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Church Of St. John The Baptist (Kamenny Island)
The Church of Saint John the Baptist, Saint John the Baptist('s) Church, or variants thereof, may refer to: Armenia * Saint John the Baptist Church, Abovyan * Saint John the Baptist Church, Yerevan Australia * St John the Baptist Church, Reid, Canberra, Anglican * St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Bulimba, Brisbane * St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Richmond, North Queensland * St John the Baptist Church (Toodyay), Roman Catholic * St John the Baptist Church, Toodyay (1863–1963) Belgium * Church of St. John the Baptist, Molenbeek Bosnia and Herzegovina * Saint John the Baptist Church, Livno Bulgaria * Church of Saint John the Baptist, Nesebar Burma/Myanmar * St. John the Baptist Church, Yangon Canada * Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church (Quebec City) France * Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Faubourg in Aix-en-Provence * Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bastia * Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Buhl, Haut-Rhin), with the Buhl Altarpiece * Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Porta * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John The Baptist Church, Abovyan
Saint John the Baptist Church ( hy, Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի, ''Surp Hovhannes Mkrtich'') is a monumental Armenian Apostolic church in the town of Abovyan, Kotayk Province, Armenia. Overview The construction was launched in August 2006 and funded by the Armenian businessman Gagik Tsarukyan. After a 7-year duration of construction works, the church was finally consecrated in May 2013 by Catholicos Karekin II, with the presence of then-president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and former president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. The main architect of the church is Artak Ghulyan Artak Ghulyan ( hy, Արտակ Ղուլյան; December 28, 1958), is an Armenian architect and designer, Doctor of Architecture, Docent (Associate professor), and professor of the International Academy of Architecture. In September 2013, he ..., and the constructional engineers are Hovhannes Meyroyan and Tigran Dadayan. The internal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint John The Baptist, Ein Karem, Jerusalem
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic church in Ein Karem, Jerusalem, that belongs to the Franciscan order. It was built at the site where Saint John the Baptist is believed to have been born. In 1941–42 the Franciscans excavated the area west of the church and monastery. Here they discovered graves, rock-cut chambers, wine presses and small chapels with mosaic tiling. The southern rock-cut chamber contained ceramic datable to a period stretching from approximately the first century BC till 70 AD, an interval that includes the presumed lifetime of Zechariah, Elizabeth and John.Abel, 1938, pp. 295fPringle, 1993, pp3038/ref> The community living here has been dated by the archaeological findings back to the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods. Most of the current church structure probably dates back to the 11th century, with the lower courses possibly dating to the Byzantine period (4th-7th century). History In 1941-42 the Franciscans excavated the area w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John The Baptist Church, Iași
Saint John the Baptist Church ( ro, Biserica Tăierea Capului Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 14 I. C. Brătianu Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. In 1610, during the reign of Prince Constantin Movilă, a wooden church dedicated to Parascheva of the Balkans was built around the city's fish market. This was later moved to the site of the current church. Upon the insistence of his mother, the nun Elisafta, Prince Miron Barnovschi-Movilă began to build the latter from stone between 1626 and 1629. During his reign, the church was completed up to the top of the windows and a new dedication selected. Beheaded by the Ottomans in 1633, he did not live to see the church complete, as mentioned on a marble plaque above the foyer door. Instead, Vasile Lupu ensured it was finished. It has been suggested that Lupu performed the work out of remorse, as Barnovschi's execution was partly due to his insistence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John The Baptist Church, Târgu Mureș
Saint John the Baptist Church ( ro, Biserica Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul, hu, Keresztelő Szent János Plébánia) is a baroque, Catholic church in the city center of Târgu Mureș, Romania. History Transylvania fulfilled all the requirements for the development of this new architectural style by the beginning of the 18th century, when it became part of the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Empire. Ignatius of Loyola initiated a strong campaign to convert people back to Catholicism. Jesuit monks settled in the town in 1702 with the purpose of revitalizing the Catholic community. During the first years, they found lodging in the home of Boer Simon, but in 1704 managed to buy a plot of land near the Nagy Szabo house in order to build a church. In 1764 a bigger church was built because of an increase in the Catholic population. The church was constructed based on the plans of the Jesuit Valentin Scherzer and was raised by constructor Konrad Hammer from Cluj-Napoca, Cluj. Description The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John The Baptist Church (Taytay, Rizal)
St John the Baptist Parish Church, also known as Parokya ni San Juan Bautista, is a Roman Catholic church located in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines. History Franciscan missionaries first arrived to establish a parish in Taytay in 1579 and built a chapel made of light materials near the shores of Laguna de Bay named "Visita de Sta. Ana de Sapa," dedicated to its patron saint, John the Baptist. Jesuit missionaries took over the administration of the parish in 1591, with Rev Pedro Chirino becoming parish priest. Under Chirino, the parish was relocated from the flood-prone shores of Laguna de Bay to a higher location in a hill which was called San Juan del Monte where the parish has remained to this day. It was during his stint as parish priest that Rev Chirino began to document the Tagalog language as well as the way of life of Filipinos from his interactions with the inhabitants, forming the basis for his book "''Relación de las Islas Filipinas"''. A new church made of stone was buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabaco Church
The Saint John the Baptist Parish Church (Spanish: ''Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista''), commonly known as Tabaco Church, is a Roman Catholic Church in the city of Tabaco, Albay, Philippines under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi. The church of Tabaco was founded by the Franciscans under the advocacy of Saint John the Baptist and became an independent parish in 1616. It was also declared a National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines. History Tabaco was established as a ''visita'' by the Franciscans under the patronage of Saint John the Baptist in 1587. It was separated from Cagsaua in 1616 when Father Pedro de Alcareso was named as parish priest. It was administered by the Franciscans until 1660. It became an independent parish in 1664. Since 1750, the church was supervised by the secular clergy. The present church was built by the seculars in 1864 and completed in 1879. The church, one of the only two declared sites in Bicol Region, was cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinaglabanan Church
Saint John the Baptist Parish (colloquially, Pinaglabanan Church; Filipino: ''Parokya ng San Juan Bautista'' and in Spanish: ''Parroquia de San Juan Bautista del Pinaglabanan'') is a 19th-century Roman Catholic church in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Name The church derives its name from John the Baptist, to whom it is dedicated. He is both the patron saint and namesake of the city, which has the ceremonial name of "San Juan del Monte" (Saint John of the Mountain), owing to the area's hilly terrain. The edifice is also known colloquially as the "Pinaglabanan Church", as it is several metres from the Pinaglabanan Shrine. The area near the church and shrine received the name "''Pinaglabanan''" ( Tagalog for "battleground") as the Katipunan engaged the Spanish Empire in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, marking the start of the 1896 Philippine Revolution. History Establishment Although the parish was established on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John The Baptist Parish Church (Liliw)
St. John the Baptist Parish Church (Filipino: ''Simbahan ng Parokya ng San Juan Bautista''), also known as Liliw Church or Lilio Church, is one of the Roman Catholic churches in Liliw, Laguna, Philippines. Its feast is celebrated every August 29 known as the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist. The church is known for its red bricked façade and baroque style architecture. History Liliw was established as a ''reduccion'' by Franciscan priests Juan de Plasencia and Diego Oropesa in 1578. It was annexed as a visita of Nagcarlan until it became an independent parish with Father Miguel de San Lucas as first parish priest in 1605 by the Franciscan missionaries. The first church was built in wood in 1620. A stronger stone church was built from 1643 to 1646 and was partially destroyed during the 1880 Luzon earthquake. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John The Baptist Parish Church (Calamba)
St. John the Baptist Parish Church (Filipino: ''Simbahan ng Parokya ni San Juan Bautista''), commonly known as Calamba Church, is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines under the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo. It is located adjacent to Rizal Shrine and is known as the christening site of José Rizal. History Jesuit Missionaries in 1757 purchased a big portion of land called ''Hacienda de San Juan ''for their missions but the parish was only established in 1779 by the Franciscan Friars upon gaining independence from the parochial church of Cabuyao (formerly known as Tabuco). The stone church was originally built in 1859 but destroyed on February 12, 1945 during the Second World War. The reconstruction of the church of Calamba was headed by Father Eliseo Dimaculangan. The original altar was burned in 1862 but immediately rebuilt by Father Leoncio Lopez. The first Filipino priest, Father Angel Villaruz, served the longest in this church for 43 yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Bautista Church (Calumpit)
San Juan Bautista Parish Church, (officially the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint John the Baptist, locally called Calumpit Church), is a 17th-century, Roman Catholic, baroque church located in Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines. The parish church, under the patronage of Saint John the Baptist, belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos under the Vicariate of Saint James the Apostle. History Calumpit is recognized as the first site of the evangelization by the Order of Saint Augustine in northern Luzon. The mission field covered the present-day Bulacan province and some areas of adjacent Pampanga such as the town’s neighbour Apalit, Macabebe, and Candaba; some references cite Calumpit as part of Pampanga or as an ''Alcaldía'' of ''Región la Pampanga'' in the early years of Spanish rule, together with Betis and Lubao. Calumpit was established as a prior on May 3, 1572 along with the churches of Lubao and Betis. On March 3, 1575, Fray Gaspar de San Agustín did not provid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John The Baptist's Church, Sandefjord
The Saint John the Baptist's Church ( no, St. Johannes Døperen kirke) is the name given to a religious building of the Catholic Church, which functions as the parish church in Sandefjord, Norway.P.O. Gaalaas-Hansen: Brennende hjerter. Blimt fra Metodistkirkens arbeid i Sandefjord gjennom 100 år - og litt til. Sandefjord 1995. The building was built between 1916 and 1918 in the Art Nouveau style for the Methodists and was inaugurated on 5 March 1918. The church building served as a Protestant parish for the Methodists in the city for 90 years, but was sold to the Catholic Church in 2008. The building has a built surface of and has space for between 140 and 150 seats. On the ground floor there is also a hall for the parish on a plot of . See also *Roman Catholicism in Norway *Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo ( la, Osloënsis) is an exempt diocese located in the city of Oslo in Norway. Parishes The territory is divided into 25 parishes, loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotunda Of Xewkija
The Church of Saint John the Baptist, commonly known as the Rotunda of Xewkija or Xewkija Rotunda, is a Roman Catholic church in Xewkija, Gozo Gozo (, ), Maltese: ''Għawdex'' () and in antiquity known as Gaulos ( xpu, 𐤂𐤅𐤋, ; grc, Γαῦλος, Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After t ..., Malta. History On 27 November 1678, Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Molina raised Xewkija from a hamlet to the status of a village, and as the first parish of Gozo outside the town. The parishioners, traditionally renowned for their craftsmanship and their building abilities in Maltese Limestone, expressed their wish to construct a bigger church. Built in the 20th century on the site of a previous church, the church was designed by the Maltese people, Maltese architect Ġużè Damato. Its dome internal diameter is . The dome is high. Its calculated weight is 45,000 tons. The circumference is . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
