The Origins of Christian Architecture: From the Cross to Cathedrals | FULL DOCUMENTARY

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In the first century of our era, a man, Jesus of Nazareth is crucified on a hill in Jerusalem ... From the belief in his resurrection will emerge, after Judaism, a new monotheistic religion: Christianity.   Born in the darkness of a cave in Palestine, early Christianity was forbidden. It was practiced in secret, hidden for three centuries. To allow Christians to gather in numbers and to practice their rites, it is necessary to build monuments adapted to their worship: the churches.   Over time, the spread of Christianity on all continents is accompanied by a blossoming of monasteries, churches and cathedrals ever higher, ever larger ...   From Jerusalem to Mont Saint-Michel, from Florence to Moscow, through Chartres and Seville, the style of Christian monuments has been renewed at every crucial moment in the destiny of Christianity: a division between Eastern and Western Churches, Advent of Gothic, Muslim conquests, climax of the Renaissance ...   In all their diversity, these buildings tell the faith of men and their frantic race to the height and the light, in the name of the glory of God ... Documentary: Sacred Spaces - Churches: The Quest for Light Director: Véronique Legendre, Celia Lowenstein, Bruno Ulmer & Bruno Victor Pujebet Production: ZED, ARTE France & CuriosityStream #fulldocumentary #documentary #film #Christianity #ReligionDocumentary #History #Faith #Cathedrals #Jerusalem #Architecture #JesusChrist #ReligiousHistory #CulturalHeritage #AncientHistory