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The Sistine Chapel ( / ˌsɪsˈtiːn ˈtʃæpəl /; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481.
- 1984
- Roman Catholic
- 20.7 metres (68 ft)
- Vatican City
Tianzhu (Chinese: 天主; Wade–Giles: Tʻien-chu), meaning "Heavenly Master" or "Lord of Heaven", was the Chinese word used by the Jesuit China missions to designate God. History The word first appeared in Michele Ruggieri's Chinese translation of the Decalogo, or Ten Commandments. ...
The Forbidden City ( Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is a palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples including the 22 ha (54-acre) Zhongshan Park, the sacrificial Imperial Ancestral Temple, the 69 ha (171-acre ...
One of the most famous paper tube structures: temporary church building erected in 1995 after the Great Hanshin earthquake. Takatori Catholic Church ( Katorikku Takatori Kyōkai (カトリックたかとり教会)) [1] is a Catholic church in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Japan. It is a fifteen-minute walk from Takatori Station in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture ...
It was initially planned in the 15th century by Pope Nicholas V and then Pope Julius II to replace the ageing Old St. Peter's Basilica, which was built in the fourth century by Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.
t. e. The Coptic Catholic Church [a] is an Eastern Catholic particular Church in full communion with the Catholic Church. Along with the Ethiopian Catholic Church and Eritrean Catholic Church, it belongs to the Alexandrian liturgical tradition. Uniquely among the Alexandrian Rite Eastern Catholic liturgies, the Coptic Catholic Church uses the ...
Name The church was historically named either for the Resurrection of Jesus, or for his tomb, which is located at its focal point.The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is also known as the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, or simply the Holy Sepulchre.Eastern Christians also call it the Church of the Resurrection or Church of the Anastasis, Anastasis being Greek for Resurrection.
