Christian Sacred Spaces and Places
Helen Gittos
Abstract This article states that minsters were among the prime foci for late Anglo-Saxon urbanization. First it reviews key themes in ecclesiastical history of England and then discusses some particular issues. The role development towns is also addressed. churches built during period rebuilding endowment which took place eleventh century make up a substantial part Taylor Taylor's corpus buildings. Church architecture was influenced by tradition, fashion, properties available materials but ideas about what these buildings symbolized. proximity many to certain naturally occurring features, notably springs, has long been recognized. study Christian sacred places dynamic field huge progress made last forty or so years.
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