Burg Ehrenfels

Resurrected this photo recently from a visit I paid to Bingen-am-Rhein. Taken just after sunset. 

Linking again today with Skywatch Friday.

Benched

Bingen-am-Rhein

Staircase

 

Staircase leading to the pipe organ at Erfurt Cathedral

Buchhandlung

Mainz, Germany

Guide

Mainz, Germany

Ironwork

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

Chalices

St. Martin's Cathedral

 Mainz, Germany

St. Martin

St. Martin in profile

St. Martin's Cathedral, Mainz, Germany

"Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397) was the third bishop of Tours. He is the patron saint of many communities and organizations across Europe, including France's Third Republic. A native of Pannonia (present-day Hungary), he converted to Christianity at a young age. He served in the Roman cavalry in Gaul, but left military service prior to 361, when he became a disciple of Hilary of Poitiers, establishing the monastery at Ligugé. He was consecrated as Bishop of Caesarodunum (Tours) in 371. As bishop, he was active in the suppression of the remnants of Gallo-Roman religion.

The contemporary hagiographer Sulpicius Severus wrote a Life of St. Martin. He is best known for the account of his using his sword to cut his cloak in two, to give half to a beggar clad only in rags in winter. His shrine in Tours became an often-frequented stop for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain." 〜 Wikipedia

St. Stephen's Gate

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St. Stephen's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

St. Stephen's Crucifix

St. Stephen's Cathedral

Mainz, Cathedral

Paschal

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

 

Footstools?

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

Cross

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

Crypt

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

Pulpit

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

Patterns

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

Streaming

I found the light streaming in and across the nave mesmerizing.

Mainz Cathedral

Bishop

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

Canopy

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany

Arch

St. Martin's Cathedral

Mainz, Germany