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Catholic Medieval Architecture Converts Protestant Artist (Part 1)

by Luis Dufaur March 24, 2021August 16, 2017

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Augustus Welby Pugin was the son of a French noble and architect who went to England during the French Revolution of 1789. Born in London on March 1, 1812, his mother reared him in strict Calvinist fashion. In 1834, at the age of 19, Augustus discovered medieval art and became a Catholic. He wrote: “I … Read more

Medieval Catholic Architecture Converts Protestant (Part 2)

by Luis Dufaur March 24, 2021August 15, 2017

Return to Order Catholic Medieval Architecture Converts Protestant Artist 1

Architecture leads to heaven or hell In our most recent article about Augustus Pugin, we saw how the famous architect converted from a strict brand of Calvinism to Roman Catholicism, due to his studies of medieval Catholic architecture when he was 19 years old. Free Book: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an … Read more