Final week and days in Rome.
Oh, the agony! Okay so since my readers don't know why I continue to use the phrase, "oh the agony" let me tell you what its all about. Here in Rome, this statue (below) in Piazza Novana, was created by an artist who had a tiff with the Catholic Church which is right in front of it.
Oh, the agony! Okay so since my readers don't know why I continue to use the phrase, "oh the agony" let me tell you what its all about. Here in Rome, this statue (below) in Piazza Novana, was created by an artist who had a tiff with the Catholic Church which is right in front of it.
My roomies liked the way I explained the story, about the statue. How the artist, purposively made the statue to show that he was disgusted with the Catholic Church across the way. In doing so, the statues face is looking away and is slightly covered by his hand in the air. By doing so, the artist depicts how he disapproves and therefore the statue, is full of agony. Then I said, "oh the agony," and they thought it was hilarious.
Now one of my many nick names is, agony.
Besides visiting Piazza Novana AGAIN, today. We also went to a couple local Churches, including the Pantheon, and the Basilica of Saint Maria sopra Minerva, a Dominican Church.
The Pantheon was one of the best Roman built buildings, wonders, I have seen since I have been in Rome. Besides the Vatican's Sistine Chapel of course! Okay so the Pantheon, is completely built upon perfect architectural correctness; Geometry. Yes, math. Back in the Roman days they did not have the technology that we have now that could do all of the number crunching and picture drawings as, some how, they do now. The Pantheon, is perfectly spherical. Which is a wonder, yes?
Unfortunately my picture here, really does it no justice. Hopefully you can see what I mean about it being spherical?
The Dome of the Pantheon
This is the main altar in the Pantheon. Most of our group went to Mass here. The altar is so beautiful!
The famous Fra Angelico, Dominican is also laid to rest in the Dominican Church, Saint Maria sopra Minerva.
The Dominican Church, Saint Maria sopra Minerva (literally, "Saint Mary About Minerva") holds parts of Saint Catherine of Siena's body; relics. The rest of her body, are found in Siena, Italy her home town.
Relics are: A piece of someone who has been pronounced by the church as a saint. There are three classes of relics. A first class relic is an item directly associated with Jesus or his life (manger, cross, nail), or a physical remain of a saint (hair or bone). A second class relic an item used or worn by a saint (clothes, rosary, etc). A third class relic is any object that has touched a first or second class relic (many times a piece of clothes).
? Did you know? Relics have been used since the beginning of Christianity as a means to become closer to God. In the Middle Ages one could have a relic in his or her home and venerate a saint without having to travel hundreds of miles to go to a church or chapel.
Relics are: A piece of someone who has been pronounced by the church as a saint. There are three classes of relics. A first class relic is an item directly associated with Jesus or his life (manger, cross, nail), or a physical remain of a saint (hair or bone). A second class relic an item used or worn by a saint (clothes, rosary, etc). A third class relic is any object that has touched a first or second class relic (many times a piece of clothes).
? Did you know? Relics have been used since the beginning of Christianity as a means to become closer to God. In the Middle Ages one could have a relic in his or her home and venerate a saint without having to travel hundreds of miles to go to a church or chapel.
Ciao,
KT
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