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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Chapels"”.
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The Relationship of Structure and Material Through the Lens of Three Catholic Chapels
… I have designed. The designs propose three small chapels on a Catholic college campus in Northeast Washington, DC.
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The Queen's and Embassy Chapels and the Boundaries of Tolerance in Early Stuart London, c. 1603-1643
… through a case study of the queen’s and embassy chapels. A central tension at the heart of early modern society was the imperative to uphold religious uniformity while living with confessional diversity after the Reformation. This was especially pronounced in cosmopolitan London where people of …
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From Rome to 'the ends of the habitable world': the provision of clergy and church buildings in the Hebrides, circa 1266 to circa 1472
… as the son of a priest. The churches, chapels and grave-yards were a focal point for these priests and for secular society. As important as the provision of clergy are the adequate numbers of, and maintenance of, church buildings. The church building had enormous significance for both …
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Prophets and profits : the financing of Wesleyan Methodism, c.1740-1800
… funded by regular contributions from members. Chapels were built to house preaching services, partially financed by debt underwritten by John Wesley and other preachers. By 1766 25,000 members employed some 100 preachers, and occupied 100 chapels; a commercial publishing operation produced …
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A monastery on a hill
… and dining space), campanile(bell tower), four chapels, individual cells and gardens, and exterior connecting spaces including a central and sub-plaza. The monastery design was developed in terms of the circulation of the monks from their individual cells to the various communal centers at the …
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Congregationalism in Oxford : The growth and development of Congregational Churches in and around the city of Oxford since 1653
… the other suburban and village Congregational chapels in contrast to other towns and cities with Congregational colleges.
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An Architurecture of Absence, A study on silence in architecture
… decades many non-denominational temples and chapels, such as the MIT peace chapel, were built around the world by seekers of unity in diversity. This study explores the design of such a place and inquires into how the subtle architectural aspects contribute to the quality of solitude and …
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La Santa Muerte: Origin and Significance of a Mexican Folk Saint
… methodology to examine Santa Muerte capillas (chapels) in areas removed from pervasive drug violence, including capillas in Oaxaca City and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Oral history interviews indicate that, at least in some cases, Santa Muerte is associated curanderismo, or healing, a function …
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Anglican Chant and Chanting in England and America, 1660-1811
… particular institutions--cathedrals, collegiate chapels and churches, parish churches--became the decisive determinants of liturgical performance style. The various forms of chant trace their historical lineage to Sarum plainsong tones harmonized in four parts in faburden style. Composed treble …
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Holy Blood, Holy Cross: Architecture and Devotion in the Parochial Complex of Rothenburg ob der Tauber
… ob der Tauber was bookended by two elevated chapels: the pilgrimage chapel of the west end of St. Jakob contained the altarpiece of the Holy Blood by Tilman Riemenschneider; the free-standing octagonal cemetery chapel of St. Michael housed a Riemenschneider altarpiece of the Holy Cross. …
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Pictish Mounds and Norse Assembly Sites: Norse Settlement and Landscapes in the Orkney Islands from the 9th to 11th century
… of more formal systems of administration—like chapels and ouncelands—brought about major changes. Rather than abandoning their past, the Norse of Orkney built upon it, adapting their beliefs and rulership to meet new realities. By the 11th century, what emerged was a distinctly Orcadian …
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The Origins and Early Development of the Parochial System in the Orkney Earldom
… in larger preparochial units. By examining the chapels in their settlement context, the extent of several of these larger units has been postulated.<br/><br/>[NOTE - The entire thesis comprises a main text (up to page 399) and then an inventory (pages 400-1035): Main thesis, appendices, …
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Laity and Clergy in the Catholic Renewal of Dublin C.1750 1830
… in many forms. Some, such as the renewal of chapels and erection of schools and seminaries, were physical. Others, such as the reorganisation of the parish system, were spatial transformations. The practices of Catholic piety also underwent radical transformation. By the nineteenth-century …
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Development of Methodism in Delaware, 1739-1830
… its thousands of converts and some sixty-seven chapels and churches built in Delaware by 1830, was the fulfillment of Bishop Asbury’s Dream.
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The Welsh Revival (1904-1905): Recovering the Role of Welsh Women
… change throughout Wales. For eighteen months, chapels were filled and public houses emptied as the country was engulfed in an emotional, religious frenzy, which many believed to be the work of God. Previous research has focused on the role of Evan Roberts, the enigmatic revivalist who was …
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Social change and religious experience : aspects of rural society in south Lincolnshire with specific reference to Primitive Methodism, 1815-1875
… Census of Religious Worship Primitive Methodist chapels tended to be concentrated in open villages where the connexion was free to develop into an established part of the lives of these communities. As they became increasingly concerned with maintaining and servicing the connexion's institutions …
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The core assemblage of the Iron Age cult in Palestine
… the material culture found in Iron Age temples, chapels, votive shrines, and offertory shrines. The paradigms are then applied to Megiddo 2081, concluding that it was a chapel and not a mere corner shrine. After an introductory chapter, chapter 2 surveys the history of research on the …
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A History of Maynooth College Chapel: 1845 to 1905
… which have set it apart from contemporary chapels. The architectural style of J.J. McCarthy (architect of the chapel) is appraised. Each stage of actual construction from the chapel's inception to it's completion is assessed. This chapter also examines the arduous task of completing the …
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Methodist Union in Whitby : a study of the impact of organizational, social and cultural factors on Methodist Union in Whitby and District, 1918-1953
… and former loyalties, especially to individual chapels, could hinder developments in new areas of population. In conclusion, suggestions are made as to how the research could be developed further.
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