Sanctuary Altar

Santa Maria Della Concezione
Rome, Italy

Church Announcements

"Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, or Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins, is a church in Rome, Italy, commissioned in 1626 by Pope Urban VIII, whose brother, Antonio Barberini, was a Capuchin friar. It is located at Via Veneto, close to Piazza Barberini.

Front Inner Door

"The crypt, or ossuary, now contains the remains of 4,000 friars buried between 1500 and 1870, during which time the Roman Catholic Church permitted burial in and under churches. The underground crypt is divided into five chapels, lit only by dim natural light seeping in through cracks, and small fluorescent lamps. The crypt walls are decorated with the remains in elaborate fashion, making this crypt a macabre work of art. Some of the skeletons are intact and draped with Franciscan habits, but for the most part, individual bones are used to create elaborate ornamental designs.

 Sanctuary Balcony

"Several renowned authors visited the crypt and left descriptions. The Marquis de Sade, who visited the crypt in 1775, wrote, “I have never seen anything more striking” (Voyage d'Italie, p. 106 of the Maurice Lever edition). Mark Twain visited the crypt in the summer of 1867, and begins Chapter XXVIII of The Innocents Abroad with 5 pages of his observations. Nathaniel Hawthorne describes the crypt in his novel The Marble Faun."(Link )

Painting  Above Altar

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Photos: Taken in October 2018 by RW  while travelling to Italy. 
Link :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_della_Concezione_dei_Cappuccini

                                                                          Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

Trinita dei Monti
Rome, Italy

"Trinità dei Monti (also called Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio, Trinità del Monte, or Holy Trinity on the Pincio Hill) is a Baroque church in Rome. It is best known for its scenographic dominance above the Spanish Steps that descend to the Piazza di Spagna. The church and its area (including the Villa Medici) are the property of the French State."  (See Wikipedia.)  The church was built from 1723 to 1725.  There are 138 steps leading from the Piazza di Spagna (Yes there is a Metro stop  by that name.) up to the prominade with its picturesque railing in front of the church.  They are the longest and widest steps in Europe and are seen as a meeting place for people from all over the world. The Spanish name of the square, Piazza di Spagna and the name of the steps comes from the nearby Spanish Embassy.  However, the construction was paid for by Louis the XV of France.

                                                                                    

                                                                  The High Altar
                                                                       (Google)

"In front of the church stands the Obelisco Sallustiano, one of the obelisks in Rome, moved here in 1789 from its position in the Gardens of Sallust." ( See Wikipedia.)

In Rome they say that if you sit long enough on the Spanish Steps in front of the Holy Trinity on the Pincio Hill  you will meet someone you know.  Perhaps that is what these people in the photo below are waiting for. 

Photo: Top  and bottom photo taken in April 2010 in Rome, Italy by SW.

Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinit%C3%A0_dei_Monti

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Prayer

God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)