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Architecture
Or collection of articles on the 2000-years-long tradition of Christian architecture, its adaptations from other architectural styles, and its many innovations based on beliefs, practices, and local traditions.
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![1738: Cathedral of San Fernando, San Antonio, Texas](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/30600491161_101784f0f5_k.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Daniel Esparza
The oldest functioning cathedral in the United States
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Daniel Esparza
The Monastery of Pedralbes: A medieval urban cloister
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Daniel Esparza
A church by the seaside: Sitges’ St. Thecla
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Daniel Esparza
The Hermitage of St. Peter in the Olive Grove
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Daniel Esparza
Madrid’s cathedral of La Almudena
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Daniel Esparza
Baroque church emerges from drought-stricken reservoir
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![shutterstock_210115237](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/09/shutterstock_210115237.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Adriana Bello
The 16 curious wooden churches of southern Chile
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Daniel Esparza
The widest Gothic cathedral in the world
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Daniel Esparza
Making medieval stained glass windows, step by step
![Durham Cathedral](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/durham_-_cathedral_-_panoramio.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Daniel Esparza
This cathedral is home to the remains of Venerable Bede
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![WEB – CUP001 – The Sacra di San Michele, the symbol of the Italian region of Piedmont, stands in the dawn. In the background are visible mountains of the Val di Susa – shutterstock_640285153](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/web-the-sacra-di-san-michele-the-symbol-of-the-italian-region-of-piedmont-stands-in-the-dawn-in-the-background-are-visible-mountains-of-the-val-di-susa-shutterstock_640285153.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
![St. Aubin Village](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/SAV-plaza-copy.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Theresa Civantos Barber
More of this: Historic Detroit shrine designs “urban village” around church
![Katedra w Toledo](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/katedra-toledo-hiszpania-shutterstock_1382915519.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Philip Kosloski
Why do Catholic churches have a vaulted ceiling?
![GUADALUPE](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/05/shutterstock_396640789-kiev.victor.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Daniel Esparza
The monk who designed Guadalupe’s Basilica
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Philip Kosloski
What is the apse in a Catholic Church?
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