Baroque Churches

A joyful celebration in sight and sound!

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

San Jose de Laguna Mission, New Mexico

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Interior of san Jose ; notice windows on the left, and painting in the nave.    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, photograph by G. E. K...
Monday, 10 November 2025

Rosario Chapel, Santo Domingo, Puebla

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Very short introductory video  I have longed to post about this remarkable chapel - the first to be dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary in...
Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Saints Peter and Paul, Cracow

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  The Jesuits came to Cracow in 1582 and at first used existing Gothic churches.  Finding these inadequate they managed to get The King to s...
Monday, 13 October 2025

Carmine, Turin

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  View toward high altar I'm still in Turin, exploring some of the works by Juvarra. He  built his church for the Carmelite Order 1732-5...
Sunday, 12 October 2025

Basilica of the Superga, Turin

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 The great old city of Turin is very high in my list of intended visits. The sight of this monumental church perched above the city would be...
Wednesday, 8 October 2025

St Anne chapel, Brezany Panenske

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  One of Santini's first buildings of his own design, the little chapel of St Anne, is reckoned to be one of his best.This is proven by ...
Tuesday, 7 October 2025

St John Nepomuk, Zdar

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 Giovanni Santini keeps appearing in any survey of Czech Baroque churches.Strange Gothic inspired Baroque hybrids or something unique? Was h...
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Peter Godwin
Retired librarian, wanting to share my love of Baroque Churches and their music. Also mad organist, architectural modeller, grumpy choir monk and Wild West fan.
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