franciscanheart Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 You know what I've noticed by looking at these pictures? All of these churches are so fancy in architecture. I love them all, it's great. But.... I don't know if this is not good for me to say but I like that my church isn't that extravagent. It's still pretty. "It's like one you would see on TV," says Josh, one of my friends. But I don't know.... but anyway I'll post a pic of my church's rail soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 No Eastern Church is considered to be complete if it lacks an iconostas. Sadly the Western Church has done away with its version of the iconostas (i.e., the rood or chancel screen), and now most Western Churches don't even have an altar rail. So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popestpiusx Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Sad indeed. There are still a few churches in the US that have rood screens. One was just built last year. I'll get a picture for you. Hughey, I would not consider the Nigerian church terribly extravagant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popestpiusx Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 [img]http://www.sgg.org/photographs/Parish%2003/easter6.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.sgg.org/photographs/Parish%2003/firstcommunion1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.sgg.org/photographs/Parish%2003/holyweek5.jpg[/img] Actually this Church was built several decades ago. They just built a new one because they outgrew this one. The Church is in Ohio. Here is one in Texas. It's Our Lady of Atonement (an Anglican Use parish), built in 1986: [img]http://www.atonementonline.com/images/easter_04.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.atonementonline.com/images/sanc1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.atonementonline.com/images/sanc2.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popestpiusx Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I guess those are more "modified" rood screens, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 [quote name='popestpiusx' date='Feb 3 2005, 11:46 AM'] Hughey, I would not consider the Nigerian church terribly extravagant. [/quote] maybe not the way you see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 1986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 [quote name='popestpiusx' date='Feb 3 2005, 10:00 AM'] I guess those are more "modified" rood screens, though. [/quote] Yes, they are modified -- ancient western rood screens were normally solid at the bottom and contained icons of the saints -- but even those modified screens are wonderful. The sanctuary has traditionally been marked off by the iconostasis/rood screen, or at a minimum, an altar rail, and so Churches without those things are architecturally incomplete. God bless, Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popestpiusx Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 [quote name='Apotheoun' date='Feb 3 2005, 08:00 PM'] Yes, they are modified -- ancient western rood screens were normally solid at the bottom and contained icons of the saints -- but even those modified screens are wonderful. The sanctuary has traditionally been marked off by the iconostasis/rood screen, or at a minimum, an altar rail, and so Churches without those things are architecturally incomplete. God bless, Todd [/quote] I agree. That's why I would make it a crime to remove them in my little city state/ country (of which I would be a ruthless yet benevolent tyrant). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 [quote name='popestpiusx' date='Feb 2 2005, 09:29 AM'] I think if I was the dictator of a small country, I would make it illegal to remove the communion rail from churches. Punishable by execution. [/quote] Permission to be a lowly citizen of your small country, O great one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 (edited) A Roman Catholic Church under the Anglican 'use' or 'rite' or whatever it's called in Houston put up a nice rood screen in their church. It's pretty, and they have the altar rail and everything, but I prefer my 150-year-old French Gothic church... of course... Edited February 4, 2005 by Totus Tuus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 [url="http://www.abcsoffaith.com/artchurch/olwart04.htm"]http://www.abcsoffaith.com/artchurch/olwart04.htm[/url] That site has pictures of the Our Lady of Walsingham. A lot has been modified since those pictures were taken (I don't think it even shows the altar rails, which are quite beautiful), but you get the idea. I believe they had to keep it fairly modest (they would have probably liked to have it more like those English churches someone posted), but our Bishop is pretty picky about adorning the churches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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