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Churches In Florence
The following is a list of the churches in Florence, Italy. For clarity, it is divided into those churches that are north and south of the River Arno. North of the Arno *Florence Cathedral (Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore) *Florence Baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni) *Santissima Annunziata, Florence (Basilica della Santissima Annunziata) * Badìa Fiorentina * Chiesa Valdese (Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches) * Gesù Pellegrino * Ognissanti *Orsanmichele * Sant'Agata *Sant'Ambrogio *Sant'Apollonia * Santi Apostoli * San Barnaba * San Carlo dei Lombardi *Santa Croce, Florence (Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze) * Sant'Egidio * San Filippo Neri * San Gaetano * San Giovanni di Dio *San Giovannino dei Cavalieri *San Giovannino degli Scolopi *San Giuseppe * San Jacopo tra Fossi (Evangelical Methodist Church of Florence) *San Lorenzo * Santa Lucia *San Marco * Santa Margherita de'Cerchi * Santa Margherita in Santa Maria de'Ricci * Santa Maria degli Angeli *Santa Maria dei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church (building)
A church, church building or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th through the 14th centuries, there was a wave of church construction in Western Europe. Sometimes, the word ''church'' is used by analogy for the buildings of other religions. ''Church'' is also used to describe the Christian religious community as a whole, or a body or an assembly of Christian believers around the world. In traditional Christian architecture, the plan view of a church often forms a Christian cross; the center aisle and seating representing the vertical beam with the Church architecture#Characteristics of the early Christian church building, bema and altar forming the horizontal. Towers or domes may inspire contemplation of the heavens. Modern churches have a variety of architectural styles and layouts. Some buildings designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
