15th century. Town Hall Square, Riga.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood seen from the Griboyedov Canal Embankment in Saint Petersburg.
Kazan Cathedral, a major Russian Orthodox cathedral located on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, built built between 1801 and 1811 by architect Andrei Voronikhin.
Inside the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
Fountain on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg with the dome and spire of the Church of St. Catherine visible in the background.
Annunciation Bridge (completed in 1850) over the Neva River with the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God on Vasilyevsky Island in the background. St. Petersburg.
Grand Church of the Winter Palace, also known as the Cathedral of the Saviour Not Made by Hand, in St. Petersburg.
Entrance to the Great Church of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ) designed by Alfred Parland in the style of 16th and 17th-century Russian churches and completed in 1907. Griboyedov Canal embankment, St. Petersburg.
Detail view of the exterior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood on Griboyedov Canal embankment in St. Petersburg.
Cathedral of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo), a suburb of St. Petersburg.
St. Catherine's Cathedral in the town of Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo), a suburb of St. Petersburg behind beautiful golden autumn trees.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, which has more mosaics than any other church in the world, covering over 7,500 square meters.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood opened in 1907 and officially named as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. St. Petersburg.
A mosaic covered ceiling of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood (also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ) in St.Petersburg.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg. The church was built in a traditional medi Russian style and is famous for its mosaics which cover the entire walls and ceilings over the area of 7,500 m².
Highly decorated iconostasis inside the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St.Petersburg.
Royal Doors of the iconostasis inside the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg.
Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, which has more mosaics than any other church in the world, covering over 7,500 square meters.
Dark canopy made of precious stones which marks the precise spot of the assassination of Emperor Alexander II in 1881. Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg.
St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square, a world-renowned symbol of Russia.
Temple of Elijah the Prophet (also known as Saint Ilyinsky Orthodox Church) in Zharkent, Kazakhstan (former Soviet Union) near the CHinese border.
The main nave of the Archicathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lviv (Lwów), commonly known as the Latin Cathedral - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Golden side nave interior of the Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly known as the Latin Cathedral. Lviv (Lwów).
Baroque interior of the Church of the Transfiguration in Lviv (Lwów).
A moment of prayer in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist on Uzhhorodska St, 1 in Lviv (Lwów).
Colorful light filtered through stained glass windows in Church of St. Archangel Michael (formerly the Carmelite Church) in Lviv (Lwów).
Colorful light filtered through stained glass windows in Church of St. Archangel Michael (formerly the Carmelite Church) in Lviv (Lwów).
Baroque interior of St. Andrew's Church (Bernardine Church) in Lwów, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Baroque interior of St. Andrew's Church (Bernardine Church) in Lwów, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Inside the 17th-century Baroque Garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lwów.
Faithful praying in the Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lwów.
Dark wooden decorative coffin in the Garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lwów.
Dominican Church and Monastery in Lwów from 1764, officially known as the Church of the Holy Eucharist. Text above the entrance - SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA (To God Alone Be Honor and Glory).
Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Lviv (Lwów) built between 1363 and 1370 by architect Dorko from Kaffa.
Aerial view of the historic center of Lviv (Lwów) with the famous Korniakt Tower, part of the Dormition Church complex.
Panoramic view of the old town of Lviv (Lwów) with the green dome and spire of the Bernardine Church in the centre.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also known as Andohalo Cathedral, built between 1873 and 1890 - the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Antananarivo.