Catholic Church Essay
Architecture and the Catholic Church
Michael A McFadden
Arch 401 Design Studio V
Leon Bridges, FAIA, NOMAC
The Catholic Church was the vast influence in the architectural world. The architecture of cathedrals, basilicas and abbey churches is characterized by the structures' huge scale and trails one of numerous branching traditions of form, function and style that all ultimately derive from the Early Christian architectural traditions created in the Constantinian period.
Architectural Styles
There are many styles to architecture concerning the Catholic Church. These styles consist of Early Christian art and architecture, Byzantine architecture, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture, Renaissance architecture, Baroque architecture and Victorian architecture.
The Early or Paleo-Christian period of architecture term lasted from the first Christian Church structure of the early 4th century until the development of the Byzantine style that appeared in the control of Justinian I in the 6th century, rather than the removal of the seat of the Roman Empire to Byzantium by Constantine in 330 CE. Some of the earliest Christian churches were built in Armenia where Christianity was officially developed 301. The small aisles Basilica of the Holy Cross at Aparan is traditionally dated to the 4th century.
Past and present Church architects recognized that the atmosphere produced by the church structure affects not only how one may worship, but also what one may believe. It is challenging to separate theology and ecclesiology from the setting of worship, whether it is a traditional church or a modern church. If a Catholic Church structure does not reflect Catholic theology and ecclesiology, if the structure weakens or dismisses the natural laws of church architecture, the worshiper risks accepting a faith that is not familiar to Catholicism. Cathedrals in specific, as well as various abbey churches and basilicas have specific intricate structural forms that are
Michael A McFadden
Arch 401 Design Studio V
Leon Bridges, FAIA, NOMAC
The Catholic Church was the vast influence in the architectural world. The architecture of cathedrals, basilicas and abbey churches is characterized by the structures' huge scale and trails one of numerous branching traditions of form, function and style that all ultimately derive from the Early Christian architectural traditions created in the Constantinian period.
Architectural Styles
There are many styles to architecture concerning the Catholic Church. These styles consist of Early Christian art and architecture, Byzantine architecture, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture, Renaissance architecture, Baroque architecture and Victorian architecture.
The Early or Paleo-Christian period of architecture term lasted from the first Christian Church structure of the early 4th century until the development of the Byzantine style that appeared in the control of Justinian I in the 6th century, rather than the removal of the seat of the Roman Empire to Byzantium by Constantine in 330 CE. Some of the earliest Christian churches were built in Armenia where Christianity was officially developed 301. The small aisles Basilica of the Holy Cross at Aparan is traditionally dated to the 4th century.
Past and present Church architects recognized that the atmosphere produced by the church structure affects not only how one may worship, but also what one may believe. It is challenging to separate theology and ecclesiology from the setting of worship, whether it is a traditional church or a modern church. If a Catholic Church structure does not reflect Catholic theology and ecclesiology, if the structure weakens or dismisses the natural laws of church architecture, the worshiper risks accepting a faith that is not familiar to Catholicism. Cathedrals in specific, as well as various abbey churches and basilicas have specific intricate structural forms that are