So today started Teryn, Courtney and I's "Church Crawl". I'll be updating this post with pictures and info about the churches we visit as the semester goes on. Unfortunately, we didn't rise and shine early enough to take in an Italian mass but we did say our prayers.
The first church we went to was San Marcello Papa e Martire on Via Del Corso. According to Wikipedia it is a church devoted to Pope Marcellus I and was supposedly build over his prison.
The second church we visited is one I remembered as my mom's favorite. It's located right behind the Pantheon and has its own piazza. In the piazza there is an elephant supporting an obelisk (which is what made me remember that this was one of my mom's favorites). It is Basilica di Santa Maria spora Minerva. Aside from the large organs and all-consuming frescos, Basilica di Santa Maria also houses the domb of Saint Catherine if Sienna.
Santa Maria in Trastevere is my favorite. I went to mass there every Monday (because Sunday I was traveling). 5:30 p.m. (I think..) and done by 5:45/5:50 at the latest. Short and sweet. And all in Italian. I started to understand things as it went on. This was one of my favorite things I did every week on my own. Very relaxing and such a beautiful place to go to mass.
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