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Russian Churches
Posted on 07/02/2013 5:26:19 AM PDT by varmintman
Google image search on 'Russian churches' (русские церкви)...
A few examples:
TOPICS: Religion
KEYWORDS: christianity; russia
To: varmintman
They’re beautiful buildings. ‘Makes me want to tour Russia.
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posted on
07/02/2013 5:34:15 AM PDT
by
Viennacon
To: varmintman
Try as they did, Lenin, Stalin, and all the rest could not stamp out the Russian Orthodox Church and the religious
spirit of a people (or of each individual person).
To: All
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posted on
07/02/2013 5:48:26 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Only losers like to win by losing.)
To: Viennacon
Some Buddist temples are the most elaborate and ornate structures I’ve ever seen and maybe even a step above those but those are some mighty fine looking churches. Definitely a dfferent architectural style than we have here in the U.S.
To: varmintman
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
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posted on
07/02/2013 5:58:04 AM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: varmintman
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posted on
07/02/2013 6:08:05 AM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
To: varmintman
The one with the green domes is the church of St. Sophia in Kiev, built for Prince Yaroslav by Byzantine craftsmen in 1099. It is very beautiful inside as well as out.
The Ukrainians have left some of the parging off of the exterior walls to reveal the ancient Byzantine brick which is different from what we use today.
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posted on
07/02/2013 6:12:42 AM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: varmintman
Thank God (litterally) they weren’t all dynamited in the 30’s.
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posted on
07/02/2013 6:36:27 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: spetznaz
You can see some fine examples here in Western Pennsylvania. I know of one particular corner where a Russian Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic Church sit next to one another. Something you would never see over there.
To: varmintman
Thanks for posting. Beautiful churches.
Coming from Polish ancestry, what I find most beautiful about Russians and Eastern Europeans, is the old peasant faith. I would describe my father's faith in that way. He didn't learn it from a book, but it was in his heart.
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posted on
07/02/2013 6:38:01 AM PDT
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: spetznaz; DManA
The prize of them all of course is the gigantic Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Храм Христа Спасителя) in Moscow:
Google image search on 'Храм Христа Спасителя'
That one has been rebuilt from scratch/memory after the fall of the CCCP, the commies had torn the original down and made a swimming pool for themselves on the premises.
To: varmintman
Amazing pictures....thank you.
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posted on
07/02/2013 6:57:11 AM PDT
by
CatherineofAragon
((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
To: varmintman
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posted on
07/02/2013 8:19:34 AM PDT
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: All
One I missed...
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