Church Architecture

St. David's Cathedral
Architect: Medieval masons, John Nash
1181 - mid 13th century Architecture

St Davids Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral situated in St Davids, Britain's smallest city, in the county of Pembrokeshire, near the most westerly point of Wales. The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in 589. Over the ensuring years the area was raided and pillaged by Vikings who destroyed all the buildings.. In 1115, with the area under Norman control, King Henry I of England began construction of a new cathedral. In 1123, St Davids, was a center of pilgrimage for the Western world; the Pope decreed that "Two pilgrimages to St Davids is equal to one to Rome, and three pilgrimages to one to Jerusalem". The new cathedral was quickly constructed. Henry II of England's visit in 1171 saw the following of David increase and the need for a larger cathedral. The present cathedral was begun in 1181 and completed not long after.

St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Rhodes
Architect: Armando Bernabiti
1936 - 39 Architecture

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The St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral (Greek: Εκκλησία του Αγ. Φραγκίσκου της Ασίζης) also called Catholic Cathedral of Rhodes, is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Rhodes, Greece

St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw
1390 - after WWII Architecture

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St John's Archcathedral (Archikatedra św. Jana w Warszawie) is a Catholic church within the Old Town precinct in Warsaw, Poland. It is dedicated to John the Baptist.

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When we think of Christian architecture, we may picture towering cathedrals with intricate stained-glass windows, but the roots of this style are much more humble. The earliest Christian structures were not grand, but rather simple house churches. As Christianity grew, its places of worship grew in size and intricacy.

The transition from early Christian to medieval architecture paralelled societal and religious changes. The Romanesque style, characterized by its rounded arches and massive walls, was followed by the Gothic style with its pointed archs, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses.

Christian architecture has created some of the world’s most iconic structures. These buildings all share a common thread: they are physical manifestations of the Christian faith.

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