Nov. 6: Rome, Basilicas and Catacombs
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Arrival at St. Peter's Basilica |
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Mass in the Irish chapel in the crypt of St. Peter's |
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Rome sweet Home |
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Tomb of Blessed John Paul II (Chapel of St. Sebastian) |
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St. Peter |
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Dome of St. Peter's, seen at beginning of our tour of the Vatican Museums. |
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In this Vatican Museum painting the central angel is holding the Summa Contra Gentiles by St. Thomas Aquinas |
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Tapestry of the Resurrection |
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St. Michael appears at Mount Gargano |
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Map of Italy |
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Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica |
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Interior of the sealed Holy Door |
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Holy Door at St. Mary Major |
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Venite Adoremus - Come let us adore him: in a giant tabenacle. |
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Interior, St. Mary Major |
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St. John Lateran Basilica, relics of the heads of the Apostles Peter and Paul above the main altar |
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Ecce Homo: Pilate presents Jesus to the crowd to be crucified |
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At the catacombs of St. Sebastian: the good shepherd |
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Some of the many tombs |
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Impressive vaulted ceiling |
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In the Church of St. Sebastian, a large collection of relics, including the 'footprints' of Jesus from Quo Vadis. |
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St. Sebastian |
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Altar of St. Sebastian |