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Santa Maria degli Angeli (Our Lady of the Angels)
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, better known by its shorter title Santa Maria degli Angeli, is...
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Santa Maria degli Angeli
Greeting one upon entering the Church is a nice holy water font, in the shape of a beautiful angel. It...
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Santa Maria degli Angeli
In the left transept of the Church is the new Chapel of St Bruno, which was constructed as part of the...
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Uploaded on Oct 14, 2007
Santa Maria degli Angeli - Painting of St Thérèse of Lisieux
I found this simple but inspiring painting in a side-chapel in the Basilica filled with art. It...
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Santa Maria degli Angeli / Baths of Diocletian
This is an aerial photo of Santa Maria degli Angeli, taken from the nearby National Museum of Rome....
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Piazza della Republica and the Fountain of the Naiads
The Piazza della Repubblica is a short walk from Rome's main train station, Termini, and is one of the...
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Santa Maria della Vittoria (Our Lady of Victories)
Santa Maria della Vittoria is a small basilica church in Rome and is an iconic masterpiece of Baroque...
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Santa Maria della Vittoria - Bernini's 'Ecstasy of St Teresa'
The masterpiece of the Church, if not the whole of Rome, is found in a side Chapel - the 'Ecstasy of St...
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Santa Maria della Vittoria
Continuing the 'victorious' theme of the Church is the frescoes on the ceiling: The Virgin Mary...
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Gelato, Rome
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Founded in the 4th century, the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Saint Mary Major) is one...
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Basilica of Saint Mary Major
13th-century mosaics decorate the triumphal arch and apse of St Mary Major, which depict scenes from...
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Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The glorious apse mosaic, depicting the Coronation of the Virgin. The apse mosaic is signed Jacobo...
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Basilica of Saint Mary Major - Bethlehem Crypt
Beneath the altar of Sant Mary Major is the Crypt of the Nativity or the Bethlehem Crypt, which...
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Saint Mary Major - Salus Populi Romani
Salus Populi Romani, meaning Protectress (literally "Health") of the Roman People is the...
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Statue of Venerable Pope Pius XII
Rome - the land of the Popes. This statue is of my personal favourite Pope, the angelic shepherd, the...
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San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains)
San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) is a minor basilica first built in the middle of the 5th...
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Saint Peter in Chains - Michelangelo's Moses
The Church is most famous for housing Michelangelo's statue Moses. Originally intended as part of a...
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The Vatican
