Reliquary of the Holy Cross

Exploring the basilicas of Rome

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September 23rd 2014
Tuesday Today our Roman Catholicism class went on a sort of pilgrimage to visit a few of the most important basilicas in Rome. Two of these basilicas are actually a part of the Vatican territory: San Giovanni and Santa Maria Maggiore, which are policed and maintained by the Vatican. Our journey began with the Basilica di San Giovanni. We approached the ancient monument from the front nea ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more