Back in the Dobo Istvan Square, we find the Church of Anthony of Padua. If it looks like we are moving from one church to another...well we are. It is very warm in the sunshine and the streets are filled with folks here for a some sort of street fair (lots of stalls selling things we don't need and "musicians" playing things are really don't want to hear). We've already eaten so ca can't find an excuse for visiting a restaurant again. Thus, we head to the churches to see what we can see.
Before we move ahead with more photos, let me pause to wish all my US friends a happy 4th of July. While there a great many things about which to be unhappy about in the US at the moment, there is still hope that we can redeem the mess and recover the country we all know and love. Keep your fingers crossed and work hard to reclaim our future. Now back to the regularly scheduled programming.
What we see in this church is a more typically somber mix of ornament and grandeur found in churches in this part of the world.
Perhaps the statues were once white like those in the cistercian church, but here they are surrounded by a darker style.
Intricate and detailed, yet filled with a kind of heaviness that conveys the seriousness of the task of saving souls.
Nevertheless, it is beautiful.
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