Built at the expense of John Romanus (died 1255) this building, comprising a vaulted crypt with a chapel above, formed part of St. Leonard’s Hospital, at one time the largest hospital in the North of England. Originally known as St. Peter’s, it was refounded as St. Leonard’s by King Stephen and dissolved in 1540.
Archive for April, 2018
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2018
St. Leonard’s Hospital
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2018
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Ravello 2017
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
In solitude, where we are least alone.
Lord Byron
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, This & That
Lunch in Little Amsterdam
On a soggy saturday we drove to Banbury for a family gathering at the delightful Little Amsterdam Cafe. We ended up spending most the afternoon there due to an accident on the motorway causing holdups on the journey.
The pancakes were as delicious as they had been on our previous visit and the staff were charming. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 28th 2018
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The Church of St. James
The Church, dedicated to St. James, is preceded by the pronaos, with the beautiful portal and the fresco of Florentine Niccolo di Tommaso depicting Giacomo Arcucci offers the Charterhouse to the Madonna, of 1371.
At the Centre of the painting, the Madonna on the throne with child, on the left of the one who looks at [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2018
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Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach Gallery
As mentioned in my previous post this is the Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach gallery displayed in the former refectory in San Giacomo Carthusian Monastery.
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (Hadamar 1851 – Capri, 1913)
The painter Karl Wilheim Diefenbach, born in Hadmar on February 21st 1851, came to Capri in the early 20th century in an attempt to escape frequent [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2018
La Charterhouse of San Giacomo is one of the oldest structures on Capri, built in 1371 by Count Giacomo Arcucci of Capri, Secretary to Jeanne I of Anjou, and originally a convent.
The original convent is composed of three buildings: an annex housing the pharmacy and women’s chapel, open to the public; a building dedicated to the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2018
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come.
Chinese Proverb
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2018
