Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: tombstone

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this Latinus and his daughter "We praise you, the Lord! Latinus, son of Barravados, aged 35, and his daughter, aged four, made a sign here". This memorial is the oldest surviving Christian monument in Scotland, erected about 450AD.

The Romans conquered the place in 57 BC. BC and expanded it into a walled city. The city gained importance because it was at the intersection of several important transport routes. During the barbarian invasions, Évora came under the rule of the Visigothic king Leovigild in 584. In 715, the city was conquered by the Moors. During the Moorish rule (715–1165), the town slowly began to prosper again and developed into an agricultural center with a fortress and a mosque. Évora was wrested from the Moors through an attack by Geraldo Sem Pavor ("Gerald the Fearless") in 1165. The town came under the rule of the Portuguese king Afonso I in 1166. It then flourished during the Middle Ages, especially in the 15th century. The official name of the museum is “Museo Nacional Fray Manuel del Cenáculo”. It is located in the old bishop's palace. Moorish tombstone, marble, 9th century

The tombstone in the choir of Saint-Étienne, once the abbey church of the Abbey of Saint-Etienne (aka "Abbaye aux Hommes") marks the grave of William the Conqueror (aka "William the Bastard"), who had founded this abbey. When William had married Matilda of Flanders (~ 1051) a papal ban was issued at the Council of Reims on the grounds of consanguinity. In 1059 Pope Nicholas awarded dispensation, after William and Matilda agreed to found to monasteries as penance. During the Wars of Religions Calvinists rampaged church and abbey. Iconoclasts destroyed William´s grave got, his remains got lost. A legend tells, that one leg bone was hidden by a monk. This bone is under the slab now.

Caen was a settlement already in Roman times, but prospered, when William the Conqueror (aka "William the Bastard") built a castle here. When William married Matilda of Flanders (~ 1051) a papal ban was issued at the Council of Reims on the grounds of consanguinity. In 1059 Pope Nicholas awarded dispensation, after William and Matilda agreed to found to monasteries as penance. William founded the Abbey of Saint-Etienne (aka "Abbaye aux Hommes"), Matilda founded the Abbey Sainte-Trinité (aka "Abbaye aux Dames"). The erection of both abbeys started in Caen around 1060. The "Abbaye aux Hommes" was suppressed during the French Revolution, the Benedictine monks left. The church became a parish church after the revolution. Already within the 13th century the Romanesque choir got replaced by this Gothic one. The tombstone in the foreground marks the grave of William the Conqueror (see next upload).