William Tyndale Monument
An amazing man who sacrificed his life to bring forth the Bible for all the read in English.
William Tyndale was born around 1490 in a small town of Nibley, near Gloucester, UK. William Tydale began working on a New Testament translation directly from the Greek in 1523. After church authorities in England prevented him from translating the Bible there. he went to germany in 1524, receiving financial support from wealthy London merchants. His New Testament transtation was completed in July 1525 and printed at Cologne. Again under pressure, this time from the city authorities, Tyndale fled to Worms, where two more editions wer published in 1525. The first copies were smuggled into England in 1526, where they were at once proscribed. When the New Testament was finished, Tyndale began work on the Old Testament. Tyndale continued to work on the Old Testament translation but was captured in Antwerp before it was completed. Condemned for heresy, he was executed by strangulation and then burned at the stake at Vilvoorde in 1536.
We had a fun hike to the top of the hill where the monument stands.
The foundation stone of this monument, erected to the memory of William Tyndale, was laid on the 29th of May 1863 and the monument was completed in 1866.
121 steps to the top! This was a tight spiral stairway. I had to stop at one point because I was getting dizzy going around and around for so long. haha
It was a little windy at the top of the monument.
A beautiful view in all directions from the top of the hill.
This was one of our favorite places to visit. We are indebted to his service in translating the New Testament and some of the Old Testament into English. It boggles my mind that so called Christians of the day did not want the people to have those writings.
A fun dinner at our flat with Sister Heo, Sister Silliman, Alex, Oyun and their son. They are from Mongolia. Elder Herdt was prompted to share a message with Alex and now they are being taught by the sisters.
We were in downtown Ponty in the indoor mall and found this little shop.
How in the world can you keep this organized and keep track of your inventory! ha
Our Family History Class started this past Wednesday. We had 8 people attend, 4 from the community. Everything went well. Class will meet every Wednesday. Everyone seemed to enjoy learning.
The Red Phone Booths
I have an attraction to these iconic red phone booths. This is the first one I've seen that actually had a phone still inside. I found 6 of them all together in downtown Cheltenham.
Some of my ancestors came from around Evesham and Tewkesbury. Some were buried at the Tewkesbury Abbey. We were able to stop by here for my birthday and stay in a 17th century coaching inn called,
The Tudor Hotel. There were a lot of buildings in the Tudor Style.
The Avon River behind the Tudor Hotel
This house was a little wonky! I was leaning to one side.
Tewkesbury High Street
Lloyds Bank
to restore it.
Tewkesbury Abbey
The building of the present day Abbey church began in 1102. Such a long history.
I am amazed at the grandeur of these buildings. How they were ever constructed back in the 12th century I will never understand. This tree was incredible. The pictures don't show the size until you zoom in and see me standing at the trunk.in the photo.
Not sure how old it is. Spring is here.
Daffodils are popping up all over here. On the sides of the road, parks and green spaces. I'm loving all of the new flowers.
These little ones were so vibrant against the brown soil.
These flowers hung their heads so that you only saw the back side of the flower. An interesting perspective.
Just lovely
Cheltenham
We were able to see a Welsh men's choir who were on Britian's Got Talent called, John's Boys for my birthday. I love the harmony of a men's choir.
The Royal Crescent, Cheltenham
Last but not least. Our favorite Crisp.
No comments:
Post a Comment