Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Santa Maria in Trastevere

This church was probably the first Christian place of worship in Rome founded in the 3rd Century. The church was rebuilt in the 12th Century by Pope Innocent II.







The Altemps Chapel



Assumption of the Virgin



The Council of Nicea





This church is known for its remarkable 11th Century mosaics







Mary siting next to Christ





 Scenes from the Life of the Virgin by Cavallini



Gifts of the Magi 
 shows the church was built on the site where a fountain of oil had miraculously sprung up on the day Christ was born 










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