San Lorenzo is a much smaller church than the past few I’ve visited. This baroque church (completed in 1574) is built on the site of St. Lawarence’s death. […]
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009 – Santa Maria Maggiore
One of the four major basilicas in Rome, St. Mary Major contains so much. In fact I know very little about it, so I’ll let these links speak […]
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008 – Sant’Anastasia al Palatino
St. Anastasia died on Christmas day in the year 300 AD and the Pope used to visit Sant’ Anastasia al Palatino at dawn every Christmas day to commemorate […]
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Food 1 – All’antico Vinaio
Pretty good lunch view. What we have here is roast suckling pig, cream of onion and roast-potato cream in between two pieces of warm, fresh, olive oil soaked […]
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007 – Let’s Play Catchup
This past week has been great. Attending mass at 7am rocks, but I have come to the realization that going to the station church masses is not very […]
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006 – Santa Maria dell’Anima
Today’s journey was only an hour away, a rather refreshing change of pace (literally). Plus the studentToday’s station church: Santa Maria dell’Anima. Just a stone’s throw away from […]
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005 – San Pietro
Whenever I visit St. Peter’s, I make sure to visit the GOAT. Fun fact, the giant piece of artwork above the altar is a mosaic, not a painting. […]
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004 – San Giorgio and a Couple Quick Stops
The same routine this morning. Wake up at 5, crush some water and start walking until it feels like you have stress fractures everywhere. It was a cold […]
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003 – An Ash Wednesday Adventure
Every year during Lent, it is tradition to attend mass daily at different churches all across Rome. The Pontifical North American College holds a 7am mass while the […]
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002 – Mass with Papa Frank at St. Peter’s Basilica
A great perk of jet lag is the ability to be up naturally at 7am full of energy. That happened today, so I decided to head to St. Pete’s […]