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Catholic spirituality, medieval churches, the Rule of St Benedict and Latin.
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Llanveynoe - a pretty church on the Welsh border with unexpected history (opens the original)
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A couple of months ago I drove around a part of Herefordshire which is simply littered with churches, some of which definitely derive from monastic foundations, others which were more for the local population. Llanveynoe is one of my favourites in this area so I thought I would show you this one today.<div class="imag
The 14th Century Stained Glass of Eaton Bishop (opens the original)
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Most of the medieval stained glass I see is very damaged and all of it has been moved at least once from its original position. Much of it is 15th century but occasionally I come across glass which is older and, in many ways, more remarkable.Today’s post is about the 14th century stained glass of Eaton Bishop in Herefordshire, which contains this lovely image. There are definitely some repairs here, but most of it is original glass and I love the way Our Lady is looking at Jesus, while holding h
A King’s Son, a King, a Queen and her Lady-in-Waiting (opens the original)
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I see a lot of monuments in my church visits; the largest are either medieval or 18th century, the latter being a century in which pride and ego vastly outpaced humility, an older virtue absent from the new order. Medieval ones are also a monument to ego, of course, though they do have the saving grace of accepting they really needed prayers to get to heaven, perhaps because of all they had done in their lives.Over the years I have come across a number of interesting monuments and have written a
The Churchyard Cross in Herefordshire (opens the original)
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This week I’m taking a look at a particular churchyard cross and considering the special nature of those in Herfordshire.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mnNT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:goo
Monasticism in Britain - Growth of Monasticism before the Viking Raids (opens the original)
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In these posts I am trying to focus on the monasteries of the period which survive in part to this day and from the 7th century we do have a few examples.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sQgN!,w_1456,c_lim
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