Unusual location of the Month: Rosslyn Chapel
45 minutes outside Edinburgh, Rosslyn Chapel, properly named the Collegiate Church of St. Matthew, was in the middle of the 15th century founded nearby Rosslyn Castle on a small hill. The chapel of William Sinclair was founded by the Sinclair family, rose a noble family of Norman knights who moved to Scotland when she fell with William the Conqueror in the 11th century from.
The purpose was the church to celebrate Mass for all departed faithful who deceased members of the Sinclair family including. It was assumed that a quick ticket to have in the sky, people had always to pray for the soul. The Sinclairs did what many large families were doing - they built the church, hoping to top points with the guy to win. After the Scottish Reformation Roman Catholic worship in the chapel was brought to an end, although the family Sinclair Catholics will continue until the early 18th century.
The chapel is quite small. It was originally a full style Gothic cathedral to be built in the shape of a cross, but when William Sinclair died, his son was stopped construction, closed to the "top", and made that the chapel. Although small, the chapel is filled with its impressive architecture and sculpture, which one would not normally think would belong. all pretty unusual stuff for a Gothic church - in this Catholic Church, you are Pagan fertility gods, allegedly Masonic symbolism, upside-down devil biblical reliefs, evidence of Norse mythology and see the death mask of Robert the Bruce. You can spend hours looking over all reliefs, statues and images. They are fascinating. Most fascinating is the American corn (maize), which was not detected at the time the church was built. About one of the windows, it is clear corn, many people carry the Sinclair with North America's had contact to theorize before Columbus did. (Although this is not exactly revolutionary as it is well documented that Columbus was not the first person to discover America.)
Yet, what people about this place intrigue is the mystery that surrounds it and the mysterious connections of the family. By connecting the family to the Knights Templar (and the stone, the "Knights Templar" in the Church says), it has long been the theory established that a large part of the images in the church has a secret meaning and that the mysterious treasure of Templer is actually buried under the vaults of the church. But no one knows for sure. The Sinclairs has support the Templars, and it is obvious Templar and Masonic symbolism in the church, although some of them were probably added later. What keeps the mystery alive, is that the family has been silent over the centuries about what's in the vault, which many theorize they have something to hide.
After the "Da Vinci Code" movie, thousands of people came here looking every day to find some truth in the story, and thousands of people went away disappointed. But if you believe in the Da Vinci and Templar theories or not, this church is still an interesting place to visit. The complexity of the architecture will be caught and out of breath. And when you're done with the church, you can walk around the surrounding hills and visit the ruins of the old castle, which is an equally good treatment.
is a visit from a full day of Edinburgh and one that should be missed by anyone. You can take a local bus from the town, and it will drop you off right outside the entrance to both the church and castle ruins.
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