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The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony szekesegyhaz) also called the Kaposvar Cathedral is located in the historic centre of Kaposvar, is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is one of the largest Christian churches in Hungary. It serves as the seat of the diocese of Kaposvar. Its construction began in 1885 and was completed in 1886.

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of Thurles. Construction began in 1865 and it was consecrated by Archbishop Croke on 21 June 1879. The architect was James Joseph McCarthy, Barry McMullen the builder and J.C. Ashlin was in charge of the works. The building is in the Romanesque Revival style and has many architectural features, including an imposing rose window, an outer baptistery and a richly decorated altar.

The current brick church was built in the middle of the 13th century and has an Early Gothic style. The choir, transept, nave, and tower were constructed in the second half of the 13th century. The building was demolished by fire in 1586. The choir was restored in 1613 and the transept in 1617. A restoration was carried out in 1862: the upper part of the tower was rebuilt and the remains of the 13th-century frescoes were found in the transept. The second restoration was conducted between 1890 and 1912: all plaster was removed, but the remaining frescoes were lost. Various restoration works were also carried out in later years.

The Annunciation Church of Tinos or Our Lady of Tinos is an Orthodox temple built in the 19th century. This church is the destination of Orthodox Christian pilgrims, because it has an icon deemed miraculous.

Welcome to the best of only four surviving medieval bridge chapels in the country. It has enjoyed a long and chequered history, and is truly a hidden gem right in the heart of Rotherham.

The church was designed by Edward Welby Pugin (son of Augustus Welby Pugin) and built between 1873 & 1876 to replace a chapel in the grounds which now forms part of St Joseph's High School. It was the home of Benedictine Monks from St Laurence's Monastery, Ampleforth for 199 years before being given over to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster in 2009. It has a distinctive large vaulted interior designed to enhance musical and liturgical acoustics.

Our Lady's Church is the old medieval church of Skive, built around the year 1200. At the beginning of the 19th century, it was planned to demolish it. The frescoes discovered in the church at the end of the 19th century saved it from destruction.

The Lancaster Memorial Weiswampach was built to commemorate the crews of two Lancaster bombers that tragically crashed during World War II.

Ourense Cathedral was built from the end of the 12th century until the second half of the 13th century. It was built on the base of the Church of Santa María Madre, built under King Sancho II (1065-1072). It has rich sculptural decoration from the Romanesque period and important Renaissance altarpieces and choir stalls.

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