The Catholic Travel Logue

Also called the Holy See, the Vatican is its own sovereign state, immersed in the Italian city of Rome. It is the seat of the Catholic religion, in whatever form you practice Catholicism. It is less than a half-mile square, and although it provides a population of less than 1,000 people, it is nearly 4,000,000 visitors each year. Although the house of Pope since 1378, it will gain its independence from Italy until February 1929. St. Peter’s Basilica, where the Pope gives every Sunday Mass in Vatican City

It’s Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and the square in front of the hotel, and about 40 meters Egyptian obelisk in the center, which is limited by a cross. The basilica is one thing to see, and covers the tomb of St. Peter. Many famous works of art to see here, including Michelangelo’s Pieta, and you can also use the famous Sistine Chapel, another area of the masterpieces of the latter, including the Last Judgement of decorating the wall of the altar.

Many different tours of Vatican City, and is probably the first way to go, because you’re in position, the long lines and allow access to certain areas not open to the public, and the best moments to skip a tour Wednesday morning during an audience with the pope .. When the tour is over, then you have the opportunity to explore the rest of the city, including the Vatican Museums. It is the largest in the world and has over 1400 different pieces. Perhaps one of the best art galleries in Rome is the Pinacoteca Vaticana, not only for his works of the Renaissance, but also because of the murals in the chart room.

Built at the request of a French missionary, Father Joseph Pascal in 1809 by a French architect, the Assumption Cathedral was completed in 1821 at the time of King Rama II designed. The original cathedral was built from materials imported from France and Italy. The name was given in the cathedral to celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

The church has a central role in the missionary movement of the 19th Century played. The cathedral is part of a complex with the Convent of the Assumption Catholic Mission of Bangkok’s Assumption Printing Press and the presbytery, which was inhabited by the missionaries during their stay in Bangkok.

The church underwent major renovations in 1909 and 1910 and later became a theromanesque have style during the years 1910 to 1918. During the Second World War in 1942 in nearby buildings such as the cathedral was heavily damaged, the church was repaired and renovated in the 1980s and 1990s, now adorn the windows of the church. The cathedral consists of a rectangular structure with a high red brick exterior, apart from the surrounding white buildings. The cathedral has a high ceiling decorated with high towers on the way to church.

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While some islands in the Caribbean for its rough atmosphere, Saint Kitts and its people are known to be satisfied with quiet, peaceful and pious. Although the island is certainly not without a lot of fun, seems to be the spiritual nature of the inhabitants of St. Kitts’ to provide a calming influence on all visitors. Like many other destinations known to appear for a peaceful and calm life for the inhabitants of St. Kitts revolve around the church and its rich history. As the population of St. Kitts is low compared to other popular Caribbean islands, the island has only two main churches. However, these churches – a Roman Catholic cathedral and an Anglican church – are two of the main buildings on the island and should be part of any visit to the city of Basseterre.

One of the most impressive buildings in St. Kitts is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, a Catholic church, which dates back to the 1920s. Although the cathedral is not yet 100 years old, a number of churches from the colonial period of the earth since the beginning of the 18th century today. The original Catholic cathedral was built on a picturesque plot in 1706. Originally built as the cathedral of Notre-Dame, the French-built structure was known until four years later destroyed by British troops. With St. Kitts under British control in 1710, the church was rebuilt as a primary Anglican church on the island. For the next century, Catholics were persecuted by the British and allowed to worship in public. Consequently, the Catholic population was forced to St. Kitts, in practice their religion in private, without a church home.

After a century of persecution, St. Kitts-Catholics “again allowed to practice their faith in the 1829th A few years later, a large group of Portuguese immigrants arrived on the island, further increasing the diversity and island the Catholic population of St. Kitts’. With the support of immigrants strictly religious buildings of the Catholic population of St. Kitts’, a new church in 1856. Well, as is known, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the building has served the Catholic community, the island until 1927, when today is larger, more ornate structure was built. Today, visitors to the Cathedral, amid the beautiful surroundings of Independence Square, the historic park of St. Kitts, bounded by well-preserved buildings from the colonial era.

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St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest active cathedral in the United States, although in this building has been here for 1794th It replaced two earlier structures that were destroyed in the fires of 1788 and 1794.

The first fire to destroy the French Quarter has occurred on the afternoon of March 21, 1788 and began when the candle stuck in the chapel of a private house on fire, spread to curtains and the rest of the building. Since that day, Good Friday, a Catholic holiday, it would not allow church leaders that the church bells ringing like a fire alarm. The fire could not be verified and quickly spread to the rest of the city. It took five hours and destroyed more than 800 buildings.

The second fire began December 8, 1794, when some children were playing with fire. Although only 212 buildings were destroyed, was the financial loss resulting from the second fire is much greater than in the first fire. Fires have been a boon for New Orleans. The Spanish governor ordered to build the French Quarter in Spanish architecture, with few changes from the previous French were again to reduce the risk of fire. New buildings should be built next to each other, without lane could act in a wind tunnel between the spread of fire. The buildings were constructed right on the road and tile roofs. The brick buildings of new structures included many more than before.