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Berliner Dom/Berlin cathedral, Berlin, Germany

Feb 25, 2011 14:10

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kizzikat February 25 2011, 19:12:51 UTC

This is fabulous, thanks so much! Very much the same spirit of Empire which is noticable in churches in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century too. Do you know which saint it is dedicated to?

mylifemyfaith February 25 2011, 21:10:56 UTC

Wikipedia says that the first church on the site, a castle chapel, was consecrated to St. Elmo. "On 7 April 1465 - at Frederick Irontooth's request - Pope Paul II attributed to St Erasmus Chapel a canon-law College named Stift zu Ehren Unserer Lieben Frauen, des heiligen Kreuzes, St. Petri und Pauli, St. Erasmi und St. Nicolai dedicated to Mary(am) of Nazareth, the Holy Cross, Simon Peter, Paul of Tarsus, Erasmus of Formiae, and Nicholas of Myra ( ... )

kizzikat February 25 2011, 21:47:25 UTC

Thanks for that! I'm afraid I'm woefully ignorant about the history of Protestant sects.

birdienl February 26 2011, 20:29:21 UTC

Thanks for answering the question for me (and very elaborate as well!)

birdienl February 26 2011, 20:31:19 UTC

Thanks! I don't even know if I really like this type of churches. I generally love older churches better, there's such a sense of history there. I don't like the thought that the older Berliner Dom was just demolished because they felt they needed a new, more impressive church, no matter how impressive it is.

kizzikat February 27 2011, 19:40:53 UTC

Yes, I would tend to agree with you.

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