Month: January 2017
![Icon in High Alter of Santa Maria in Traspontina](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_8459_HDR.jpg?fit=300%2C194&ssl=1)
Rome – Santa Maria in Traspontina
We were able to celebrate mass at Santa Maria in Traspontina, just a block away from our hotel, and only about 4 blocks from Vatican…
![Alabaster Dove Window](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_8401.jpg?fit=300%2C289&ssl=1)
Rome – St. Peter’s Basilica Interior
During Nero’s great Christian persecution in 64 A.D., Saint Peter was martyred, crucified, and buried in Caligula’s Circus. After Constantine’s Edict of Milan (313 A.D.)…
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Rome – Vatican Museums – Ceilings
The Vatican museums contain an amazing collection of some of the most beautiful art in the world. However, the museums themselves are also outstanding works of…
![The Laocoon Group](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_8326.jpg?fit=300%2C237&ssl=1)
Rome – Vatican Museums – Statues
The Vatican Museums originated as a group of sculptures collected by Pope Julius II (1503-1513). The popes were among the first sovereigns who opened the…
![Basilica di San Pietro and Piazza San Pietro](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_8285.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Rome – St Peters and Vatican City Area
Although the Colosseum and Piazza Navona are two of the favorite tourist attractions in Rome, the Basilica of St. Peter and Vatican City are the…