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Jun 2006 - Washington DC

This is actually a compilation of three trips, but since they were very similar and all within a week of eachother, I've joined them. The first was a trip to a Franciscan Monastery and a Catholic Basilica. The second was a trip to the National Cathedral. And the third was a trip to the temple down in DC. All visits to beautiful religious buildings.

The Franciscan Monastery is a real monastery with real monks. This was a beauitful place, both the building itself and its surrounding gardens. So the purpose of the monastery is to bring the Holy Land (Jerusalem) to America. The monastery itself is a giant replica of a monestary that overlies the tomb of Christ and the hill Golgotha. They also have replicas of some grottos and Roman catacombs. Very cool, I definitely recommend.

The Monastery
A replica of the place where St. Francis of Assisi began his work
Along the wall they have murals and copies of Ave Maria in all sorts of different languages
The Monastery A replica of the place where St. Francis of Assisi began his work Along the wall they have murals and copies of Ave Maria in all sorts of different languages
Entrance to the garden
Entrance to the garden
A replica of part of the Chapel of the Ascension, in Bethlehem
The entrance to the chapel
A replica of part of the Chapel of the Ascension, in Bethlehem The entrance to the chapel
Liz and I
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Liz and I Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
What an entrance!
The crypt chapel
What an entrance! The crypt chapel
A stained glass window of Christopher Columbus
A stained glass window of Christopher Columbus
The main chapel room
The main chapel room
The huge mural on the back wall/ceiling. Very... imposing?
The huge mural on the back wall/ceiling. Very... imposing?
Liz and I
Now over to the National Cathedral
Liz and I Now over to the National Cathedral
A beautifull carved wall
A beautifull carved wall
Talk about going all out for the bathroom door!
Buttresses
Talk about going all out for the bathroom door! Buttresses
And finally the DC Temple
Heather and I
And finally the DC Temple Heather and I