Roman Station Church: Santi Dodici Apostoli.
Basilica Of The Twelve Apostles.
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27 February, 2026
The Way Of The Cross. The Tenth Station. The Perfect Undertaking For Lent.
“O, Beloved Wood”.
“O, Blessed Nails”.
“O, Sweet Burden”.
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Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless stated otherwise.
Indulgences: One Plenary Indulgence each time; another Plenary Indulgence if Holy Communion is received on the same day, or ten times within the month following that exercise.
If it remained unfinished, Ten Years and Ten Quarantines for each Station visited.
(20 October 1931).
Conditions:
1. To visit each Station, unless it is impossible owing to the crowd.
[Pictures of the fourteen several Mysteries are very useful, but are not indispensable. Wooden Crosses, indicating the fourteen Stations of The Cross, are sufficient and are absolutely required.]
2. To meditate, as best one can, on The Passion of The Saviour.
No vocal Prayers are required. The Popes recommend the recitation of a Pater, an Ave, and an Act of Contrition, at each Station (April 1731).
When The Way of The Cross is made in public, a Verse of “The Stabat Mater” may be sung between each Station.
The Tenth Station.
Jesus Is Stripped Of His Garments.
Versicle: We adore Thee, O, Christ, and we bless Thee.
Response: Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest.
Arrived at last at the place of sacrifice, they prepare to crucify Him. His garments are torn from His bleeding body, and He, The Holy of Holies, stands exposed to the vulgar gaze of the rude and scoffing multitude.
Prayer.
O, Lord Jesus. Thou didst endure this shame for our most shameful deeds. Strip us, we beseech Thee, of all false shame, conceit, and pride, and make us so humble, ourselves, voluntarily in this life, that we may escape everlasting ignominy in the world to come.
An Act of Contrition.
O, God, we love Thee with our whole hearts, and above all things, and are heartily sorry that we have offended Thee.
May we never offend Thee any more. O, may we love Thee without ceasing, and make it our delight to do in all things Thy Most Holy Will.
Our Father . . .
Hail Mary . . .
Glory Be To The Father . . .
Have mercy on us, O, Lord. Have mercy on us.
Versicle: May the Souls of the Faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
This Act of Contrition is to be repeated after each Station.
While passing from one Station to another, a Verse of the “Stabat Mater” is sung or said.
Versicle:
Fac ut árdeat cor meum,
In amándo Christum Deum,
Ut sibi compláceam.
Response:
Sancta Mater, istud agas,
Crucifíxi fige plagas,
Cordi meo válide.
Proceed to The Eleventh Station.
Friday Of Ember Week In Lent. Lenten Station At The Basilica Of The Twelve Apostles. Violet Vestments.
Peterborough Cathedral.
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Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless stated otherwise.
Friday of Ember Week in Lent.
Station at The Twelve Apostles.
Indulgence of 10 Years and 10 Quarantines.
Violet Vestments.
Basilica of The Twelve Apostles, Rome.
Photo: August 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Luc
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On the Friday in Ember Week, the Station was always made in the Church of The Twelve Apostles, situated at the foot of The Quirinal, for the Examination of Candidates for Ordination.
Thus, were the future Priests and Deacons put under the protection of the whole Apostolic College.
This Basilica, one of the oldest in Rome, was built shortly after the time of Emperor Constantine by Pope Julius I, on the occasion of the Translation of the Bodies of the Apostles Philip and James the Less, which rested there.
Pope John III (561 A.D. - 574 A.D.) made of it a Votive Monument for the freeing of Rome from the Goths of Totila.
Church of The Twelve Apostles, Rome.
Photo: August 2005.
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Author: Anthony Majanlahti
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Addressing herself to the public Penitents in the first Centuries of Christianity, The Church told them, by the mouth of Ezechiel, that God was ready to forgive them because they repented (Epistle).
Like the sick, who assembled in the Porches of the Pond situated on the North of the Temple in Jerusalem, they waited at the doors of the Church, and, on the great day of the Sabbath, which is the Feast of Easter, Jesus cured them, as He healed the paralytic, spoken of in the Gospel.
Basilica of The Twelve Apostles, Rome.
Photo: January 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Lalupa
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Our Souls, washed in the waters of Baptism, but since fallen back into sin, must atone for their faults, and Jesus, through the instrumentality of His Priests, will pardon them in the Holy Tribunal of Penance.
Santi Apostoli, Rome.
Photo: July 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: SteO153
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The excuse, “I have no man”, will not avail us, for if we remain stricken with the palsy of sin, it is because we do not have recourse to the Ministry of Priesthood, which is always at our disposal.
Let us Pray to Almighty God to “receive us with His kind assistance” (Collect), that our vices being “cleansed away” by Penance (Postcommunion), our Souls may once more be shown “the Light of His Grace” (Prayer over the People).
Mass: De necessitátibus.
Preface: Of Lent.
Our Lady Of The Atonement Cathedral,
Baguio, Philippines.
Photo: 29 March 2024.
Source: Own work.
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Author: Galaxiaria
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Wells Cathedral.
Photo: August 2006.
Source: Own work.
This file is licensed under the
Share Alike 3.0 Unported licence.
Author: Steinsky
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Oh, Be Still My Heart. I Thought I Was In Heaven.
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Плотію Почаївський напів.
«Плотію» - Почаївський напів Диригент: Євген Савчук Національна заслужена академічна капела України "Думка". Святковий концерт у Римі на честь Папи Венедикта XVI та отців Папського Синоду відбувся з нагоди всенародної прощі до Собору святої Софії (Рим, 13 -15 жовтня 2012). В цих днях Патріярх Святослав освятив відновлений Собор Святої Софії, а в стінах Українського Католицького Університету святого Климентія Папи відбулася наукова конференція.
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A festive Concert in Rome in honour of Pope Benedict XVI
and the fathers of the Pontifical Synod took place on the occasion of the national Pilgrimage to the Hagia Sophia (Rome, 13 October 2012).
Patriarch Svyatoslav Consecrated the restored Saint Sophia Cathedral, and a Scientific Conference was held in the walls of the Ukrainian Catholic University of Pope Saint Clement.
This extraordinary version of the Exapostilarion of Easter, is here performed in a concert given in Rome in October of 2012 by the National “Dumka” Choir, which is very famous in Ukraine, conducted by Yevgeny Savchuk.
This particular Chant comes from the Tradition of
the Monastery of The Holy Dormition in Pochayiv,
about eighty-five miles to the East of Lviv.
This Article is from NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT
By: GREGORY DIPIPPO.
Saint Gabriel Of Our Lady Of Sorrows. Confessor. Feast Day 27 February. White Vestments.
A depiction of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
wearing the Passionist Habit. The Passionist Sign,
part of the Habit, is on his chest.
Date: Circa 1860.
Source: Bishop of Teremo.
Author: Passionist Fathers
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Confessor.
Feast Day 27 February.
Double.
White Vestments.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless stated otherwise.
Saint Gabriel of The Seven Sorrows, born in 1838 at Assisi, the little Italian Town made famous by Saint Francis, was miraculously guided by Our Blessed Lady into The Passionist Congregation, and during his short life upon Earth, he became a veritable Apostle of her Sorrows.
His spirit of Penance and self-denial, his heroic humility, and his true devotion to Our Lord’s Sacred Passion, quickly raised him to a high degree of sanctity.
In 1862, only in the twenty-fourth year of his age, his heavenly Patroness came to call him to eternal happiness.
The many Miracles, that bore witness to his holiness, led to his speedy Canonisation by Pope Benedict XV in 1920 and Pope Pius XI extended his Feast to the whole Church in 1932,
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Born to a professional family, he gave up ambitions of a secular career to enter the Passionist Congregation.
His life in the Monastery was not extraordinary, yet he followed the Rule of the Congregation perfectly and was known for his great devotion to The Sorrows of The Virgin Mary.
He died from tuberculosis at the age of twenty-three in Isola del Gran Sasso, in the province of Teramo, Italy.
He was Canonised by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.
The Ford Thunderbird “Square-Birds” Still Remain A Masterpiece Of Fifties’ Detroit Design. Everybody Wanted A T-Bird.
Illustration: HEMMINGS
“Fun, Fun, Fun,
’Til Her Daddy Takes The T-Bird Away”.
Sung by: The Beach Boys.
Available on YouTube
Well, she got her daddy’s car
And she cruised through the hamburger stand now.
Seems she forgot all about the library
Like she told her old man now.
And with the radio blasting
Goes cruising just as fast as she can now.
And she’ll have fun fun fun
Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away.
(Fun fun fun til her daddy takes the T-Bird away).
Well, wheel-spin’s standard
’cos she walks, looks, and drives like an ace now.
(You walk like an ace now, you walk like an ace).
She makes The Indy 500 look like a Roman Chariot race now.
(You look like an ace now, you look like an ace).
A lotta guys try to catch her,
but she leads them on a wild goose chase now.
(You drive like an ace now. you drive like an ace).
And she'll have fun fun fun
’til her daddy takes the T-Bird away.
(Fun fun fun ’til her daddy takes the T-Bird away).
Well, you knew all along
that your dad was gettin’ wise to you now.
(You shouldn't have lied now, you shouldn't have lied).
And since he took your set of keys,
you've been thinking that your fun is all through now.
(You shouldn't have lied now, you shouldn't have lied).
But you can come along with me,
’cos we gotta a lot of things to do now.
(You shouldn't have lied now, you shouldn't have lied).
And we'll have fun fun fun
now that daddy took the T-Bird away.
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).
And we'll have fun fun fun
now that daddy took the T-Bird away.
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).
“Fun, Fun, Fun,
’Til Her Daddy Takes The T-Bird Away”.
Sung by: The Beach Boys.
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This Article is taken from, and can be read in full at, HEMMINGS
By: Richard Lentinello.
Hot on the heels of the new Corvette, Ford introduced its 1955 Thunderbird to great fanfare and thunderous approval when the Sporty Two-Seater premiered at The 1954 Detroit Auto Show.
With its appealing shape, distinctive style and a 292-cubic-inch V-8 putting out either 193 or 198 horsepower, depending on transmission pairing, it was a huge success with 16,155 examples sold that first year. Compared to its Cross-Town rival, the Corvette, which only attracted 700 buyers that same year, Ford hit a grand slam right out of the box. It seemed everyone wanted to own a new Thunderbird.
With hardtop styling, sculptured sides and limited front-end overhang, the 1960 Thunderbird was a styling masterpiece.
Illustration: HEMMINGS
Shocking as it seemed at the time, the Thunderbird was stretched to accommodate five passengers instead of just two.
Ford’s sanity was called into question, but clearly its marketing staff knew what they were doing. As shown by the following production figures:
Overall three-year sales of the new “Square-Bird” were nearly 374 per cent higher than the combined three-year production run of the ever-lovable “Little ‘Bird.”
The public loved the re-styled Thunderbird and flocked to Ford showrooms throughout the Country to get one of their own.
Ford’s sanity was called into question, but clearly its marketing staff knew what they were doing. As shown by the following production figures:
Overall three-year sales of the new “Square-Bird” were nearly 374 per cent higher than the combined three-year production run of the ever-lovable “Little ‘Bird.”
The public loved the re-styled Thunderbird and flocked to Ford showrooms throughout the Country to get one of their own.
26 February, 2026
San Lorenzo-in-Panisperna. Saint Laurence-in-Panisperna. Lenten Station Churches Of Rome.
San Lorenzo-in-Panisperna.
Saint Laurence-in-Panisperna.
Lenten Station Churches Of Rome.
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The Way Of The Cross. The Ninth Station. The Perfect Undertaking For Lent.
“O, Beloved Wood”.
“O, Blessed Nails”.
“O, Sweet Burden”.
Illustration: PINTEREST
Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless stated otherwise.
Indulgences: One Plenary Indulgence each time; another Plenary Indulgence if Holy Communion is received on the same day, or ten times within the month following that exercise.
If it remained unfinished, Ten Years and Ten Quarantines for each Station visited.
(20 October 1931).
Conditions:
1. To visit each Station, unless it is impossible owing to the crowd.
[Pictures of the fourteen several Mysteries are very useful, but are not indispensable. Wooden Crosses, indicating the fourteen Stations of The Cross, are sufficient and are absolutely required.]
2. To meditate, as best one can, on The Passion of The Saviour.
No vocal Prayers are required. The Popes recommend the recitation of a Pater, an Ave, and an Act of Contrition, at each Station (April 1731).
When The Way of The Cross is made in public, a Verse of “The Stabat Mater” may be sung between each Station.
The Ninth Station.
Jesus Falls The Third Time Under The Cross.
Versicle: We adore Thee, O, Christ, and we bless Thee.
Response: Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest.
Jesus had now arrived almost at the summit of Calvary; but before He reached the spot where He was to be crucified, His strength again fails Him, and He falls the third time, to be again dragged up and goaded onwards by the brutal soldiers.
Prayer.
O, Lord Jesus. We entreat Thee, by the merits of this Thy third most painful fall, to pardon our frequent relapses and our long continuance in sin; and may the thought of these Thy sufferings make us to hate our sins more and more.
An Act of Contrition.
O, God, we love Thee with our whole hearts, and above all things, and are heartily sorry that we have offended Thee.
May we never offend Thee any more. O, may we love Thee without ceasing, and make it our delight to do in all things Thy Most Holy Will.
Our Father . . .
Hail Mary . . .
Glory Be To The Father . . .
Have mercy on us, O, Lord. Have mercy on us.
Versicle: May the Souls of the Faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
This Act of Contrition is to be repeated after each Station.
While passing from one Station to another, a Verse of the “Stabat Mater” is sung or said.
Versicle:
Eia Mater, fons amóris,
Me sentíre vim dolóris,
Fac, ut tecum lúgeam.
Response:
Sancta Mater, istud agas,
Crucifíxi fige plagas,
Cordi meo válide.
Proceed to The Tenth Station.
“I Only Kneel Before God”. The Last Words Of Fr. Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (R.I.P.). Murdered In Myanmar.
Fr. Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (R.I.P.).
Martyred on 14 February 2025 in Myanmar.
Photo Credit: Archdiocese of Mandalay.
Funeral of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (R.I.P.).
Photo Credit: Archdiocese of Mandalay.
Text and Illustrations:
This Article is reprinted from 2025.
By: Andrés Henríquez
ACI Prensa Staff.
25 February 2025.
Two women who witnessed the murder of
Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win in Myanmar,
last week, recounted how the Priest “fearlessly
confronted” the armed men who took his life.
In a statement to the Pontifical News Agency “Fides”,
the two witnesses — who are teachers and Parish Workers
at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in the village of Kangyi Taw — said that when some ten militiamen, “clearly intoxicated or under the influence of drugs,” encountered Fr. Ye Naing Win, they ordered him to kneel.
“I only kneel before God,” the Priest calmly replied
to the leader of the armed men.
Fr. Ye Naing Win then proceeded to ask:
“What can I do for you ?
Is there something we can talk about ?”
Immediately one of the men struck
Fr. Ye Naing Win from behind with a dagger.
This Article can be read in full at CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
Fr. Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (R.I.P.).
Martyred on 14 February 2025 in Myanmar.
Photo Credit: Archdiocese of Mandalay.
“Lascia Ch’io Pianga”. From The Opera “Rinaldo”. Composer: Georg Frederich Händel. Sung By: Maayan Licht.
“Lascia Ch’io Pianga”.
From the Opera “Rinaldo”.
Composer: Georg Frederich Händel.
Sung By: Maayan Licht.
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Roberta Flack (R.I.P.) A Tribute.
“Killing Me Softly With His Song”.
Sung By: Roberta Flack.
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“Ombra Mai Fu”. Composer: Georg Friederich Händel. From the Opera “Xerxes”. Sung By: Renée Fleming. And Maayan Licht. And Dame Janet Baker. And Cécilia Bartoli.
“Ombra Mai Fu”.
Composer: Georg Friederich Händel.
From the Opera “Xerxes”.
Sung By: Renée Fleming.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
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Title Page of the London Libretto for the Opera “Xerxes”.
Composed by: Georg Friederich Händel.
Date: 1738.
Source:
Author: Georg Friedrich Händel.
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“Ombra Mai Fu”.
Composer: Georg Friederich Händel.
From the Opera “Xerxes”.
Sung By: Maayan Licht.
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The Twenty-Six Mediæval Cathedrals Of England (Part Twenty-Two).
The Lady Chapel, Peterborough Cathedral.
Photo: 1 August 2014.
Source: Own work.
Attribution: Photo by DAVID ILIFF.
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED
Author: David Iliff.
Photo Credit: FLICKR/DAVID ILIFF
Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia,
unless stated otherwise.
Southwell Minster.
Built between 1108 and 1520, Southwell Minster has its Norman façade intact, except for the insertion of a large window in the Perpendicular Style to give light to the
Built between 1108 and 1520, Southwell Minster has its Norman façade intact, except for the insertion of a large window in the Perpendicular Style to give light to the
Norman Nave.
The particular fame of Southwell is its Late-13th-Century Chapter House, which contains the most famous Mediæval foliate carvings in England; “The Leaves of Southwell”, described by Nikolaus Pevsner as “throbbing with life”.[4][6][10]
The particular fame of Southwell is its Late-13th-Century Chapter House, which contains the most famous Mediæval foliate carvings in England; “The Leaves of Southwell”, described by Nikolaus Pevsner as “throbbing with life”.[4][6][10]
Wells Cathedral.
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Wells Cathedral.
Built between 1175 and 1490, Wells Cathedral has been described as “the most poetic of the English Cathedrals”.[4] Much of the structure is in the Early-English Style and is greatly enriched by the deeply sculptural nature of the mouldings and the vitality of the carved capitals in a foliate style known as “stiff leaf”.
The Eastern End has retained much original glass, which is rare in England. The exterior has the finest Early-English façade and a large Central Tower.
A unique feature of the building is the “Scissor Arches” spanning the Crossing, built in the Mid-14th-Century by William Joy in order to stabilise the Central Tower.[4][10][18]
Built between 1175 and 1490, Wells Cathedral has been described as “the most poetic of the English Cathedrals”.[4] Much of the structure is in the Early-English Style and is greatly enriched by the deeply sculptural nature of the mouldings and the vitality of the carved capitals in a foliate style known as “stiff leaf”.
The Eastern End has retained much original glass, which is rare in England. The exterior has the finest Early-English façade and a large Central Tower.
A unique feature of the building is the “Scissor Arches” spanning the Crossing, built in the Mid-14th-Century by William Joy in order to stabilise the Central Tower.[4][10][18]
Southwell Minster.
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Winchester Cathedral.
Built between 1079 and 1532, Winchester Cathedral has had an unusual architectural history. The exterior, apart from the modified windows, gives the impression of a massive Norman building and, indeed, it is the longest Mediæval Church in the World.
However, The Great West front is now in the Perpendicular Style of Architecture, with its huge Stained-Glass Window filled with fragments of Mediæval Stained-Glass. Inside, only the Crypt and the Transepts have retained their Norman appearance.
The spectacular Perpendicular Style Nave, with its tall Arcade Arches and strong vertical emphasis, has been literally carved out of the original Norman interior.
A former Dean, the Very Reverend Norman Sykes, wrote of it: “Well might the visitor who enters . . . by The Great West Door, gasp with amazement.”[19]
Winchester is also famous for its carved wooden fittings of many different periods,[4][10]
Winchester is also famous for its carved wooden fittings of many different periods,[4][10]
The Choir, Peterborough Cathedral.
Photo: 1 August 2014.
Source: Own work.
Attribution: Photo by DAVID ILIFF.
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED
Author: David Iliff.
Photo Credit: FLICKR/DAVID ILIFF
Worcester Cathedral.
Built between 1084 and 1504, Worcester Cathedral represents every Mediæval Style from Norman to Perpendicular.
Built between 1084 and 1504, Worcester Cathedral represents every Mediæval Style from Norman to Perpendicular.
It is famous for its Norman Crypt, and for its circular Chapter House, which became the model from which derives the series of uniquely British polygonal Chapter Houses.
Also notable are a series of unusual Transitional Gothic Bays, fine woodwork and the Central Tower, which, though not large, is nevertheless of particularly fine proportions.[4][10]
Also notable are a series of unusual Transitional Gothic Bays, fine woodwork and the Central Tower, which, though not large, is nevertheless of particularly fine proportions.[4][10]
The Chapter House, Southwell Minster.
Showing naturalistic carved flora.
Photo: 18 July 2019.
Source: Own work.
Author: Kognos
(Wikimedia Commons)
York Minster.
Built between 1154 and 1500, York Minster is one of the
Built between 1154 and 1500, York Minster is one of the
biggest Gothic Churches in the World. Without having the elevated positions of Durham Cathedral or Lincoln Cathedral, it dominates the City skyline from all angles, and its great size can be seen on a clear day from as far away as the North York Moors.
The deceptively simple plan, with square Eastern and Western Ends, and a single Transept dividing the building into equal parts, belies the architectural richness of this building.
The remains of the Norman Crypt indicate that the older building must have been as massive and ornamental in its architecture as Durham Cathedral.
The deceptively simple plan, with square Eastern and Western Ends, and a single Transept dividing the building into equal parts, belies the architectural richness of this building.
The remains of the Norman Crypt indicate that the older building must have been as massive and ornamental in its architecture as Durham Cathedral.
The Pulpitum, York Minster.
Photo: 31 July 2014.
Source: Own work.
Attribution: Photo by David Iliff.
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED
Author: David Iliff.
Photo Credit: FLICKR/DAVID ILIFF
On the North Side, are Lancet Windows, called “The Five Sisters”, each only five feet (one-and-a-half metres) wide, but fifty-seven feet (seventeen metres) tall.
The Interior of York Cathedral is very spacious. The Great West Front, with its Paired Towers, is a harmonious arrangement of the Late-Decorated Style, and the Great West Stained-Glass Window has fine Flowing Decorated Tracery called “The Heart of Yorkshire”, while the Great East Window is Perpendicular in Style.[4][10]
A rare feature of York Minster is that these important Windows have all retained their Mediæval Stained-Glass, from, circa, 1270, 1335, and 1405, respectively.[18]
PART TWENTY-THREE FOLLOWS.
A rare feature of York Minster is that these important Windows have all retained their Mediæval Stained-Glass, from, circa, 1270, 1335, and 1405, respectively.[18]
PART TWENTY-THREE FOLLOWS.
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