August 16th: Lisboa, Portugal part 3
Inside the Monastery of the Jeronimos.
This doesn´t hold a body, I don´t think--but it brought to mind the book the Da Vinci Code.
A view of the columns and the main altar... isn´t the ceiling incredible?
Within the flashed casket is a depiction of Jesus, above that is Jesus carrying the cross, and on either side of that are angels (?) carrying the four passions: the column, the wreath of thorns, the cross and the shroud.
An altar for the Virgin Mary and Joseph--it´s one of the most cheerful ones I´ve seen!
The stained glass windows in this church were incredible--this is just one small sample. Additionally, all the marble in this monastery used to be pure white, somewhite parts are still visible; Tom and I couldn´t begin to fathom how beatiful it must have looked being pure white.
This doesn´t hold a body, I don´t think--but it brought to mind the book the Da Vinci Code.
A view of the columns and the main altar... isn´t the ceiling incredible?
Within the flashed casket is a depiction of Jesus, above that is Jesus carrying the cross, and on either side of that are angels (?) carrying the four passions: the column, the wreath of thorns, the cross and the shroud.
An altar for the Virgin Mary and Joseph--it´s one of the most cheerful ones I´ve seen!
The stained glass windows in this church were incredible--this is just one small sample. Additionally, all the marble in this monastery used to be pure white, somewhite parts are still visible; Tom and I couldn´t begin to fathom how beatiful it must have looked being pure white.
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