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  • December 12, 2020December 12, 2020
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St. Peters’ Presepe 2020

This years’ Vatican presepe isn’t new – it’s been around since 1970. A lot of people are complaining about it, but I can explain. Ceramic Presepe of Castelli (TE). The monumental nativity scene of the…

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The Face of Incorrupt St. Rafaela de Porras
  • February 9, 2019June 8, 2020
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Incorrupt Saint! Rafaela de Porras in Rome

Before we get to this incorrupt saint in Rome, I must say that I had decided, no more articles on churches for a while. A good blog has variety. Then, I stumbled upon this body…

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Altar in the Chapel of the Knights of Malta Palace
  • February 8, 2019June 8, 2020
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Freemasonic Symbols Hidden in the Churches of Rome

Baroque was the dominant style in and much of Europe in the 1600’s. Wild and colourful, creative, surprising – theatrical – all these terms explain the style well. It was also a response to the…

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  • February 6, 2019June 8, 2020
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Free Coloring Books from the Vatican|Vatican Library Manoscripts

  Free coloring books from the Vatican! Digita Vaticana Onlus is a non-profit association that promotes the conversion into a digital form of the manuscripts in the Vatican Apostolic Library. Source: Digita Vaticana | Digitalizzazione…

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