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unusual facts about Church of the Holy Trinity, Hrastovlje



Berwick Castle

Large parts of the structure were simply used as a quarry (notably for the construction during the Commonwealth of the parish church, Holy Trinity, while in the nineteenth century, the Great hall and much of what remained was demolished to make way for Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station.

Church of the Holy Cross, Rauma

The church was re-established in 1640 as the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton

The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Embleton, Northumberland, England.

The open battlement resembles those found at Coxwold; this pierced battlement is an unusual feature for a country church in northern England.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Košice

In 1618, at the beginning of the Counter-Reformation and the start of the Thirty Year War, The captain of the city established there a dwelling and a chapel for Jesuits in the Protestant town.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia

Philadelphia's Church of the Holy Trinity is also known for its numerous stained glass windows, including five by Louis Comfort Tiffany and one by Luc-Olivier Merson.

After the end of the American Civil War, Brooks took a sabbatical from the church to travel to Europe, Israel and Palestine.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Royal Shakespeare Company performed Henry VIII in the church in 2006 as part of the Complete Works Festival.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Sutton Montis

The Church of the Holy Trinity at Sutton Montis in the parish of South Cadbury, Somerset, England has Saxon origins but most of the surviving building is from the 12th century and subsequent periods.

Embleton, Northumberland

The Church of the Holy Trinity is large with several interesting features and is historically connected with Merton College, Oxford.

George Wyllys

He married Bridget Yonge/Young on 2 November 1609 at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-on-Avon.

Hrastovlje

Scenes from the Book of Genesis also decorate the nave, images of the Apostles are painted in niches in the apse, with other saints and prophets as well as a Passion series and the journey and adoration of the Magi.

It is best known for the Church of the Holy Trinity, which contains a late-medieval Danse Macabre fresco.

The most famous is the 7 m sequence known as the Dance of Death on the south wall of the nave, representing people of all walks of life from kings and popes to beggars and babies being led by skeletons towards Death itself.

O Little Town of Bethlehem

The text was written by Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), an Episcopal priest, Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia.

Sanctuary Knocker

Examples of Sanctuary Knockers can be found on Durham Cathedral, the St. Nicholas church in Gloucester and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon.

South Cadbury

Sutton Montis parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.


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