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Beverley Cathedral in Yorkshire with architect Ian Stewart.
Beverley Cathedral in Yorkshire with architect Ian Stewart.
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Beverley Cathedral in Yorkshire with architect Ian Stewart.
angels arcade arch architecture augustinian bar beverley beverley monastery buttress carvings cathedral chapter church clerestory crane decorated desig early english glass gothic hawksmoor heritage history house john limestone masterpiece medieval minster minstrels music n hawksmoore nave organ parish perpendicular pilgrimage pinnacles preservation relics rood rose saint scale screen shrine snetzler st stained stewart stonework thornton tourism towers tracery tracery window treadwheel treasure triforium twin vaulting visitor window windows worship yorkshire
Beverley Cathedral in Yorkshire with architect Ian Stewart.
angels arcade architecture augustinian beverley buttress carvings cathedral chapter church clerestory crane decorated early english glass gothic hawksmoor heritage history house john limestone masterpiece medieval minster minstrels music nave organ parish perpendicular pilgrimage pinnacles preservation relics rood scale screen shrine stained stewart stonework tourism towers tracery treadwheel treasure triforium twin vaulting visitor worship yorkshire
Beverley Cathedral in Yorkshire with architect Ian Stewart.
angels arcade arch architecture augustinian bar beverley beverley monastery buttress carvings cathedral chapter church clerestory crane decorated desig early english glass gothic hawksmoor heritage history house john limestone masterpiece medieval minster minstrels music n hawksmoore nave organ parish perpendicular pilgrimage pinnacles preservation relics rood rose saint scale screen shrine snetzler st stained stewart stonework thornton tourism towers tracery tracery window treadwheel treasure triforium twin vaulting visitor window windows worship yorkshire
Picture by Simon Barber (tel 07739 472 922) The Pilgims Progress: Young Catholic priests taking a break from their seminary classes to prepare for the evening procession through the streets of the town of Lourdes. Often whilst staying at the seminary the priests will assist the disabled down to the pools where those afflicted by illness can bathe in holy water.
Picture by Simon Barber (tel 07739 472 922) The Pilgims Progress: A torchlight procession bears a figure of the Virgin Mary through the streets of Lourdes , accompanied by pilgrims singing hymns. In the far South of France, Lourdes became a shrine for worshippers in the nineteenth century when as a young girl Bernadette Soubirous saw a vision of Mary Magadelene in a cave. The processions take place each night throughout August in celebration of the Feast of the Assumption, a national holiday in France.
Picture by Simon Barber (tel 07739 472 922) The Pilgims Progress: Worshippers to Lourdes from the Ivory Coast wearing dresses patterned with an image of the Virgin. Pilgrims come from all over the world to visit the shrine where St Bernadette saw her vision and many from poorer countries are sponsored by their neighbours to bring back holy water to their communties.