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Books LLC : Buildings and Structures in Utrecht (City): St. Salvator's Church, St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, St. Eloy's Hospice
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Author: Books LLC
Title: Buildings and Structures in Utrecht (City): St. Salvator's Church, St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, St. Eloy's Hospice
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Published in: English
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 34
Date: 2010-09-15
ISBN: 1157167322
Publisher: Books LLC
Weight: 0.14 pounds
Size: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.08 inches
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Chapters: St. Salvator's Church, St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, St. Eloy's Hospice, St. Catherine's Cathedral, Utrecht, Vredenburg, Stadion Galgenwaard, Pieterskerk, Utrecht, Sonnenborgh Observatory, Kerkenkruis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Sint-Salvator church (also called the Old-Münster church) was one of the five collegiate chapters in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The others were the Dom Church, the St. Peter's Church, the St. John's church and the St. Mary's church. The St. Salvator church was situated on the present-day Dom square right next to the Dom Church. The St. Salvator church was demolished following the Protestant Reformation, as a result of the outlawing of Catholicism in the Dutch Republic in 1587. The first St. Salvator church was established possibly around 695, its presence was definitely established by 724. It was established by Willibrord, after he had received his mission from pope Sergius I. The patron saint of the church, Salvator, is a possible reference to the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the ecclesiastical seat of the Pope and the mother church of the Catholic Church, as this church was at first also dedicated to St. Salvator. The name Salvator means savior and is a direct reference to Jesus the Savior. During the second world war, the location of the former church was subject to archaeological research. At the site of the former Crossing, on the axis of the church, wall-restants and limestone tombs were found. From the positioning of the remnants it was concluded that the eastern annex of the church had been found. By studying the groundplan of the second church (which included a very broad and extremely short nave and a heavy tower), the dimensions of the connecting hall were deduced. The original St. Sa...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24328933
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