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CMcmamedieval.bsky.social

Fol. 456r, Timothy I, historiated initial P, Paul seated https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.2.456.a

Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries, cathedral schools, and universities throughout medieval Europe. The biblical texts were known as the vulgate, the translations made by Saint Jerome in the fourth century from Hebrew and Greek into Latin, which became the definitive and official Latin version of the Roman Church. In the 13th century, the bible was, for the first time, produced as a single volume with an officially sanctioned sequence to its books and chapters as illustrated by this example. The very extensive decoration of this bible is arranged hierarchically to indicate the relative importance of the various texts so that full or almost full-page initials mark the openings of the first prologue, Genesis, and the first Gospel; historiated initials mark the beginning of each book and illuminated initials mark the Prologues.
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MPkyloson.com

3/Even though I left organized religion 30 years ago, I still consider myself Christian. "Bbbbut Matt, how is that possible? You can't be Christian without going to church!" Au contraire mon frère! Nowadays, it is just the opposite - MOST churches no longer represent Christ and what he stood for.

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Pplanetcarnival.bsky.social

The French set about “liberating” artistic treasures from local churches and palaces, many of which can still be found in the Louvre and other museums. Il Carnevale, so intrinsically entwined with the city’s identity, was suppressed. Public celebrations would not be revived until the late 1970s.

BONAPARTE, BYRON & THE BRAVO
BONAPARTE, BYRON & THE BRAVO

In 1797, Napoleon destroyed the Venetian Republic. Then things got really nasty.

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Mmindcrime.bsky.social

Bmw 5 series. Churches don't pay taxesm

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Still looking for more churches/christian groups to follow. If you follow some churches - please @ them for us.

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Aandymb.bsky.social

Most English churches and cathedrals have huge south facing roofs. I love the architectural heritage but have no problem with the idea of mandating that they are covered in solar panels.

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JSadalwin.bsky.social

Churches in America: omg we have no gen z women in the pews Churches in Germany: You have Gens XYZ in the pews? lucky

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Oonelessf.bsky.social
Swanderingsag.bsky.social

I sense a place known to no one but me. I sing of distances, I hear voices of birds painted on trees decorated like churches. ~Alejandra Pizarnik

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