Videos tagged with "holy"

The Interior of Old Cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua [01:38]
The Old Cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua (Catedral de Santiago) designed by architect Pablo Dambach, was built in 1920. Dambach was an architect from Belgian living in Managua at the time. He took his inspiration from the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris and created this wonderful cathedral. In 1931, the cathedral survived an earthquake, but the devastating Managua earthquake of 1972, which killed thousands of people, made the structure unsafe. Because of the weakness of the architectural structure (which is held up by a system of steel beams), people are not allowed inside the Old Cathedral of Managua. In spite of this, earlier this year, I had the opportunity to go inside to take photographs. I won't say how I got inside, that's another story. The building with its crumbling altars and columns is utterly beautiful and magnificent with its lovely muted colors, the faded frescoes, the daylight streaming through its hollow windows. It is both holy and like the ghost of a beautiful woman at the same time. It was magical to be inside the structure but for a brief moment I thought, if the earth below Managua trembled, this fragile beauty would collapse upon me. This movie of the interior of the Old Cathedral of Managua is made up of the series of photographs I took. I found some haunting lovely music like a choir of angels which expressed the magic of the experience. A talented person I hired, put them together in the form of a movie. I don't believe that you will find photos of ...
Tags: old cathedral of managua, managua, nicaragua, nicaragua tours, retirement tours, catedral de santiago, pablo dambach

San Pedro Leon Nicaragua 2012 [06:07]
Esta es la procesion de san Pedro que sale de Catedral y le da vuelta al parque central Martes Santo
Tags: Leon Nicaragua, procesion, Holy Week, Semana Santa, Catedral, San Pedro, 2012, Martes Santo

Procesion Jesus del Rescate Leon Nicaragua 2012 [09:02]
Esta es la procesión de Jesús del Rescate que sale del templo de la merced el Viernes de Dolores, por alguna razón esta vez le pusieron la cruz
Tags: Jesús del Rescate, 2012, León Nicaragua, La Merced, Viernes de Dolores, Semana Santa, Holy Week

Señor de la Reseña Leon Nicaragua 2012 [08:57]
Procesion de Jesus de la Reseña una procesion que data del año 1867 y es una procesion pentencial Lunes Santo Imagenes: San Felipe, San Juan, Santa Maria Magdalena, Stmo. Señor de la Reseña, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Santa Veronica y Sant Maria Cleofas
Tags: La reseña, Leon Nicaragua, San Felipe, Procesion, Lunes Santo, Semana Santa, Holy Week

Viernes Santo 2011: Procesion del Santo Entierro - San Agustin [07:26]
La procesion del Santo Entierro de la parroquia San Agustin que recorre las calles de Chinandega por la tarde. Tambien si notan, el sonido y la manera que suena el redoblante es distinto a las otras procesiones de las otras parroquias. Chinandega, Nicaragua 2011. The procession of the Holy Burial from the San Agustin parish passing throughout the streets of Chinandega in the afternoon. Also, if you notice the sound and the way the snare is played, it is distinctive from the other parish processions. Chinandega, Nicaragua 2011.
Tags: Viernes, Santo, Entierro, Semana, Santa, Parroquia, San, Agustin, Procession, Parish, Holy, Week, Good, Friday, Burial, 2011, Chinandega, Nicaragua