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1–2 minutesChurches of Rome Website
Read More →: Churches of Rome WebsiteI received a message a while back from Ralph Conde who is working on a website http://www.churches-of-rome.info. He has visited about 80 of the churches in Rome over the last 10 years and has posted descriptions and photos of each. He…
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1–2 minutesRome – Fellow Pilgrims
Read More →: Rome – Fellow PilgrimsOver the last 46 posts I have shown some of the wonderful things our group saw while in Italy. We were 9 days on the ground plus 2 days travelling. However, all the places we went were not done in isolation.…
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3–5 minutesRome – Some Scenes from the Street
Read More →: Rome – Some Scenes from the StreetWell, we’ve visited many of the true wonders in Rome. Now, we’ll visit some of the other places I passed by along the way. Trevi Fountain In 1629 Pope Urban VIII asked Gian Lorenzo Bernini to sketch possible renovations…
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3–4 minutesRome – Three Other Beautiful Churches
Read More →: Rome – Three Other Beautiful ChurchesWe visited other churches in Rome that may not be as well know as the major basilicas, but are absolutely beautiful. In this post, I’ll show three of those; Santo Spirito in Sassia, Chiesa di Sant’ Ignazio di Loyola, and Chiesa di…
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5–7 minutesRome – The Pantheon
Read More →: Rome – The PantheonThe Pantheon from the Greek word Pantheion, (“pan” meaning “all” and “theion” meaning “of or sacred to a god”, thus meaning “[temple] of every god”) is a former Roman temple, now a Catholic church on the site of an earlier…
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4–5 minutesRome – Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Read More →: Rome – Santa Maria sopra MinervaThe church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva is just behind the Pantheon. Its most distinguishing feature from the outside is a statue of an elephant with an obelisk on its back. More on that later. However, this church contains the…
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3–4 minutesRome – Basilica San Paolo fuori le Mura
Read More →: Rome – Basilica San Paolo fuori le MuraHere we are at the 4th and last of the major basilicas in Rome, Basilica San Paolo fuori le Mura, or The Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Wall. This was our third basilica of the day, it was getting late…
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2–4 minutesRome – Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Read More →: Rome – Basilica di Santa Maria MaggioreThe Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Saint Mary Major) is the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome and it is because of its size that it receives the title “major”. The earliest building on the site was the Liberian…
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6–9 minutesRome – Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
Read More →: Rome – Basilica di San Giovanni in LateranoAfter our general audience with Pope Francis, we were just getting started. We had a very full afternoon and evening ahead. Next stop, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (The Basilica of Saint John Lateran). There are four major…
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3–5 minutesVatican City – Audience with Pope Francis
Read More →: Vatican City – Audience with Pope FrancisWe woke up early Wednesday morning (about 5:30) so we could get to St. Peter’s Piazza for the General Audience with Pope Francis. After a quick breakfast, we headed out into the cool, sunny morning. It was a great day…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
