York Minster, Anglophile Friday

Rood Screen, York Minster

A couple weeks ago, my Anglophile Friday was on the topic of York Minster. Here are a few more photos we took at York Minster, the largest Gothic Cathedral in northern Europe.

The gorgeous Kings Screen (or pulpitim) dividing the choir from the nave

Pipe organ above

Want to attend a Christmas Concert at York Minster? Check it out HERE. BTW, David Pipe is the organist - how appropriate.

York Minster, South Side

From YorkMinster.org:

Minster:

Torward the end of the sixth century, Pope Gregory sent Christian missionaries to convert Saxon England. They built churches to be centres for worship and as bases from which they would go to preach in the surrounding countryside. Priests lived there communally though not necessarily as monks subject to the rule of St. Benedict. Such a centre was known as a monasterium. This word entered the Saxon language as mynster. Today the spelling has changed and the word Minster describes many different types of church building, from small parish churches to large cathedrals such as York.

A cathedral is the most important church in a bishop's diocese, the geographical area over which he has authority. In the early days of the church, a bishop wore the same vestments (clothes) as any other priest. To distinguish him as the leader he was given a chair on which only he could sit, in the same way that in secular society, the king was given a throne. In both Greek and Latin, the word for chair is 'cathedra.' From this, the word 'cathedral' has been derived.'

The Great West Window

From 1338

Carvings from the Portal

Scenes from the Account of Creation

The Stairway

No passing lane

Window above west door

Stained Glass Window

Depicting the Family Tree of Jesus

This photo and the one following may have been taken in the York Minster Chapter House.

I should have taken a notebook to number and identify my photos!

See more shots of York Minster and read some of its history at Sacred Destinations.

OR  YorkMinster.org

My favorite shot of York.

We were at the top of the Minster, watching the snow fall on those beautiful old tile roofs.

(Why is the plural of roof 'roofs,' 

when the plural of hoof is hooves??)

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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York Minster, Interior, Architectural Detail, Tombs - Anglophile Friday

What struck me when I first walked into York Minster is the height. That ceiling is a long way up. The rood screen (below) is stunningly beautiful, and walking through the minster I 'suffered' a definite awesomeness overload.

The following two photos are of a couple tombs in York Minster. Be sure to check out THIS LINK to see several of the ornate and interesting tombs in this magnificent structure.

Mom, Dad, and kids

Ceiling, Chapter House, York Minster

 Stone carvings with amazing detail

More ceiling detail. Can you imagine those workmen on scaffolding all those years ago, taking the greatest care to effect this amazing detail! Those people were obviously not in a hurry and were not stopping to text or tweet every few seconds.

I think all our modern technology is conditioning our children to demand instant results - and if they don't get them, to give up and move on. What's happened to focus time and perseverance?

Could a York Minster even be built today?

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