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Red Church may refer to: * Red Church (Vourgareli), Tzoumerka, Pindus * Red Church (Brno) in Brno, Czech Republic * Red Church (Bulgaria) near Perushtitsa, Bulgaria * Red Church (Olomouc) in Olomouc, Czech Republic * Red Church (Güzelyurt), ruined church in Cappadocia, Turkey * Church of Saints Simon and Helena in Minsk, Belarus * The former First Methodist Episcopal Church in Port Hope, Michigan * St. James Episcopal Church in Sonora, California *The centenary Methodist Church, Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Church (Arad)
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Red Church may refer to: * Red Church (Vourgareli), Tzoumerka, Pindus * Red Church (Brno) in Brno, Czech Republic * Red Church (Bulgaria) near Perushtitsa, Bulgaria * Red Church (Olomouc) in Olomouc, Czech Republic * Red Church (Güzelyurt), ruined church in Cappadocia, Turkey * Church of Saints Simon and Helena in Minsk, Belarus * The former First Methodist Episcopal Church in Port Hope, Michigan * St. James Episcopal Church in Sonora, California *The centenary Methodist Church, Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Church (Vourgareli)
The Red Church ( el, Κόκκινη Εκκλησιά) is a Byzantine church from in the village of Vourgareli in the Tzoumerka region of Greece. It was founded as the ''katholikon'' of a monastery by the brothers John and Theodore Tzimiskes, who held the rank of ''protostrator''. The church was originally dedicated to the birth of the Theotokos, but became known as the "Red Church" due to the colour of its masonry. Historically, it was also known as "Panagia of Vella" (Παναγία Βελλάς), as it was a '' metochi'' of the Vella Monastery, and as "Royal Monastery" (Βασιλομονάστηρο), due to its importance. Due to their strong similarity, it has been suggested that the church was built by the same workshop that erected the (also known as St. Clement) in Ohrid Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the List of cities in North Macedonia, eighth-largest city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tzoumerka
Tzoumerka ( el, Τζουμέρκα) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 71.10 km2. Population 756 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Chouliarades. During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941-1944) the main base of the EDES The National Republican Greek League ( el, Εθνικός Δημοκρατικός Ελληνικός Σύνδεσμος (ΕΔΕΣ), ''Ethnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmos'' (EDES)) was one of the major resistance groups formed during t ... resistance organization was found in the Tzoumerka mountain. References Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) {{Epirus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pindus
The Pindus (also Pindos or Pindhos; el, Πίνδος, Píndos; sq, Pindet; rup, Pindu) is a mountain range located in Northern Greece and Southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km (100 miles) long, with a maximum elevation of 2,637 metres (8652') (Mount Smolikas). Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is known colloquially as the ''spine of Greece''. The mountain range stretches from near the Greek-Albanian border in southern Albania, entering the Epirus and Macedonia regions in northern Greece down to the north of the Peloponnese. Geologically it is an extension of the Dinaric Alps, which dominate the western region of the Balkan Peninsula. History of the name Historically, the name Pindos refers to the mountainous territory that separates the greater Epirus region from the regions of Macedonia and Thessaly. According to John Tzetzes (a 12th-century Byzantine writer), the Pindos range was then called Metzovon. When translated (bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Church (Brno)
The Red Church (Czech: ''Červený kostel'') is a Protestant Church in Brno, Czech Republic. It was designed by architect Heinrich von Ferstel and built up between 1863 and 1867. Nowadays it is used by the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB) ( cs, Českobratrská církev evangelická; ČCE) is the largest Czech Protestant church and the second-largest church in the Czech Republic after the Catholic Church. It was formed in 1918 in C .... The building is a cultural monument. Churches in Brno {{CzechRepublic-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Church (Bulgaria)
The Red Church ( bg, Червена църква, ''Chervena tsarkva'', ) is a large partially preserved late Roman (early Byzantine) Christian basilica In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name ... in south central Bulgaria. Dating to the late 5th–early 6th century, the church stands near the town of Perushtitsa in western Plovdiv Province, some southwest of the city of Plovdiv. The Red Church is a rare example of solid brick construction in a church from Late Antiquity in Bulgaria, and it was the red colour of the bricks that gave the church its name. History and architecture Probably built under Emperor Anastasius I (emperor), Anastasius I (491–518), the Red Church originally measured . The northern wall, the best preserved, reaches around in height. The church feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Church (Olomouc)
Red Church ( cs, Červený kostel) is a former Protestant church in Olomouc, Czech Republic. The church was built in 1901-1902 by German architect Max Löwe. It was used by local German-speaking Protestant congregation of the German Evangelical Church in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. After World War II Germans were expelled and the church was shifted to Czech Protestants. In 1959 it was given to the university library, and it now houses the archives of the Research Library A research library is a library which contains an in-depth collection of material on one or several subjects.(Young, 1983; p. 188) A research library will generally include an in-depth selection of materials on a particular topic or set of to .... References * Churches completed in 1902 20th-century Protestant churches Churches in Olomouc Former churches Former religious buildings and structures in the Czech Republic 20th-century religious buildings and structures in the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Church (Güzelyurt)
Kızıl Kilise, the Red Church, also known as Sivrihisar Kızıl Kilise to distinguish it from other structures called Kızıl Kilise, is a partially ruined sixth-century church in the Güzelyurt district of Aksaray Province, Turkey. The church takes its name from the red stone used to build it. The building has been listed in the World Monuments Watch since 2008. Background Probably erected in the sixth century during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565), the edifice is one of the oldest Christian shrines of the Cappadocia region and one of the oldest churches known to have a cupola on a drum with windows that illuminate the interior. The church was possibly dedicated to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the fathers of the Cappadocian church. According to some sources the natives called it ''Saint Panteleimon Monastery'' (Μοναστήριον του Αγίου Παντελεήμονος). In central and eastern Cappadocia, 5th and 6th-century chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saints Simon And Helena
The Church of Saints Simon and Helena ( be, Касьцёл сьвятых Сымона і Алены; pl, Kościół św. Szymona i św. Heleny w Mińsku), also known as the Red Church ( be, Чырвоны касьцёл; pl, Czerwony Kościół), is a Roman Catholic church on Independence Square, Minsk, Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus. This neo-Romanesque church was designed by Polish architects Tomasz Pajzderski and Władysław Marconi. The cornerstone was laid in 1905 and the church was completed in 1910. The bricks for its walls were sourced from Częstochowa, whilst the roof tiles came from Włocławek. Its construction was financed by Edward Woyniłłowicz (1847–1928), a prominent Belarusian-Polish landowner, businessman and civic activist. The church was named and consecrated in memory of Woyniłłowicz's two deceased children, Szymon and Helena. History In 1903, about 2,000 of Minsk's Catholics wrote a petition to the local authorities asking for a site to sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Methodist Episcopal Church (Port Hope, Michigan)
The First Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as the Red Church, is a historic church located at 4451 Second Street in Port Hope, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. History The First Methodist Episcopal Church in Port Hope was established in August, 1858 by a circuit-riding preacher. The congregation constructed this church building for a place to worship in 1880–82. Although the names of the architect and carpenter are not known, it is known that John Geltz and John Crew did the masonry and plastering work. The building served the local Methodist congregation until 1936, when they merged with the local Presbyterian congregation. After this, the building was used for local gatherings and rented out for weddings and other events. Description The Red Church is an L-shaped, gable-roof, frame structure located at the intersection of Second and School Streets. The church measures 60 feet by 38 feet, and has an asymmetrical front façad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
