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Rick Bessey
Mar 13 min read
San Vitale - Friday, Second Week of Lent
The most striking thing to a modern visitor to San Vitale is not the architecture, or the art, or the history. What stands out the most...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 293 min read
Santa Maria in Trastevere - Thursday, Second Week of Lent
One of the oldest and most beautiful churches in Rome, Santa Maria in Trastevere is also located in one of the most delightful areas of...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 262 min read
San Clemente - Monday, Second Week of Lent
Within an easy walk of the Colosseum you will find the Basilica of San Clemente, a basilica which embodies all the layers of history in...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 243 min read
Saint Peter's Basilica - Saturday, First Week of Lent
St. Peter's Basilica is the main church of all Catholicism. In this first post about this magnificent church, I want to focus on how and...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 232 min read
Santi Apostoli - Friday, First Week of Lent
The Basilica dedicated to the Apostles is, frankly, a peculiar basilica. It is very much in the center of the city of Rome, just a few...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 222 min read
San Lorenzo in Panisperna - Thursday, First Week of Lent
If you are going through the Monti area in Rome, headed to Santa Maria Maggiore, you will likely walk down Via Panisperna. In doing so...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 213 min read
Santa Maria Maggiore - Wednesday, First Week of Lent
Today we are introduced to what is known in technical terms, as a whopper of a church. There is so much to see and to unpack when it...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 201 min read
Sant'Anastasia al Palatino - Tuesday, First Week of Lent
Sant'Anastasia is a church in the heart of ancient Rome. It sits at the western end of the Circus Maximus within an easy walk of the...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 192 min read
San Pietro in Vincoli - Monday, First Week of Lent
St. Peters in Chains is a fascinating place. From the piazza outside it is difficult to recognize as a church; it appears to be piazza...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 173 min read
Sant'Agostino - Saturday, Week of Ash Wednesday
If you are visiting the Piazza Navona - and many visitors to Rome are! - take the time to go north one block and visit Sant'Agostino. ...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 151 min read
San Giorgio al Velabro - Thursday, Week of Ash Wednesday
San Giorgio al Velabro is located in a beautiful part of Rome within sight of the famous Bocca della Verita (see Roman Holiday, with...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 142 min read
Santa Sabina - Ash Wednesday
The church of Santa Sabina is a wonderful surprise that perfectly embodies the flavor of Rome. The beautifully classical building...
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Rick Bessey
Feb 132 min read
The Lenten Churches of Rome
It would be an understatement to say that Rome is filled with churches. The catholic church has a presence in the city since the time of...
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