AMOROMA

Observations and reflections about my life in Rome, including the excursions that take me beyond the walls...

Monday, December 29, 2008

Nativity Scenes

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Here are a sampling of nativity scenes (precepi) that I have seen during the Christmas season.  A Madonna and Child surrounded by Angels on ...

Bread Machine

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Babbo Natale brought Vincenzo a bread machine for the first day of Christmas. Here is his first loaf on the table for breakfast on the fea...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas

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I found this presepio in Bologna two weeks ago. It is part of an international collection of Nativity scenes assembled by the Augustinian fr...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Advent Calendar: Roman Door 24

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Door in a presepio by Mario Ceroli, "La Sacra Famiglia," on display in Piazza de Spagna. I have enjoyed sharing Roman doors with ...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Advent Calendar: Roman Door 23

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Door at Via del Teatro di Marcello, No. 40. This door is on the right side of the road that goes downhill from the Capitoline Hill to the T...
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Monday, December 22, 2008

Advent Calendar: Roman Door 22

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Door in Piazza Sant' Egidio. This piazza in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere has not changed much in appearance since the 17th cent...
Sunday, December 21, 2008

Advent Calendar: Roman Door 21

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The front doors to the Church of Santo Volto di Gesù. This 21st century church was built in 2006 for the Parish of the Holy Face of Jesus. ...
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Rome, Lazio, Italy
My journey began in San Clemente, California and continued in New York (actually Hoboken, NJ) until I came to Rome in the summer of 2007. This fascinating city is now my home.
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