On October Monday, Oct. 7th, I visited 2 of the Major Basilica's of Rome, St. Paul's and St. John Lateran

(26K) 576 x 615	St. Paul's Outside the Walls	(20K) 365 x 648	Detail of the sculpture of St. Paul
(33K) 649 x 432	No picture can capture the vast size.	(45K) 761 x 579	Rays of sunlight fall directly on the tomb of St. Paul
(39K) 473 x 648	Detail of the nave and ceiling	(30K) 648 x 434	Notice the carved pillars in the cloister
	Another statue of St. Paul, inside the Basilica
(45K) 537 x 648	The Church of San Clemente	(46K) 432 x 702	A beautiful picture of Sts. Cyril and Methodius above the altar with their relics (in San Clemente)
	Exterior of San Clemente seen from the courtyard		Interior of San Clemente
(33K) 648 x 511	St. John Lateran - the Cathedral of the Pope	(35K) 441 x 648	Impressive sculpture of St. Matthew
	More sculptures of the Apostles, here St. Simon		St. Bartholomew, look close and you can tell how he died.
(41K) 720 x 473	Interior of St. John Lateran	(45K) 515 x 648	Detail of the nave behind the main altar
(24K) 432 x 542	Next to John Lateran, The Sacre Scale - Holy Stairs which Jesus stood on before Pontius Pilate (brought to Rome by St. Helena)		Another picture of the Holy Stairs as they are being climbed by the countless pilgrims on their knees.
	At the top of the Holy Stairs, the "Holiest Place in the World", containing hundreds of relics of saints.

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