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The Basilica San Giovanni is here - the first seat of the Pope and the site of the huge sculptures of the 12 apostles. Here also you will find the Shrine of the Holy Stairs - Santa Scala - and one of the oldest images of Christ - given the name of Acheropita because, according to legend, it was miraculously painted without human intervention. It is the Christian custom to climb the Holy Stairs on ones knees and you can expect to see pilgrims ascending the stairs if you visit. There was, for me, an unmistakable aura of reverence and sanctity inside this shrine. Phone: 06 7726641 Passionist Missionary
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In the Via Veneto, you can find a very strange church, in everyday language called the Chiesa dei Cappuccini. This church is decorated by the bones of 4.000 munks. It is a very strange sight, but at the same time it is beautiful. Decorations on the ceiling, against the wall, everywhere. And all made of bones and skulls.
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The church of Santa Maria della Vittoria holds one of Bernini's most famous works: The Ecstasy of St.Teresa in the Cornaro chapel(the fourth on the left).
This Art Gem is more visited now because it is mentioned in the Angels & Demons book by Dan Brown.
Located on Via XX Settembre 17, not far from Piazza della Repubblica and Via Veneto, can be visited from 8.30 till 11am and from 3.30 till 6pm but I suggest to call ahead and check. Leave a Comment
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Sometimes the strangest thing happens in the most unusual place when you least expect it.
One early morning, I visited La Maddalena (the local name for Santa Maria Maddalena Church on Piazza della Maddalena). I did not see anyone inside the church but a nun who was kneeling on the first pew. At least I thought she was a nun.
Then I realized I was wrong, she was neither a nun nor a she. I am still not sure what or who the person was. Charles thought she was a he, a street artist who used the church as a place to change out of his street clothes into his costume, and then put on his full-blown make-up.
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As you are walking down Via Veneto towards the Piazza Barberini you will see this lovely little church called Sant Maria della Concezione. This church was founded by Pope Urban VIII's brother. He was buried here along with thousands of other members of this church. This is the church of the Capuchin Monks. The Capuchin monks buried all their brethren under the church and used the bones of over 4000 more brothers to create alters, crowns, stars and crosses. In the five chapels you will see these bones in inticate designs. The bones line the walls and ceilings in different patterns. It is very weird to see bones in the form of lampshades and chairs. It is even weirder to see the full skeletons hanging from the walls holding other bones and dressed in robes like the grim reaper. They even have the bones of some children on display. This is not a place to visit if you are with children or are squeemish. I thought it was very grizzley and unnerving the way they had the bones displayed.
If you visit, you are expected to make a donation but may stay as long as you wish. Bring small change because the ladies in charge of the gift shop will not make change for you. Also, they do not allow pictures taken, with or without flash. They close the entire museum if someone takes a picture. The crypt is open 9-6 with a break from noon til 3. Visit it if you wish, but just be warned, this is some really weird stuff!!!
It is easy to find. If you are in the Piazza Barberini just head up the Via Venato. It is on the right hand side of the street about 3 minutes from the piazza. You must go up the stairs to enter the church. There is a small gift shop inside if you wish to purchase post cards of the displays. Leave a Comment
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Many are aware that the Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano was the first seat of the Pope. The Basilica is immense and the huge statues of the 12 apostles dominate the central nave. Off to the left of is the Cloister Garden and it is well worth taking a stroll there. In addition to many archeological ruins you will see along the square, there is a small museum with treasured vestments. The garden is well kept and the columns provide a peaceful walk - no picnics please! Donation for entry is 2 Euro. Other Contact: inside Basilica San Giovanni
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The church is all about St Francis of Assisi. It was built by Giuseppe Sardi and it shows the influence of Borromini in decoration which is rich, but at the same time poor as it does not make use of marble or other expensive materials - true to the simplicity of the Franciscans.
St. Francis resided here for some time when he came to Rome to gain recognition for his order. Built in 1231, the church replaced a previous one dedicated to S. Biagio. The façade (photo 1) is by Bernini scholar Mattia de Rossi.
The interior is stunning and the altar is a shrine to St Francis (photos 2 and 3).
Here to the left of the altar you will see a late work by Bernini (photo 4), where he shows once again his mastery in Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, reminiscent of Bernini's Ecstasy of Santa Teresa in the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. A beautiful dome graces the chapel to the left of the sculpture.
Inside the friary (photo 5) a series of frescoes painted by Fra' Emanuele da Como in 1684-86 celebrate the Franciscan order.
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We were honored to be able to have a glimpse into the remarkable life of Mother Teresa. The Convent that houses the Sisters of Charity of Calcutta is within the confines of the Church of San Gregorio (near Circus Maximus). Here is the inside the small, sparce "cell" that was Mother Teresa's room. We are working on an album that will show more of her days in Rome.
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This very large church in many aspects opens the Baroque period in Rome. The facade in no way prepares one for the extravagance of the interior.
Photo 1 The Jesuits believed that the richness of the decoration was an appropriate means to celebrate the greatness of God, thus the altar dedicated to St Ignatius (late XVIIth century) is most elaborate. The riches displayed in this altar are unsurpassed in all of Rome - gilded gold, brilliant blue lapis lazuli and many other gems.
Photo 2 The large canvas above this gold altar is, in fact, a very complicated mechanism that rolls up from the bottom on special Jesuit occasions to dramatically reveal the figure of St Ignatius.
Photo 3 The interior is a tumult of virtuosity in painting, marble scuplture, in architecture. Statues sprawl into frescoed figures at points in the roof, and frescoed figures emerge in marble at others.
It would be a mistake for the spectator to imagine that anything has been done here for the sole purpose of induging excess which might be the perception in the current age; everything is the expression of devoted faith, executed in the forms that the art of the time offered. Consider it a non-issue with the Jesuits who would not be disposed to address, much less apologize for the extravagant expressions of devotion bestowed by their predecessors.
Photo 4 The nice façade by Giacomo Della Porta shows a statue of St. Ignatius with a striking contrast between the total placidity of the face of the Saint and the rather violent action he is performing. The dome was designed by Iacopo Barozzi known as il Vignola, but it was built under the direction of Giacomo della Porta and completed in 1584.
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There are bizarre and macabre chapels of this cemetery, where the decorative elements - from the picture frames to the light fittings - are all made of human bones.
The crypt is located just under Santa Maria della Concezione, a church commissioned by Pope Urban XIII in 1626
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