Thursday, March 8, 2012

S. Ottilia's Church


S. Ottilia's Church in Lengstein / Ritten
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Labels: , Location: Ritten Bozen, Italien

3 comments:

VP said...

My grandmother had a sister called Ottilia...

March 8, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Sharon said...

A beautiful spot!

March 8, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Lowell said...

What? No snowy landscape? :-)

Well, this is a gorgeous building. Love those arches...the nave is called that from the word, "naval," and it represents a ship which is carrying the faithful on their journey from earth to heaven.

Well, that's the theology/belief anyway...

March 9, 2012 at 12:46 AM

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