Saint Paul Outside the Walls

This is the cortyard of St. Paul's which functions as the narthex. The palm trees are a reminder of our ascent from the world to the heavely world and presence of paridise in the church.

after a week and a half...

September 26th 2006
So its been a little over a week since I have posted and it has been a busy and great week or so. Adding to the “amazing churches Jonathan saw since we last met” category, I was able to go to St. Paul Outside the Walls as well as Saint Mary Major, two of the four major basilicas of Rome (and I think that next week I go to St. John Lateran). We took a tour through St. Paul’s, s ... 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

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