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A rainfall of petals at the Pantheon to commemorate the Pentecost
To commemorate the Pentecost, an evocative event happened on Sunday 20 May 2018 at the Pantheon: thousands of red rose petals fell down from the ... -
Five heroines in Rome art history for #womenMW
Today the "Museum Week 2018" starts, calling all the museums and the cultural institutions on the social stage to their collection and engage people ... -
The Colosseum. An icon
Visiting the Colosseum is still a must for everyone coming to Rome, but how has it become the most iconic monument of the Ancient city? ... -
Galileo’s moon: art, science and religion at the Pauline chapel
When pope Po V Borghese commissioned his funerary chapel at Santa Maria Maggiore, destined to house the miraculous Marian icon not created by human hands, ... -
The miraculous image of Madonna dei Monti
Set in the characteristic alleys of Monti neighborhood, in the area corresponding to the ancient Roman quarter of the Suburra, the chiesa di Santa Maria ... -
The artistic heritage of the confraternity assisting the condemned to death
Near the renowned piazza la Bocca la Verità but hidden in a still preserved area of rione Ripa, a religious art treasure of Rome opens ... -
Borromini’s revolutionary architecture at San Carlino, a jewel on the Quirinal Hill
Its small size and the nickname “San Carlino” shouldn’t mislead you: next to the busy crossroads of the Quattro Fontane and around 5 minutes walk ... -
Medieval frescoes at the basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
If you discreetly ring the bell at the portal to the left of the basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere façade, you’ll be admitted to ... -
Pietro Bembo, the humanist cardinal in Rome
The cardinal and humanist Pietro Bembo died on the 18th January 1547 in Rome. Once r of Lucrezia Borgia and influential scholar, he was active ... -
The beginning of the Jubilee of Mercy
On the occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, pope Francesco has opened the Holy Door at the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano, ...
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