Raphaels Mass of the Bolsena

Vatican visit

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June 13th 2012
Vatican Visit Wednesday 13 June 2012 Raphael’s Rooms in the Vatican Wednesday 13 June 2012 As a little aside, a few days back I spoke of the Miracle of the bloodied cloth at Orvieto, well today I saw the depiction of this event painted by Raphael. It covers an entire wall in the Vatican, which shows how fundamental this event is in the churches history. The work i ... 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