This design has been dubbed the tulip pulpit since it kind of resembles the flower …
This was where the priests originally held their sermons and homilies.
Pulpits are quite common in old churches here in the Philippines, but are seldom, or not used, anymore. It is now more convenient that the priest stay in front and utilize the microphone and speakers.
Modern day conveniences, huh?! :)
St. Gregory the Great Church is located at Indang, Cavite, and is said to have been completed before 1710.
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Hi Maiylah. Oh, such a beautiful and intricate design. I've never been to that church before. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate the visit earlier.
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Old churches in Mexico had a pulpit and I acutually saw it utilized. But sadly you are right now everything is done from the altar. At least they made them go back to gold instead of glass cups.
it is lovely. wonderful choice!
smiles, bee
Wow! I never knew those were pulpits for the sermons/Gosples! Just breathtaking! My photo is up, please come and visit
That is absolutely stunning and breathtaking. What a gorgeous design!
Mine's up too.
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That is a lovely ornate church.
I should of posted the nearest church to me, some of that building is a 1000 years old.
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That is lovely. The ornateness of churches takes my breath away at times. It is such an old church; I would've guess mid-1800s. Not that I know anything! Thank you for the photo!
rachel, jose, empress, becci, ma, claire, and meeyauw:
thank you so much for dropping by, too!
enjoyed visiting your posts for this theme! :)
Gorgeous! I love the intricacy.
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Oh that is so beautiful! You could spend the whole sermon looking at all the detail and still not see it all! My photo is up!
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the visit.
It seems that there are a lot of churches in the Philippines. That's christianity, first the invaders killed the people and then they built churches. God would forgive.
What a beautiful church. I would love to visit. Thanks for visiting my site, and thanks for sharing your photo!
Wow, your photo is very nice! I love the architecture of old churches, and we have a lot of them in our country.
Have a great weekend and thanks for the visit!
I'm loving your photo blog, btw.
It never ceases to amaze me how they managed to build the old massive buildings back in the old days - with those less that decent equipment of that day. And all the decorations on top of it - I think they sure didn't care how long it took!
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I just love the ornate look to the plasterwork in the old cathedrals. In Europe they have a lot of these pulpits and even in the Bruton's Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. This small church is where Patrick Henry gave his famous speech... Give me liberty, or give me death.
That is really superb! It's a wonderful picture and I love old churches.
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that's a wondrous picture -- such beauty in churches I think. Thanks for stopping by my blog www.larryhnetka.com
What a beautiful church. The pulpit is gorgeous. Too bad it's not used anymore. Very impressive. Thanks for the history lesson too!
Wow, I've never seen anything like that. I haven't been in but two Catholic churches in the States.
Wonderful photography! Thanks for visiting.
love the intricate details, maiylah! such a feast to the eyes :)
Very ornate....I am from a different religious background and I always found those suspended pulpits strange - but seeing the tradition of it actual gives it a place and I don't mind now. Thanks.
wow....now that is some pulpit!
that is really cool.
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What a beautiful looking church, we don't use the pulpit in our church anymore either.
Wow, that's really something! Very fancy! Pretty picture!
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Extremely beautiful. The detail is beyond incredible.
Great choice.
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how beautiful, I love what you've done with it! A great one for architecture!
Well, even if your mind was wandering during the church service here you'd have something great to look at! That is some amazing detail!
This photo is WONDERFUL! I love it! What a great church!
That is an amazing photo, thank you for sharing and thanks for stopping by and visiting me.
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These old churches with the "floating" pulpits express a wonderful idea of the message from "on high". I sometimes think modern religious forms lose a lot by bringing everything down to the human level.
Totally off-topic: I've just finished reading No Logo by Naomi Klein. She visits Cavite to see the garment factories there and discusses how, back in 1997, they were starting to become unionized. I'm curious - have things gotten better for the workers there? Or have the factories just moved elsewhere?
I absolutely love the design. So beautiful!
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gattina:
yes, ironic, isn't it? ... and after being under the "Christians" for around 300 or so years, they still didn't manage to convince all of the inhabitants to convert. lol ... ;P
kimberly:
hmmmm ... i really am not so sure, but there are still lots of factories in cavite. business there doesn't seem to be dwindling... :)
thanks you all, for dropping by ...
appreciate it much! :)
Magnificent!! What incredible beauty. They sure don't make them like they used to. It is so awesome to see architecture from all over the world like this.
I have a post up too.
The design of the the old church is lovely. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
Wow! Magnificent! Everything looks gorgeous! What a celing! *whistles admiring*
Thanks for your visit. I've been to this one during our Bisita Iglesia a year ago and I too loved the way this pulpit was designed.
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