Category Archives: Vaticano

Accendere una candela

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

La chiesa di San Giacomo a Chioggia (in Veneto) è la prima in Italia ad avere installato un Pos dispositivo nel suo santuario.  Ispirato a un precedente in Svezia, l’installazione del dispositivo consente ai fedeli di utilizzare le carte di … Continue reading →

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Lighting a Candle

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

The Church of San Giacomo in Chioggia (the Veneto) is the first in Italy to install a point-of-sale (POS) device in its inner sanctum.  Inspired by a precedent in Sweden, installation of the electronic station enables the faithful to use … Continue reading →

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The Figure of Saint Anthony

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

On a pillar of the façade of the Basilica in Padua stands the figure of Saint Anthony, created in the first half of the 14thcentury.  Slightly less than life size, he almost feels physically present with a gesture of blessing … Continue reading →

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La Monaca di Monza

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

Ne “I Promessi Sposi”, Alessandro Manzoni la chiama “Gertrude”.  Il nome alla nascita era Marianna de Leyva ma lei prese il nome di sua madre, Virginia Maria, quando divenne suora.  La storia della sua vita—piena di sesso, scandali, potere, denaro … Continue reading →

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The Nun of Monza

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

In I Promessi Sposi, Alessandro Manzoni calls her “Gertrude.”  Her given name at birth was Marianna de Leyva but she assumed her mother’s name, Virginia Maria, when she became a nun.  The story of her life — full of sex, scandal, power, … Continue reading →

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Il mistero della lettera di Galileo

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

Galileo modificò la sua lettera a Castrelli per moderare le sue opinioni sulla chiesa e la sua visione “eretica” eliocentrica dell’universo? O qualcuno inviò una falsa lettera all’Inquisizione contro lo scienziato? O la chiesa modificò la sua lettera per provare … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Galileo’s Letter

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

Did Galileo edit his letter to Castrelli to moderate his views on the church and his “heretical” heliocentric view of the universe?  Or did someone send a false letter to the Inquisition against the scientist?  Or did the church amend … Continue reading →

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