by Janie Koike
St. Giles Cathedral
12:00 am in Architectural, Digital, Journalism, Minolta Dimage S304, Scotland, Travel by Janie Koike
This was taken when I traveled to Scotland with several of my college friends. We had taken a class in the Reformation (when leaders in the movement broke away from some of the Catholic Theology and created the Protestant movement…that is a very brief summary. Read up more on Martin Luther, who for the first time realized “it’s about grace” and John Calvin to learn more) and were so intrigued by the history of Edinburgh. Anyway, a lot of the Reformation movement in Scotland was lead by John Knox who happened to be buried behind this cathedral. There is so much amazing history in this church.
Check out their website if you’re interested in learning more:
http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/history/
I also like the contrast of modernity (the red phone booths) with history (the gray cathedral).
Listening to: A funny bird making a really loud calling noise outside