Rosslyn Chapel
|
|
Rosslyn_Chapel—west_wall.jpg
Rosslyn Chapel, originally named the Collegiate Chapel of St. Matthew, is a 15th Century church in the village of Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland. It is the location of the Apprentice Pillar. The chapel was designed by William Sinclair of the St. Clair family, a Scottish noble family descended from Norman knights and, according to legend, linked to the Knights Templar. Construction of the chapel began in 1440, and the chapel was officially founded in 1446. Construction lasted for forty years.
The chapel is actually the choir of what was intended to be a much larger cruciform structure. Construction of the larger structure was halted in 1484 after the death of Sinclair, who is buried in the chapel's foundation.
The chapel has been ascribed by some sources as a possible location of the Holy Grail, where it was said to have once been in Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
Adorned with mysterious figures, the chapel has long been the subject speculation regarding its possible link to Freemasonry.
Recently, researchers and Grail enthusiasts have been probing into the historical Rosslyn Chapel to determine once and for all if this is truly the house of the Cup of Christ. Researchers, using the latest scanning, MRI, and Ultrasonic technologies, plan to view under the ground to attempt to locate the "secret vaults" present inside.
External links
- Official website (http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/)
- Rosslyn Chapel (http://www.sacred-destinations.com/scotland/rossyln-chapel.htm) - Sacred Destinations