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The Amazing Archbasilica of St. John Lateran is a UNESCO Site in Rome Italy
The Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) is Rome’s cathedral. It serves as the the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope as the Bishop of Rome. Pope Benedict celebrates...
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Visit Magnificent Churches on Rome’s Esquiline Hill
Image via Wikipedia Here’s a map of The Seven Hills of Rome. The seven hills are: Palatine, Esquiline Aventine, Viminal, Caelian, Capitoline and Quirinal. Rome, The Piazza and Church of Santa Maria...
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Saint Paul Outside the Walls: a UNESCO Basilica in Rome
San Paolo Fuori le Mura was erected in the 4th century. It is one of the four patriarchal basilicas of Rome built at the request of Roman Emperor Constantine I over the burial place of Paul the...
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Rome’s Church of Santa Maria della Pace has Raphael’s Glorious Sibyls
Santa Maria della Pace in Rome The origins of the Church of Santa Maria della Pace ((St. Mary of Peace) can be traced to a 12th century church of St. Andrea de Acquavicariis (Saint Andrew of the...
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Francesco Borromini’s Church of Sant Ivo alla Sapienza in Rome
Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza is located on Corso del Rinascimento at the end of the Palazzo della Sapienza courtyard. It is the only church in Rome with a corkscrew, twisted spiral spire. The corkscrew...
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Santa Maria in Traspontina sits on the site of an Ancient Pyramid in Rome
Image via Wikipedia I love this delightful church! Santa Maria in Traspontina is located on via della Conciliazione near Saint Peter’s Basilica. This Carmelite church sits on the site of an ancient...
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The Ancient Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome Italy
Roma-basilica cosma e damiano (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is dedicated to the two twin brothers who were physicians. Damiano and Cosma soon became patrons of...
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Rome’s Church of Santa Maria Maddelena near the Pantheon
Santa Maria Maddalena in Rome Since 1403, there has been a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene at this site. Rome’s existing church of Santa Maria Maddalena was completed in 1698 by Guilio Carlo...
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Rome’s Church of Trinita dei Monti is at the Top of the Spanish Steps
English: Assumption of the Virgin, by Daniele da Volterra, in the della Rovere chapel in Trinita’ dei Monti. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Trinità dei Monti, Capella della Rovere, frescoed by Daniele da...
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Piazza del Popolo’s Top 5 Vino con Vista Opportunities in Rome
Roma – Piazza del Popolo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Piazza del Popolo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Piazza del Popolo is one of my favorite pedestrian-only squares in Rome because it offers so many...
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Santa Maria Maggiore’s Re-enactment of Rome’s Blizzard: St. Mary of the Snows
Image via Wikipedia Português: Capela Borghese, Santa Maria Maggiore, Roma. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Triomphal Arch Mosaics in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, right side,...
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Saint Agnes in Agone and Piazza Navona in Rome
Rome, Piazza Navona (church of Sant’Agnese in Agone) Italiano: Piazza Navona, Roma (chiesa di Sant’Agnese in Agone) Polski: Rzymski plac Navona (kościół Sant’Agnese in Agone) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)...
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Bernini’s Masterpiece: The Ecstasy of St. Teresa of Avila in Rome
English: Cardinals of the Venetian Cornaro family assisting to the ecstasy of St. Theresa, by Bernini. Left transept of Santa Maria della Vittoria (17th century) in Rome. Français : Cardinaux de la...
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Borromini’s Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome
Image via Wikipedia English: Elliptic dome of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (1638-1641) in Rome, designed by Francesco Borromini. Français : Dôme elliptique de l’église San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane...
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The Amazing Archbasilica of St. John Lateran is a UNESCO Site in Rome Italy
English: Basilica of St. John Lateran – apse Italiano: Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano – l’abside Polski: Bazylika św. Jana na Lateranie – apsyda (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Papal Archbasilica...
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Magnificent Baroque Rome
The Rape of Proserpina (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Fontana del Moro on Piazza Navona, Rome. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: The sculpture “Apollo and Daphne” by Bernini in the Galleria...
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Ascend La Scala Sancta in Rome: The Holy Stairs that Jesus Climbed
Image by Stephen and Therese Jennings via Flickr Italiano: Immagine detta acheropita (non dipinta da mano d’uomo) del Sancta Sanctorum della Scala Santa. Roma. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In close...
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Francesco Borromini’s Church of Sant Ivo alla Sapienza in Rome
Cupola di Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza is located on Corso del Rinascimento at the end of the Palazzo della Sapienza courtyard. It is the only church in Rome...
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The Best Adventures on Capitoline Hill in Rome
Palazzo Senatorio, Rome City Hall (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Replica of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Palazzo dei Senatori in the Piazza del Campidoglio (Photo...
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Rome’s Church of Santa Maria della Pace has Raphael’s Glorious Sibyls
Santa Maria della Pace in Rome The origins of the Church of Santa Maria della Pace ((St. Mary of Peace) can be traced to a 12th century church of St. Andrea de Acquavicariis (Saint Andrew of the...
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