I was taking pictures on Saturday in and around the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica. It's a cathedral because St. Louis is an archdiocese of the Catholic church and this is a great big building. It's a basilica because some Important Person in Rome decided that it's a significant church. I think they got around to that when the pope came here a number of years ago. As a recovering Catholic, I'm more interested in the art and architecture but since childhood I've had a fondness for the gorgeous ceremony - soft light, symbolic colors, grand ritual, the organ and choir, the scent and haze of incense.The catherdal is known for its sumptuous mosaics, more of which later. I rounded a corner into a side aisle and found this image.
Peaceful photo in a beautiful setting.
ReplyDeleteMAn, I sure know a lot of recovering Cotholics! I was never raised with a particular religion, so all religions and everything connected to them fascinates me. Lovely photo, I think the "common man" makes it perfect.
ReplyDeleteJ'aime beaucoup le coté graphique et infini de cette photo. bravo pour le coup d'oeil
ReplyDeleteI like much the with dimensions graph and infinite of this photograph. cheer for the glance