This is the Catholic city church located in Bishop’s Square in the old town of Limburg an der Lahm and is part of the Diocese of Limburg. It was a monastery church of the former Franciscan monastery. It is thought that the church was built by the Franciscans in the early 14th century and this…
Limburger Dom, Limburg an der Lahm
Cathedral Church of St. George and St. Nicholas This cathedral is prominently located high on a rock overlooking the old town of Limburg and the River Lahn. It is the diocesan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg in the German state of Hesse. It is unknown when the first church was built on…
Seminarkirche St. Michael, Würzburg
This church is the former seminary church of the Würzburg Jesuit College and now the Catholic Church of St Michael. There has been a church on this site since the earliest 13th century. The first was a small chapel dedicated to St Agnes and used as a monastery by the Franciscans. During the 16th century…
St. Mary-on-the-Rock, Ellon
This is a large episcopal church located above the River Ythan just south of the town centre of Ellon, in the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney. The town’s parish history dates back over 900 years but the present church building was built in 1871 replacing the original one of 1816. The present building was designed…
St. Stephan zu Mainz
The Collegiate Church of St Stephan is located in the city of Mainz, the capital of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built in the Gothic style and is also a ‘hall’ church. It is now principally known for it’s stained glass windows designed by Marc Chagall. The church was originally built in 990…
9th July, 2022
Well, it’s been far too long since I wrote anything on here. Let’s put it down to doing other things, life getting in the way and also a touch of laziness! So the past couple of years have been kind of crazy with the whole Covid situation – lockdowns, unable to get abroad and a…
St. Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
This parish church of the Church of England is over 700 years old. Building work began in 1284 and it was dedicated in 1316 for the worship of God. Most of the church was built during this time apart from the side chapel of 1510 and the organ chamber in 1874. The church is built…
Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David This is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the centre of Cardiff. It is the centre of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. It is the focal point for Catholic life in the city and Wales as a whole. The original building was built between the years of…
Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff
The Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul with Saints Dyfrig, Teilo, and Euddogwy Llandaff Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral and is the mother church of the Church of Wales Diocese of Llandaff and seat of the Bishop of Llandaff. It is one of two cathedrals in Cardiff, the other being the Roman Catholic Metropolitan…
St. Botolph without Aldgate
This is a Church of England parish church in the City of London, and as it is located just outside the city’s former eastern walls, a part of East London. It is one of four churches (three surviving) which is dedicated to the 7th century Saxon abbot, St Botolph or Botwulf who became the patron…
St. Mary le Strand, London
St Mary le Strand is an Anglican church located on what is now a traffic island at the eastern end of the Strand in the City of Westminster just north of Somerset House. It is the official church of the Women’s Royal Naval Service and has a book of remembrance for members who have fallen…
Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane – London
Corpus Christi is a Roman Catholic church located on Maiden Lane, Covent Garden in the City of Westminster area of London. The church building is in the Early English Gothic style and was designed by Frederick Hyde Pownall. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 on the site which had been leased to the parish…
Cathedrals and Churches I've Visited on my Travels 