Dusty Buildings

St Mary Magdalene, Paddington (Rowington Close, London, England)

+ Designed by Gothic Revivalist architect, George Edmund Street, to serve a poor part of 19th century London with (among other things) beauty, this church is considered his masterpiece and is filled with incredible stained glass, mosaics, and sculptures. It has also served as a filming location for multiple movies, including most recently 2012’s Les Misérables .

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Dusty Art

Head of Christ, by the American painter Warner Sallman (1940) is now one of the most famous portraits of Christ ever created.

The work is more than it seems, too, with hidden symbols and a history that touches the miraculous.

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Dusty Feasts

The Feast Day of Saint Jude Thaddeus and Saint Simon the Zealot (28 October), celebrates two of the original Christian Apostles. Church tradition says they evangelized together and were martyred together in 65 AD.

+ Includes recipe for Dabgadz Banir Boerag (fried Cheese Turnover)

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Dusty Buildings

The Parish of Adwick-le-Street, St. Laurence (Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England)

+ This 12th century Norman church is beautiful, but it’s famous for one of it tombs. This church is home to a tomb from the 1500s that is adorned with some very familiar-looking stars and stripes.

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