Saturday, 24 September 2016
Rome is churches and churches are Rome. We visited several "regular" parish churches today -- no cathedrals here. Weddings were popular.
Even though these churches may not have any "name" artwork, they were well-worth visiting. The rather plain exteriors belied the riches within.
Rome is churches and churches are Rome. We visited several "regular" parish churches today -- no cathedrals here. Weddings were popular.
Even though these churches may not have any "name" artwork, they were well-worth visiting. The rather plain exteriors belied the riches within.
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| Chiesa Santo Spirito in Sassia near the Vatican. The exterior is quite plain, but the interior is impressive. |
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| Chiesa Santa Maria della Scala |
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| Chiesa Santa Maria della Scala |
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| Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere |
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| Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere |
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| Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere |
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| Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere |
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| We were not able to go into Santa Cecilia in Trastevere because a wedding was in progress. |
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| Santa Maria in Cosmedin. The Bocca della Verita ("Mouth of Truth") is in the portico of the church. The line was too long for us to visit the Bocca, but we did go into the church and the crypt of Adrian I. The church is among the oldest in Rome with additions over the millennia. |
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