Blog Posts: 2021

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29.12: St Peter’s Basilica: Statue of Christ the Redeemer by Cristoforo Stati
28.12: Feast of the Holy Innocents 
27.12: Ancient Rome: Marking the Pomerium
26.12: Feast Day of St Stephen: The First Christian Martyr 
25.12: Nativity Scenes 
24.12: Coat of arms of Pope St Pius X
22.12: Pope Urban VIII by Bernini
21.12: Pope Paul V and the Theft of Raphael’s Painting of the Deposition
20.12: Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II
19.12: Church of Sant’ Ignazio: Angel by Bernardino Ludovisi
18.12: Church of Sant’ Apollinare alle Terme
17.12: Musei Capitolini: Bronze Colossus of Constantine
16.12: Coat of arms of Pope Innocent X 
15.12: Galleria Borghese: Sleep by Alessandro Algardi
14.12: Colonna dell' Immacolata: King David by Adamo Tadolini
13.12: Galleria Borghese: David by Bernini
12.12: Capitoline Museums: Pope Innocent X by Algardi
11.12: Santa Maria Maggiore: Hail, the Queen of Peace by Guido Galli
10.12: San Giovanni in Laterano: Wooden 15th century Statue of the Virgin and Child 
09.12: Santa Maria Maggiore: King Philip IV of Spain
08.12: Santa Maria Maggiore: Holy Door
07.12: Piazza Navona: Fountain of Neptune
06.12: San Carlo al Corso: Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
05.12: Santa Maria Maggiore: Reliquary of the Holy Crib
04.12: Feast Day of St Barbara: Patron Saint of Mathematicians
03.12: Santa Maria Maggiore: Statue of Pope Clement VIII by Silla Longhi
02.12: Church of San Nicola in Carcere
01.12: Santa Maria del Popolo: Funerary monument to G. B. Gisleni

30.11: Feast Day of St Andrew 
28.11: ‘Protestant’ Cemetery: Grave of Devereux Plantagenet Cockburn
27.11: Lateran Baptistery: St John the Baptist by Luigi Valadier
25.11: Santi Apostoli: Ancient bas-relief of an eagle from Trajan’s Forum 
23.11: Bust of Giuseppe Valadier
22.11: Feast Day of St Cecilia: Patron Saints of Musicians 
19.11: Ancient Rome: Arch of Gallienus
17.11: Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo: Bell Tower
15.11: Church of Santa Maria del Carmine
08.11: Church of Santa Sabina: Tomb of Fra' Muñoz de Zamora 
01.11: The Pantheon & the Origin of the Feast of All Saints 

31.10: Coat of arms of Pope Paul V
07.10: Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli: Ceiling: In Memory of the Battle of Lepanto
06.10: Casino dell’ Aurora di Villa Ludovisi: Dawn

29.09: Michaelmas day: Feast Day of St Michael
27.09: Via Campania: Bust of Belisarius 
17.09: Vatican City Railway Station
14.09: 700th anniversary of the Death of Dante 
12.09: Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria: Organ and Cantoria
06.09: Fountain: Fontana Sallustiana
01.09: Palazzo Parlante: The Talking Palazzo

10.08: Feast Day of St Lawrence: The Patron Saint of Cooks & Comedians
05.08: Casa Vaca: Moving House

31.07: Feast Day of St Ignatius of Loyola 
20.07: Mussolini & Piazza Augusto Imperatore
19.07: Church of Santa Maria dell’ Anima: A Strikingly Modern Altar 
04.07: The Crab & the Crucifix 
01.07: Church of San Lorenzo in Lucina: Baptistery Vault: Squaring the Circle

29.06: Feast Day of St Peter & St Paul
28.06: The ‘Sugar' Church
24.06: San Lorenzo in Lucina: Cappella Fonseca 
22.06: Chiesa dell’ Annunziatella
20.06: St Peter’s Basilica: A List of Popes Buried in the Basilica 
18.06: Palazzo Mancini Salviati: Fasces & Fishes
17.06: San Giovanni dei Fiorentini: Capponi monument 
13.06: Feast Day of St Anthony of Padua; Patron Saint of Lost Things 

26.05: Feast Day of St Philip Neri 
08.05: Church of San Michele a Ripa: Roman Charity
06.05: Church of Santa Maria in Via: Monogram of the Servites 
04.05: Why is Rome known as the Eternal City?
02.05: Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 

30.04: A Cat & the Annunciation 
26.04: San Gioacchino ai Prati. The Popes’ Church
23.04: Equestrian Statues 
22.04: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: Funerary Monuments to Pope Leo X and Clement VII
21.04: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: Funerary monument to Pope Benedict XIII 
19.04: Equestrian statue of King Carlo Alberto of Savoy
16.04: A Little-Known Work by Bernini
15.04: Porta San Pancrazio: A Gate Without Walls
12.04: Piazza del Campidoglio: ‘Bridge of Sighs’
11.04: Ancient Rome: Villa dei Quintili
09.04: Church of Santo Stefano Rotondo
08.04: The ‘Owl’ & the End of the World
05.04: Meta Sudans: An Ancient Roman Fountain
03.04: Equestrian statue of Giorgio Castriota ‘Scanderbeg’
02.04: Santa Maria in Aracoeli: Coat of Arms of Pope Urban VIII 
01.04: Church of the Holy Shroud

26.03: Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli: Wooden ceiling 
24.03: Coat of Arms of the Camera Apostolica: A Parasol & a Pair of Crossed Keys
22.03: Oratorio di Sant’ Andrea dei Pescivendoli: Oratory of the Fishmongers
19.03: Coat of Arms of Pope Pius XI 
17.03: The Angels of Santa Maria in Campitelli 
15.03: Assassination of Julius Caesar: Beware the Ides of March
12.03: Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi: House of the Knights of Rhodes
09.03: Cola di Rienzo: A Medieval Populist?
08.03: San Paolo fuori le Mura: Facade mosaics 
03.03: The Tale of an Emperor & a Public Urinal
02.03: From Jewish Cemetery to Rose Garden
01.03: Church of San Sisto Vecchio

28.02: Palazzo Ruspoli: Frescoes by Jacopo Zucchi
27.02: Abbey of Sant’ Anselmo
26.02: Piazza of the Knights of Malta
25.02: Trajan’s Column: Statue of St Peter 
24.02: Why Does the Pope Always Wear White?
23.02: Bicentenary Anniversary of the Death of John Keats 
21.02: Palazzo Farnese: Sala dei Fasti Farnesiani: Glories of the Farnese Family
19.02: Santa Maria dell’ Anima: Funerary Monument: ‘Live Remembering You Will Die’
18.02: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: Tomb of Fra Angelico 
18.02: Michelangelo, Vasari & the Hall of a Hundred Days
17.02: Santa Maria in Campitelli: Madonna del Portico
16.02: Vatican: Sala Regia
15.02: Coat of Arms of Pope Pius VI
14.02: Oratory of San Giovanni Decollato
13.02: Villa Farnesina: Frescoes by Sodoma
12.02: Palazzo Colonna: Rome & the Rococo
11.02: Palazzo Ricci-Sacchetti: Frescoes by Salviati
10.02: Ancient Rome: Statue of Tiberinus: God of the River Tiber
09.02: Church of San Silvestro in Capite: The Mandylion 
07.02: Pius IX: Longest-Reigning Pope 
06.02: San Giovanni Decollato: Confraternity of St John the Beheaded
05.02: Church of Sant’ Agnese in Agone: St Agnes Among the Flames by Ercole Ferrata 
03.02: A Tale of Michelangelo, the Master of Ceremonies & Minos
01.02: Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina 

30.01: Santa Maria Maggiore: Funerary Monument to Pope Clement VIII 
29.01: Santa Maria Maggiore: Cappella Sistina: Tabernacle by Ludovico del Duca
28.01: Vatican Museums: Raphael’s Transfiguration 
27.01: Ponte Matteotti 
25.01: Funerary Monument to Pope Urban VIII: Death Writes the Inscription
24.01: Santa Maria della Vittoria: Fresco by Cerrini: Art as Propaganda
23.01: San Sebastiano fuori le Mura: Salvator Mundi: Bernini’s Final Work
22.01: Old Planetarium: ‘The Love That Moves the Sun and the Other Stars’ 
21.01: Christians & the Colosseum: The Myth of Martyrdom
20.01: Feast Day of St Sebastian 
19.01: Church of St Peter & St Paul
18.01: Bramante’s Tempietto
17.01: Church of Sant’ Anastasia al Palatino
16.01: Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi
15.01: Ancient Rome: Arch of Drusus
14.01: Ponte Sant’ Angelo: Gateway to St Peter’s Basilica
13.01: Church of Jesus and Mary
12.01: Castel Sant’ Angelo: Statue of St Michael 
11.01: St Peter’s Basilica: Vision of Constantine
10.01: Temple of Jupiter: Caput Mundi: Head of the World
09.01: Church of San Marcello al Corso
08.01: Vatican: Portone di Bronzo
06.01: Church of Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori: One of Rome’s Better-Kept Secrets
05.01: Vatican: Scala Regia: The Royal Staircase
04.01: Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary
02.01: Palazzo Altemps: The Goat and the Altana
01.01: Vatican City Flag