In ancient times St Maria a Gradillo Church housed the meetings of the common people who run the politic orientation of the town in opposition to the rich people who gathered in the twin Church, St. Giovanni del Toro. Inside, under the floor, it is possible to see the ancient decoration with small white and [...]
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Ravello 2017
S. Maria a Gradillo
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2017
Filed under Colwall 2017, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays
Little Malvern Priory Church
The church situated next to Little Malvern Priory is still a house of worship, although now it is Church of England rather than Catholic.
The story of Little Malvern Priory may be said to have started with St. Benedict (A.D. 480-543). He first planted at Subiaco in central Italy the seed from which sprang the Benedictine [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 12th 2017
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
The Church of St Cross
… ‘a Norman cathedral in miniature’
Simon Jenkins, England’s Thousand Best Churches
The fine Norman church is all that remains of the original 12th century Hospital. Building began in 1135 at the east end with the north porch added nearly 200 years later. The walls are over one metre thick and built from stone brought from as far [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2016
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 13:34
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Lincoln 2016
Lincoln – Day Three
The castle gates remain closed until 10 o’clock so after breakfast and checking out of the hotel we visited a small garden next to the lawns. By the time we had finished in the garden it was still to early for the gates to be open so we took the long way round to visit [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2016
Filed under Colwall 2016, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
Desiderius Erasmus
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 13th 2016
