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The Holy Door at the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. In John 10:9, Jesus is quoted as saying, "I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved." [6] In Luke 11:9 is found, "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
The doors show relief images from the Bible, scenes from the Book of Genesis on the left door and from the life of Jesus on the right door. They are considered a masterpiece of Ottonian art , and feature the oldest known monumental image cycle in German sculpture, and also the oldest cycle of images cast in metal in Germany.
English: The south door of Stoke-by-Nayland church is a Jesse tree, carved with figures, birds and insects. ... View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap
Church architecture refers to the architecture of Christian buildings, such as churches, chapels, convents, seminaries, etc.It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by borrowing other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and local traditions.
We pulled photos from our archives going back to the late 1800s of churches in Fort Worth and Arlington.
Exterior Holy Door by Enrico Manfrini (2000) The covered portico (or narthex) that precedes the façade is a Neo-classicist addition of the 19th-century reconstruction. On the right is the Holy Door, which is opened only during the Jubilees. On the inside is a second door, known as the Byzantine door, which was present in the pre-19th century ...
The doors introduce the overall "Tree of Life" theme with intricate details that serve to make the doors look like overwhelming planks of wood. The doors possess a hydraulic system that allows them to be opened with the push of a finger. Beyond the doors is a vestibule encased in glass.
A church warden said it was "ironic" that thieves stole a painting of the Ten Commandments, including text reading "thou shalt not steal", from a church. Three pictures were taken from St Andrew's ...