The Voices of the Cathedral
Subtitle: Tales in Stone and Legends in Glass
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Published: September 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781417949939
Subjects: Christian institutions & organizations; History of religion; Religion & Beliefs; Religion - Classic Works; Religion; Religion - Catholicism; Christianity - History - Catholic; Christianity - History - General
First sentence: ALTHOUGH iconography eventually became a favourite child, a veritable Benjamin, of the Church, it was not regarded by the Fathers, in its infancy, with affection or even with respect; quite the contrary, they looked upon it as an undesired foundling laid upon their doorstep which the pressure of extra-ecclesiastical practice and opinion finally forced them to adopt.