Special churches St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City The St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City is the first Coptic, an ancient Oriental Egyptian church in the United States. It is one of only a few 200 Coptic Orthodox churches across the United States and was founded due to the persecution of… Read More »
Special churches, temples and monasteries St. Francis Cathedral The St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe was built from 1869 to 1887 by Archbishop Lamy, who is also buried in the chancel of the cathedral together with seven other archbishops of the city. It was built on the foundations of an older church, of which only… Read More »
Special churches, synagogues and mosques St. Mary’s Church in Albany The Roman Catholic St. Mary’s Church in the city of Albany is located on Lodge Street and was inaugurated in 1870. The red brick church is built in the neo-Romanesque style. However, this is already the third St. Mary’s church. The foundation of the St.… Read More »
Special churches, temples and synagogues Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville The Basilica of St. Lawrence in the city of Asheville is a Roman Catholic basilica from 1905. It was designed by the Spaniard Rafael Guastavino and is in the style of the Spanish Baroque. What makes the basilica special is its red appearance due… Read More »
Special churches Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo This cathedral in Fargo was built in the Romanesque style from 1880 to 1899. The nave, built of red brick, stands out wonderfully against the blue towers of the cathedral. St. Mary’s Church in Bismarck The St. Mary’s Church in the city of Bismarck was built in… Read More »
Special churches and temples Old Stone Church in Cleveland The Old Stone Church in the city of Cleveland is a Presbyterian church building, which was built from 1853 to 1855 in the style of Neo-Romanesque. The Old Stone Church is the second church building in the city. The sandstone church has been on the list… Read More »
Special churches St. Joseph Old Cathedral in Oklahoma City The St. Joseph Old Cathedral in the city of Oklahoma City is a Roman Catholic cathedral and was built between 1901 and 1902 in the Gothic Revival style. The St. Joseph Old Cathedral became notoriously famous for being almost completely destroyed in the Oklahoma City bombing… Read More »
Special churches, temples and synagogues Old St. Peter’s Landmark in The Dallas The Old St. Peter’s Landmark, former Roman Catholic Church was built from 1897 to 18998 and has no longer served as a church since 1968. In 1971 it was saved from demolition. The church in the Gothic Revival style consists largely of red… Read More »
Special churches, temples and monasteries Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Greensburg The Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in the city of Greensburg was consecrated in 1928. The cathedral is built in the vertical style of late English Gothic. It consists exclusively of limestone and sandstone. It was raised to the status of… Read More »
Special churches and cemeteries Cathedral of Saint John in Providence The main building of this church was built in 1811, but in 1929 the Cathedral of Saint John was first turned into a cathedral. Later, in 1967 it was renovated again. Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul in Providence This is the first Roman Catholic… Read More »
Special churches First Baptist Church in Columbia The First Baptist Church in the city of Columbia is one of the oldest Baptist churches. The First Baptist Church was built in 1856. A meeting met here on December 17, 1860, which unanimously decided to withdraw South Carolina from the Union. The church was built in the… Read More »
Special churches, temples and monasteries Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Sioux Falls The Cathedral of Saint Joseph in the city of Sioux Falls was built from 1915 to 1919 in the style of the Neo-Renaissance. The Cathedral of Saint Joseph was built of limestone and therefore shines in bright white even today in sunny weather.… Read More »
Special churches St. John’s Cathedral in Knoxville The city’s St. John’s Cathedral in Knoxville was built in 1826, just 35 years after the city was founded. However, today’s church is the second building of the church that lasted from 1891 to 1892. A fire in 1919 destroyed many of the original stained glass. St. John’s… Read More »
Special churches, synagogues and missions Rothko Chapel The Rothko Chapel is an ecumenical chapel in the Menil Collection in Houston. The Rothko Chapel was built in 1971. It contains, among other things, a painting cycle from 14 works by Mark Rothko. Furthermore, the sculpture “Broken Obelisk” dedicated to Martin Luther King is on the grounds… Read More »
Special churches and temples Monticello Utah Temple This temple of the Mormon community is located in the city of Monticello. It was inaugurated in July 1998 and serves as a place of worship for the approximately 13,000 Mormons in and around the city. The church covers an area of around 1,045 m². In the next… Read More »
Round Church in Richmond The small, white Round Church is located in the likewise small village of Richmond in Chittenden County. It was built between 1812 and 1813 and lives up to its name. The almost round church is a rare and very well preserved example of a six-page meeting house. Meeting houses were mainly… Read More »
Special churches and temples Christ Church in Alexandria The Christ Church in Alexandria is a typical example of an episcopal church in the United States. It was built in colonial style by John Carlyle between 1767 and 1783 and co-designed by George Washington. On January 1, 1942, the day of prayer for peace, Franklin Roosevelt… Read More »
Special churches St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Seattle The St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in the city of Washington was completed in 1962. The church is kept in the typical Orthodox style and serves as a place where festivals and bazaars are held in addition to the services. Contact 2100 Boyer Avenue East Seattle,… Read More »
Special churches, temples and monasteries Basilica of St. Josephat in Milwaukee This is a cathedral built in 1901, modeled on St. Peter’s in Rome. By Paps Pius XI. in 1929 she received the honorary title Basilica Minor as the third in the United States. The St. Jesephat Basilica Foundation was founded in 1991, so that… Read More »
Special churches Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart The Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Charleston is a Catholic cathedral built from 1892 to 1897. The cathedral is built of limestone in the neo-Romanesque style. Bronze statues can also be found on the church forecourt. Contact Leon Sullivan Way /… Read More »
Monuments Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site Fort Caspar is a former U.S. Army fort and was built in 1859. It served to protect the settlers from attacks by Indians. In 1865 there was a battle at Platte Bridge Station. Indians of the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes attacked the fort. This battle is still remembered… Read More »
Only from 1980 did the United States begin to regain its foreign policy aggressive role. It happened initially after the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 and the subsequent humiliating occupation of the US embassy in the country in November of that year. In April 1980, the superpower carried out military action in Iran in… Read More »
Netherlands Antilles The Caiquete people were the first residents of the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. Shortly after the arrival of Spaniard Alonso de Ojeda in 1499, they were made slaves and taken to the island of Hispaniola – the present Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The same fate surpassed the Caribbean people of… Read More »
The unitary culture, the Mediterranean culture, which characterized the Roman Empire even in its late stages, had definitely collapsed around 1500. The Ottoman Empire’s expansion across the Balkans closed this area of European influence for several centuries. Something similar was the case with the vast Russian territory, which since the Mongol conquest in the 1200’s.… Read More »
Oceania (Mission History) In terms of population, Oceania has over time received more foreign missionaries than any other continent; there are now only a few people in the Pacific who are not Christians. On many islands, competition between different mission societies resulted in local conflicts. Spanish Jesuits were the first to land on the Marianas… Read More »
In Africa there are the oldest traces of human activity. The continent has housed many peoples who over time have merged and split up, expanded and wiped out, and some ethnic groups are during the 1900’s. arising from the administrative measures of the European colonial powers. Our knowledge of the history of Africa is based… Read More »
While in Africa one can follow the very first traces of man, it is in Asia that one finds the earliest highly developed societies. From here are known the first testimonies of agriculture and cattle breeding in the world, the first use of metal and the oldest writing. The development of culture went different ways… Read More »
Zambia is an independent nation in Eastern Africa. With the capital city of Lusaka, Zambia 2020 population is estimated at 18,383,966 according to countryaah. Initially, the steppes and savannas in southern Africa were populated by hunter-gatherers, who, around the time of Christ’s birth, were suppressed by farming peoples. Some of these created independent kingdoms that… Read More »
Zimbabwe is an independent nation in Eastern Africa. With the capital city of Harare, Zimbabwe 2020 population is estimated at 14,862,935 according to countryaah. Zimbabwe has been populated by the bantu people Shona and Ndebele for almost 2,000 years. Shona built the stone city of Greater Zimbabwe, which conducted extensive trade. During the 19th century,… Read More »
Swaziland is an independent nation in Southern Africa. With the capital city of Mbabane, Swaziland 2020 population is estimated at 1,163,491 according to countryaah. The area where Swaziland is today has probably been inhabited for almost a hundred thousand years. The first place was probably the people san and khoikhoi. In the 15th century, the… Read More »