Places of Light

This book written together by Gernot Candolini and Jennifer Brandon chooses some of the exemplary cathedrals of Europe and North America with beautiful images and poetic, descriptive texts that inspire and inform. They offer glimpses into the spiritual, visionary, and artistic beauty and mastery of these spaces, inspired by God and built by human hands. Reading the powerful stories connected to these sacred spaces: like the reconciliation crusade of Vezelay, the destruction of Cluny, the origins of Sagrada Familia and others will lead you into the awe and excitement that these places exist and will also probably place a seed in your mind to travel and visit by yourself. The book will inspire your heart to explore the architectural and artistic elements that make these churches what they are: sources of power, smiling stones, wrapping crypts, uplifting music and places of light.