Carolyn WhitsonSep 5, 20217 min readCrypt of the Original SinCaves evoke mystery to a modern person. We're so used to having all the light we want, wherever and whenever we go. Our interiors are...
Carolyn WhitsonFeb 22, 20215 min readChristianizing Festivals: The Barabbata of MartaThe ancient town, on Lake Bolsena, north of Rome, has Etruscan origins. The festival has roots as a fertility rite, where the town gave...
Carolyn WhitsonFeb 15, 20218 min readEarly Christian Churches in Rome, Part 2Here, I continue to point out some features of church architecture, generally before 1100. Please see Part 1 post for more on this...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20214 min readSan Juan de La Pena, Service and MiraclesUp in the remote hills in northern Spain, the monastery of San Juan de la Pena contains the ruins of a tiny cloister, with magnificent...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20213 min readRemembering the Notre Dame de Paris Interior, Part 1Notre Dame de Paris was engulfed in a terrible fire in 2019. Here, I include some of my photos of the interior, taken in 2018. I don't...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20215 min readRemembering the Notre Dame de Paris Interior, Part 2This entry continues an analysis of the thirteenth century choir screen of Notre Dame de Paris, with photos taken in 2018, before the...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20214 min readRemembering the Notre Dame de Paris Interior, Part 3One thing that revolutionized looking at medieval stained glass for me was using a serious zoom lens, and then spending time in...
Carolyn WhitsonJan 22, 20213 min readChartres Cathedral--another temple to Mary the QueenChartres isn't very far from Paris, by modern standards, and its veneration of Mary is an occasion for comparisons to Notre Dame de Paris....