DAILY PHOTO: St. Philomena’s Cathedral, Mysuru

DAILY PHOTO: Church of St. Paul, Malacca

Said to be the oldest European building east of India, these hollowed out ruins represent one of the oldest Christian Churches in Southeast Asia.
This statue of St. Francis Xavier stands in front of St. Paul’s Church. Francis Xavier did have his right hand amputated posthumously, and many like to tell the story that the statue’s hand was sheared off by lightning in an act of divine reckoning (though more likely the movers dropped the statue and the hand broke off. At any rate, that’s why they never got around to having it fixed.)

DAILY PHOTO: Annai Vailankanni Church, Pottery Town

DAILY PHOTO: Shrine, Gergeti Trinity Church

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DAILY PHOTO: Gergeti Trinity Church, Stepantsminda

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DAILY PHOTO: Jvari Monastery, Mtskheta

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DAILY PHOTO: Views of Tatev Monastery

DAILY PHOTO: Ananuri Fortress

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Blue Sky Perspective [Lyric Poem]

What ancient tower sits
Under the patch of blue...
Exposed by tearing clouds
To give a boundless view.

Well, however ancient
And however stately,
I view it with less awe,
Or even quite sedately.

For it's a babe below
The ever-spreading sky;
Its edges - broad and tall -
Exaggerate -- They lie!

DAILY PHOTO: Central Methodist Church of Mussoorie by Night