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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?

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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 ( ... )

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kizzikat February 25 2011, 21:47:25 UTC
Thanks for that! I'm afraid I'm woefully ignorant about the history of Protestant sects.

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birdienl February 26 2011, 20:29:21 UTC
Thanks for answering the question for me (and very elaborate as well!)

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lisianpeia February 26 2011, 15:13:22 UTC
Oh my, that's marvelous! I love the details in this kind of building.

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birdienl February 26 2011, 20:28:14 UTC
There's almost too much to see, you could walk around for hours taking in all the statues, stained glass, paintings etc.

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kalynn_osburn February 26 2011, 22:17:02 UTC
Oh wow! That is just a magnificent cathedral!

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