Roman Catholic Church Research Paper

Sitting right in the middle of Italy, in the small town of Assisi, sits one of the most grand and beautiful churches to ever have been built. Breaking ground in 1228, architect Maestro Jacopo Tedesco was set to design and build a masterpiece that would represent the life of Saint Francis but also house the remains of the one of the most important figures within Catholicism. Brother Elias, being one of Saint Francis’s trusted followers was put in charge of overseeing the construction by the Pope. He also helped with the overall look and design of the church mainly emphasizing on the lower basilica. The church was built on two levels. First being the lower basilica. This would act as a crypt or tomb that would house the remains of Saint Francis.

By protruding from the cathedral's walls, the figures are more attractive and would gain more observation. Also, they would have been brightly painted to look as realistic as possible (Harris and Zucker 2018). This, in its day, would have made the scenes seem even more lively than they do now, and certainly more lively than the blander jamb sculptures of Early Gothic art. Not only were the figures interacting with each other, but they would have been able to interact with passersby and members of the cathedral. Their realism could have especially been effective in playing towards the church youths. The colorful figures on the exterior of the church were the same ones that were featured in biblical sermons on the interior and would have helped paint visuals of gospel readings. Finally, as is characteristic of many religions, the divine figures depicted were both literally and figuratively placed above the mortal man or woman. The jamb statues were larger-than-life-size and, in case there was any doubt that they reign supreme over us, are mounted on the cathedral. This gives the appearance of Gabriel, Mary and Elizabeth watching over us. This could mean in a protective, religious sense but also could be in a hierarchical context. The figures depicted in Annunciation and Visitation are all of vital importance to Christianity and are worshiped-or looked up to-by followers of that faith. These reasons are why I believe Annunciation and Visitation looks and is placed the way it

The exterior of the church is very different from the ones we are used to in the sense that the church itself is vividly painted with all types of icons dating back to the mid 1960s. The tradition for this types of paintings is however rather old and in the orthodox creed these paintings are particularly important because they show the saints for whom the church was erected and whose name they usually take.

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Fig, 17-2 Santa Constanza, Rome reflects the characteristic of the period because just before it was built Constantine legalized Christianity in the Edict of Milan and Christian art became imperial art. So this architecture was important for the future of Christian religion. It was built for the tomb of Constantine's daughter. The church itself symbolizes the spread of Christianity in the Roman world and the ambulatory and the dome supported by a barrel vault are all the characteristic of the churches that were built during that

Next, we have the Pantheon a wonderful temple in Rome which is now a church called Santa Maria ad Martyres. The Pantheon was built in 27-25 B.C. by magistrate, Marcus Agripa to commemorate the victory of Actium over Antony and Cleopatra. Unfoaryanty, the original temple burned down in 80 AD and it was restored between 193-211 by emperor, Septiums and Caracalla. Later, when Christianity replace paganism in Rome, the temple was give to Pope Boniface IV 608 AD. The Pantheon was the first to be Christianized in Rome. The Pantheon is 142 ft. wide and 142 ft. in height it is shaped as a sphere sitting on a cylinder. The place is resting in a solid ring wall while the outside is covered in cantilevered brick. The porch is made of 16 monolothic Corinituan

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The bishop was also in charge of building two other churches, San Michele and Santa Maria, but “San Vitale is larger in scale than these two churches, designed as a centrally planned octagonal two-story congressional church” (Tronchin and Knight 130).The church features “two centric octagons. The dome covered inner octagon rises above the surrounding octagon to provide the interior with clerestory lighting” (Gardner and Kleiner B: 255). This octagon shape brings the parishioners to the center of the church, allowing them to become part of the service, which is not found in a traditional church. The dome is constructed on eight piers and arches which are surrounded by an ambulatory and a gallery. Much of the inside is marble and gold and the church walls have many windows to let the sun in to shine on this gold. “Light filtered through the alabaster-paned windows and plays over glittering mosaics and flowing marble” (Gardner 255) which shows the beauty and lavish pieces Justinian put into this construction, even though the outside is dull and made mostly of bricks. However, this becomes another difference concerning these two monuments. The dome of San Vitale shows the Roman influence, with a figure of Christ, marbles and glittering galleries and the Dome of the Rock features a more ordinary approach with geometric shapes and calligraphy as well as extraordinary colors used in Islamic

The Church of San Vitale located in Italy is an early Christian church completely made up of bricks, which was built and completed between 538-548. It has an octagonal plan, with a two-story ambulatory enclosing a central space. There is a narthex, or entrance porch attached to the west side of the building at an angle, while a small choir and chancel, or extended

While constructing both of these cathedrals there were sculptures created that represented narratives of theology and mysticism. Both were created for a place of worship that’s why sculptures and paintings of religious images were added. This showed a great respect for the belief in Christ and the surrounding believers.

Louis abbey chapel is circular, and this decision was made because the monks wanted to keep the congregation as close to the altar as possible, as actual participants of the Catholic ritual instead of just spectators. The design consists in parabolic arches made of thin-shell concrete, trying to create the landscape of Missouri. On the exterior of the church there are twenty parabolic arch sections in the first tiers of the circular chapel. In the second there are twenty smaller arches and on the top tier there are ten even smaller arches, which cover the bell tower. On the top, in the middle there is a big cross, a symbol of Christ. In the distance it seems lifting off from its green ridge and soaring upwards. On the inside, each arch of the first tier encloses an intimate space with a small altar. The parabolic shaped windows, just like the Gateway Arch, suggest a gothic cathedral windows. The windows are faced with dark insulated polyester, which limits the entrance of sunlight. The polyester seems to be black from the outside but it actually admits daylight into the inside creating a peaceful atmosphere. Inside the church, there is a sculpture of the Madonna and Christ child and other works from modern art by artists from France, Spain, Great Britain and the US. Also, the life-sized sculptures of Saint Benedict and the Virgin Mary decorate the church

The many aspects of the outside of this church alone reveal that it is a Jesuit Church. The use of baroque architecture is a major factor in distinguishing buildings of this time from one another. The Gesu is the first major building featuring Baroque, which is significant to the Counter-Reformation, and it is also the template for Jesuit churches around the world. Baroque architecture followed renaissance art from the Middle Ages. The many aspects of this style make it feel as if it is going against the norm. Architects aspire to make baroque buildings look as if they are sculpted and contoured, rather than mathematically planned. Using techniques to make walls look curved together as one single entity is a way baroque artists integrated movement into architecture. Unique ground plans of oval or ellipse shape are a distinguished aspect of baroque, in contrast to the circles, squares, and Greek crosses used in the renaissance. Architecturally, the Gesu is a marvel. It is the second largest in size, following St. Peters Basilica, and also has one of the largest domes in Rome. The baroque aspect of the dome is its inability to be seen from the front of the church, it is only viewable from the sides. In addition, the pillars on the exterior are in even pairs of two lining the front wall, however they are carved out of the stone, not standing independently. Despite this, the pillars still

The statue located on the inside the cathedral is Jesus Christ. He is located in the choir section with two banners on each side. Then on the outside, it’s Pope John Paul and Jordyn the magnificent. Pope John Paul ll is located in the left column. In the right column it is Jordyn the

Anyone who has been or seen pictures of Italy are aware that the country is known for its beautiful churches and amazing art. While there are many different aspects that make up the glorious style of design that these churches have come to be known for, there are two churches located in Florence, Italy that are unique in a completely different way: Santa Maria del Carmine and Santa Maria Novella. While the two churches are similar in ways, they both have unique structures and art inside them that make them completely different. To understand how much these two churches compare one must look at the structure, history, artists, and art inside them.

With such support from the state and the Emperor, the church was given a massive financial support, which was invested in the building of the Basilicas. They were used to perform rituals such as worship, baptism, prayers, scripture reading, preaching and recognition of the dead and the after life. The liturgy of the early churches was very plain. They were build on a rectangular classical floor plan. The Basilica floor plan was simple; consisting of a narthex (the outside building short end), apse, transept, and aisle such formation gives the idea of building resembling to the cross. The early Christians were inspiration to represent such building to the cross. Once more this is part of the spiritual journey of Christianity. The other model was the central plan which would consist of a dome in the middle of the church. Were all the activities would take place. Like the worship and the baptismal ritual. This center plan was more common in the Eastern-Orthodox churches. This shows the heritage of Roman Christian art from the early ancestors such as the Greeks and the Middle East. A great example is the San Vitale in Ravenna which was an important Byzantine outpost in Italy. San Vitale was constructed under the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 547. This church has a domed central core which