Born in the darkness of a cave in Palestine, early Christianity was practiced in secret for three centuries. To allow Christians to gather in numbers and practice their rites, monuments adapted to their worship are needed: churches. The ...See moreBorn in the darkness of a cave in Palestine, early Christianity was practiced in secret for three centuries. To allow Christians to gather in numbers and practice their rites, monuments adapted to their worship are needed: churches. The spread of Christianity on all continents will be accompanied by a flowering of ever taller and larger monasteries, churches and cathedrals. From Jerusalem to Mont-Saint-Michel, from Florence to Moscow, via Chartres and Seville, the style of Christian monuments has been renewed throughout its history. Pushing back the limits of technology, Christian builders have competed over the centuries to affirm the power of the Church, with as a common thread of their architecture a great momentum towards the heavens and the quest for light. Written by
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