manuel cohen

St Joseph's crypt, Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England

St Joseph's crypt, built c. 1500, dedicated to Joseph of Arimathea, below the Galilee Chapel, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: LC17_ENGLAND_MC_022.jpg
Image Size: 7087x4628 / 8.4MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 1500 15th century 16th century 7th century abbey architecture Arthurian Legend belief Benedictine British building catholic catholicism christian christianity color colour crypt Dissolution of the Monasteries England English faith GB Glastonbury Glastonbury Abbey Great Britain heritage history horizontal image indoors inside interior Joseph of Arimathea King Arthur legend mediaeval medieval monastery mystery myth religion religious sacred Scheduled Ancient Monument Somerset St Joseph's crypt tourism tourist attraction travel UK United Kingdom West Country
Contained in galleries

St Joseph's crypt, built c. 1500, dedicated to Joseph of Arimathea, below the Galilee Chapel, at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen