Santa Maria, Piazza del Popolo Photo 2

Santa Maria, Piazza del Popolo

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June 2nd 2009
So, Today we went to a few churches. One was the church of Mary. It was really so pretty!! You walk in and there is a huge painting of Mary thats all the way in the middle. Then, we went to another church that wasnt as bold in decoration but there was a crypt underneath. Legend was that a long time ago if you were to sleep in the crypt then you would get a miracle and you would be cured of any ... 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