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It is the oldest and ranks first among the five Papal Basilicas of the world and the four Major Basilicas of Rome (all of which are also Papal basilicas), being the oldest church in the West and having the Cathedra of the Bishop of Rome. It has the title of ecumenical mother church among Roman Catholics. The current archpriest is Agostino Vallini, Cardinal Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome. The President of the French Republic, currently François Hollande, is ex officio the "first and only honorary canon" of the Archbasilica, a title held by the heads of state of France since King Henry IV.
The Archbasilica is located within the City of Rome but is outside the boundaries of Vatican City proper, which is located approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) to the northwest, in another part of Rome. While the Archbasilica and its adjoining buildings enjoy extraterritorial status as one of the properties of the Holy See pursuant to the Lateran Treaty of 1929, the Archbasilica is within Italian territory and not that of the Vatican City State.
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The Bramante Staircase is a staircase located in the Vatican Museums in the Vatican City State. A canopy located above provides the necessary light to illuminate the stairs. The staircase is located at the end of the museum visit and all visitors leave by this route.
★ Rejoicing the Holiness of Christmas in St. Peter's Square ★
Christmas - Gregorian - Celebrate Christmas
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The bas-relief sand sculpture of the Nativity scene is a gift of the Italian seaside resort town of Jesolo in Venice,and the 23-metre tall Red Fir Christmas Tree next to the crib is a gift of Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and the diocese of Concordia-Pordenone.
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Gregorian Glória Excelsis
My warmest wishes to you & yours for peace and joy this Christmastide.
It’s a special time for joyful holiday celebrations,and reflection on the many things for which we’re grateful.This time of year is a chance to give,support,help and make our world a better place.
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St. Peter's Square / Vatican
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St. Peter's Basilica Vatican Rome Italy
Basilique Saint Pierre de Rome Vatican Italie
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The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican as seen from across the River Tiber - join us on a phototour of Rome to capture the best of the city - aperturetours.com
For the next week and a half, I will be bringing you a selection of images and facts about the smallest and one of the most irregular countries in the world, the Vatican City State, home to the Pope and the Holy See, the enclave nation in the middle of Rome. All images were shot pre-pandemic during my 2019 trip to Rome and the Vatican.
Gregorian - The Sound of Silence
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Moments of Peace
In Restless Dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one Dared
Disturb the Sound of Silence ...
* Taken a few days ago & posted for the Longest Night of 2018 & December's Full Cold Moon *
Winter Solstice in Northern Hemisphere was at 12:23 AM on
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Believe it or not, Vatican City is a monarchy, with the Pope adding the powers of a King to his regular papal duties. The peculiar combination of how the Pope is elected makes The Vatican the world's only elected, non-hereditary, absolute monarchy. He is answerable to no human power and has final authority over the entire Roman Catholic Church, direct control that reaches down to individual members.
Located inside Rome on the Tiber River's right bank, The Vatican covers an area of only 0.44 sq. km, making it the world's smallest country. The population of the country is just over 800 people, of which over 130 are the Swiss Pontifical Guards. As an independent state, it has its own currency, police, prison, and laws.
Italy has more UNESCO world heritage sites than anywhere else in the world. But the Vatican City is unique as it is the only country entirely designated as a world heritage site. Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture.
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Italy
The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is an Italian Renaissance church located in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome. While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor the Catholic Roman Rite cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, St. Peter's is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines. It has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world" and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom". One observer wrote: "St Peter's Basilica is the reason why Rome is still the center of the civilized world. For religious, historical, and architectural reasons it by itself justifies a journey to Rome, and its interior offers a palimpsest of artistic styles at their best..." The American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson described St. Peter's as "an ornament of the earth ... the sublime of the beautiful."
This marble sarcophagus is adorned with mythological scenes carved in high relief on all four sides of the chest. The lid, not originally belonging to the piece, shows a deceased reclining and holding a volumen (scroll).
This long side depicts episodes from the Oresteia. At the far right, Orestes and Pylades stand in a tense moment immediately after killing Aegisthus, the lover of Clytemnestra, whose body lies at their feet. At the center, upon an altar, rests the lifeless body of Clytemnestra, slain by her son Orestes to avenge the murder of his father Agamemnon. Beside the altar sits Electra, sister of Orestes and instigator of the double revenge. At the left, in the following scene, Orestes is pursued by the Furies (Erinyes).
The opposite long side portrays scenes from the Theban cycle: the duel between Eteocles and Polynices, watched over by female funerary spirits holding torches; and Oedipus with Jocasta seated in contemplation before her suicide.
On the short sides: Telephus, in the Greek camp, threatens to kill the young Orestes; Neoptolemus sacrifices Polyxena at the tomb of Achilles (?).
Source: catalogo.museivaticani.va.
Nenfro Etruscan sarcophagus
Casket height 45 cm; length 217 cm; width 63 cm
Ca. 300 BC
From Tarquinia
Rome, Vatican Museums, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco – Inv. 14561
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
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Historic Centre of Rome UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Today, the Pontifical Swiss Guard work as the de facto military of the Vatican. Their position is the only body left as foreign mercenaries that were declared illegal by the other European states. Each recruit must be a celibate male of Swiss citizenship. They must measure at least 173cm tall and be between the ages of 19 and 30. They must be educated and hold either a high school degree or a professional diploma.
Campana Slab: Herakles and the Lernaean Hydra.
Terracotta slab
Height ca. 74 cm
Late 1st century BC – early 1st century AD
From Quadraro district in Rome
Rome, Vatican Museums, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco – Inv. nn. 14163
Pius VI
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Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
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The Kyknos Krater, an absolute masterwork created by Euphronios, is decorated with a scene from Herakles’ Eleventh Labor: the fight with Kyknos, son of the war god, Ares. The survived fragments comprise approximately one quarter of the entire surface of the vase. Fortunately, they include the signature and a significant portion of the main panel. This is an especially vivid depiction of the battle in which Heracles mortally wounds Kyknos in punishment for the theft of animals intended for sacrifice to Apollo. Included in the scene are the figures of Athene, Ares and Aphrodite
Here the fragmentary scene, rather incomplete, where Herakles, wearing the lion shin, moves forward armed with shield and spear, towards Kyknos already wounded on the ground. Athena too, with aegis, helmet and spear, moves forward to right. Ares, father of Kyknos, is opposite to Athena, and move to left with shield, helmet and spear. Behind the god there’s Aphrodite, standing and dressed in chiton and himation, who observes the scene.
All characters are identified by inscriptions: to right of Athena’s face the goddess name “Αθενα” is painted; Kyknos is named above is head, “Κυκνος” retr.; to left of Ares’ helmet crest the inscription “Αρες”, retr.; to left of Aphrodite's mouth her name “Αφροδιτε”, retr.
The krater is signed by the painter Euphronios (the two lines signature Ευφρονιος | εγραφσεν “Euphronios egrapsen” is written at center of the scene above the name of the goddess Athena), one of the greatest master of Attic ceramibs production.
Over 100 representations of fight between Herakles and Kyknos are known in Attic vase-painting, making this subject one of the most popular Herakles scenes in the Archaic period.
The myth.
As eleventh labor, Eurystheus commanded Hercules to bring him the golden apples which belonged to Zeus. Hera had given these apples to Zeus as a wedding gift. The apples were kept in a garden at the northern edge of the world, and they were guarded not only by a hundred-headed dragon, named Ladon, but also by the Hesperides, nymphs who were daughters of Atlas. In order to discover the location of the garden, Herakles traveled through Libya, Egypt, Arabia, and Asia having adventures along the way, and the completion of 11th labor required numerous steps:
1)The fight with Kyknos, son of the war god, Ares, who demanded that hero fight him.
2)The meeting with the sea-god Nereus able to metamorphose him-self in any possible shape.
3)The fight with Antaeus, son of Poseidon .
4)The fight with Busiris, an other Poseidon’s son.
5)The freeing of Prometheus, chained by Zeus in the Caucasian region.
6)The meeting with Atlas, the Hesperides’ father
7)The restitution of the golden apples to the gods
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Source: Exhibition “Colors of the Eruscans” - Cat No. 46 - Exhibition Catalogue
Attic red-figured calyx krater
Height 45,1 cm – Diam. 55,1 cm.
Attributed to Euphronios by signature
Late archaic period
Ca. 510 BC
Cerveteri, Museo Nazionale Cerite
While the Pope lives in many locations, his official residence is the Apostolic Palace. In addition to the Papal Residence, the building also contains the famed Vatican Museum, which includes the most important masterpieces of Renaissance art, as well as the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms. The Pope leads the faithful in praying the Angelus on Sundays and Holy Days at 12 noon from his office window overlooking Saint Peter's Square.
Campana Slab n. 1: Herakles and the Nemean Lion.
Terracotta slab
Height ca. 74 cm
Late 1st century BC – early 1st century AD
From Quadraro district in Rome
Rome, Vatican Museums, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco – Inv. nn. 14160