December 25, 2016

Sampler

  Annual Index

2016

Canada

-Burnaby, B.C.-Burnaby Village Church, 7/24/16.

                                           France

-Paris-Sacre Coeur, 9/25/16.

-Saint Louis-Saint Louis Catholic Church, 2/7/16.

Germany

-Markt-St. Nikolaus-Kirche/Evangelische  Kircchengemeide,    10/16/16.

-Kalterherberg, Monschau-St. Lambertus Church, 9/18/16.

Italy

-Florence-Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore/  "Cathedral of Saint Mary 

 of the Flowers"/Il Duomo di Firenze, 11/27/16.

-Florence-Bapisterey of Saint John, 11/13/16.

-Florence-Chiesa di San Salvatore al Monte/Catholic Church, 11/6/16

-Florence- San Miniato al Monte Church, 11/20/16.

-Gaiole, Chianti-Chiesa di San Sigismondo/Gaiole in Chianti/Church

  of St.          Sigismund, 12/18/16.

-Siena-Carthusia Pontiniani ,12/4/16.

-Milan- Santa Maria Del Carmina, 10/30/16.
-Milan-Santa Maria Della Vittoria Church

 Biserica Ortodoxa Romana/Chiesa Ortodossa Romena, 10/23/16.
-Lasnigo, Lombardy-Sant'Alessandro Church, 7/3/16.

Poland

-Modern Churches of Poland, 5/29/16.

Sicily

-Palermo, Cappella Palatine ,8/7/16. 

                                           Spain

-Cathedral of Santa Maria Saville, Spain, 4/3/16.

Switzerland

-Zurich- Frauminster/Church of Our Lady, 10/9/16.
-South of Zurich-Kloster Einsiedeln, 10/2/16.
-Eisiedeln-Eisiedeln Church and Monastery , 9/11/16.

-Basel-Evangelisch Methodistische Kirche/Tamil Christian Fellowship,

  9/4/16.

-Vevey-Swiss Reform Church, Saint Martin's, 8/14/16.

-Basel-Heiliggeistkirche, 7/17/16.

-Basel-Evangelical Reform Church,Uitikon,  7/17/16.

-Muttenz-Fortified Church of St. Arborgast, 6/26/16.
-Chiasso-Oratory of Our Lady of Fatima,  5/22/16.
-Gelterkinden, Basel-Gelterkinden Roman Catholic Church,  4/17/16.
-Basel-St. Clara's Church, 3/20/16.
-Olten-Roman Catholic Church St. Martinskirche,  3/13/16.
-Muri, Sins-Roman Catholic Church, Nativity of Mary, 3/6/16.
-Bern-Bern Muenster, 2/28/16.
-Basel-Paulus Church, 2/21/16.
-Zurich-Bahnhof Kirche/Station Church/Chapelle de Gare Zurich Main    Station, 1/31/16.
-Brunnen, Schwyz-Reformierte Kirche/Evangelische Remormierte
 Kirchemeinde,  1/24/16.
-Lugano-The Cathedral of Saint Lawrence/(Italian: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo),
  1/17/16.

United States

-Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Welch Church, 6/19/16.
-Milwaukee, Wisconsin -St. Lukes Episcopal Church, 6/12/16.
-Oakland, California-Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 5/15/16.
-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Bay View Baptist Church (demolished),  3/27/16.
-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2/14/16.

Booklets

-Churches of Norwegian Sun Cruise Alaska Inside Passage, 8/28/16. 

-Downey, California Area Churches, 8/21/16.
- Vancouver Island Churches, B.C. Canada, 7/31/16.
-Courtenay Churches Churches of Tofino and Ucluelet British Columbia, 
 Canada, 6/5/16.
-Churches of Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 4/10/16.
-Spokane Washington Churches, 5/8/16.
-Blaine Washington Churches, 5/1/16.
-Palm Springs Area Churches, 4/24/16.

***********************

Note: Photo is of one of 35 samplers in Suzanne Wilson's collection.
Photos: for blog posts in 2016 provided by Richard Wilson, son of Suzanne Wilson:  18 in Switzerland, 1 in Spain, 10 in Italy, 2 in Germany and 2 in France. He is living and working in Basel, Switzerland which is near the border of France and Germany.

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

                                                                                                 December 18, 2016

Chiesa di San Sigismondo

Chiesa di San Sigismondo/Gaiole in Chianti/Church of St. Sigismund

Gaiole, Chianti, Italy

History

"The church, a neo-gothic building consecrated in 1959, is flanked on the left by the bell tower. The facade, devoid of sandstone finish that characterizes the rest of the exterior, prelude, in tripartite form, the internal layout of three naves separated by pillars, vaulted cross and apses.Among the furnishings of the building stands the altar frontal in scagliola depicting the center the Virgin of the Rosary. The church comes a panel depicting the Crucifixion with mourners and St. Francis, painted by Niccolò di Pietro Gerini." (Link 1.)

Front Doors

"The St. Sigismund church is the main church of Gaiole in Chianti ....The facade , devoid of the coating instone that characterizes the rest of the exterior, prelude, in tripartite form, the internal arrangement of the three naves separated by pillars ,vaulted cross and apses .

"Among the furnishings of the building, mostly works of twentieth-century inspired by the Middle Ages , stands on the main altar the frontal in scagliola depicting the center the Virgin of the Rosary (1699 ). The church comes a panel depicting the Crucifixion with mourners and St. Francis , performed to the 1390 - 1395by Niccolò di Pietro Gerini , currently preserved at the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena . " (Link 2.)

Nave 

Altar

Sanctuary

Kneeler and Statue

Stained Glass Window
above Kneeler

*************

Photos: Taken in Siena, Italy on iPhone by RW while  at the 2016

                 L'Eroica  Classic Bike Race in Tuscany, Italy.
Link 1:  http://www.chiantisenese.com/en/gaiole-in-chianti/chiesa-di-san-
                 sigismondo-p-9_vis_4_605.html (translation)
Link2:  https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_San_Sigismondo_(Gaiole_in                _Chian   ti) (translation)

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

                                                                                                            December 11, 2016

Pieve of Santa Maria in Spaltenna

Pieve of Santa Maria in Spaltenna/Gaiole in Chianti
Siena, Italy

"Gaiole in Chianti is a ...(municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Siena. The American magazine Forbes named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live."

"Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as Strade Bianche in reference to the white gravel roads of the Sienna region. In October there is a public event, using many of the same roads, for vintage bicycle enthusiasts known as L'Eroica. This starts and finishes in Gaiole including a full week of festivities. " (Link 1.)

"In the Middle Ages, a pieve was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended. " (Link 2.)

"The parish church of Santa Maria in Spaltenna - Pieve di Santa Maria a Spaltenna - is mentioned as early as 1030 in some scrolls of the Abbey of Coltibuono. It is a Romanesque church, with three naves and apse. Its walls and tower bell are entirely made of limestone.

"Next to Pieve di Santa Maria a Spaltenna you’ll see an ancient farm that belongs to the church. Today, Pieve di Santa Maria a Spaltenna is the property of the Ricasoli family." (Link 3.)

Photos: Taken in  Italy on iPhone by RW while  at the 2016

                 L'Eroica  Classic Bike Race in Tuscany, Italy.
Link 1:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiole_in_Chianti

Link 2:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieve

Link 3:  https://www.stay.com/siena/attractions/49586/pieve-di-santa-maria-a-spaltenna/

                                                                      Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

                                                                                                        December 4, 2016

Carthusia Pontiniani (Link 2.)

Carthusia Pontiniani
Siena, Italy

Door to Church

Entrance to Sanctuary

"At 5 km from Siena, dominating on a hill overlooking the town, stands the ancient Certosa di Pontignano; a unique place in the world that finds its origins around 1300 where nature, history and hospitality blend together for a memorable stay." (Link 2.)

Frescoes

Altar

Sanctuary Ceiling

Ceiling Detail

Ceiling Detail

Sanctuary Fresco 

Sanctuary Fresco

"...entirely decorated with frescoes of the sixteenth-century painter Bernardino Poccetti and it also hosts the prestigious “Last Supper” dated 1596." (Link 2.)

**************

Photos: Taken in Siena, Italy on iPhone by RW while  at the 2016

                 L'Eroica  Classic Bike Race in Tuscany, Italy.
Link 1: http://lacertosadipontignano.com/en/cloisters/main-cloister.php

Link 2:

 http://www.lacertosadipontignano.com/BrochureCarthusiaPontiniani.pdf

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)