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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Now that's a Church.

Not to say that other churches aren't churches. But some certainly get closer to the ideal of "perfect church" than do others. Gerald would be pleased, I'm sure. And sure enough, this one is in Austria:

"Two priests pray in the church of the the monastery of Heiligenkreuz, south of Vienna during a media tour, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007,. Pope Benedict XVI will visit the monastery during his three-day visit to Austria from Sept. 7 to 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)"

I love the name as well, Heiligenkreuz (="holy cross"). Here's its wikipedia entry. The church does indeed contain a relic of the True Cross, originating from Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem and given to duke Leopold V in 1182, who donated it to the monastery six years later. It was put on public display in 1983.

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