AMOROMA

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

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Halloween

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It's Halloween in Rome! This is my third Halloween in Rome, and each year it has become more popular among school aged kids. This year t...

Calcata: a town that used to be the home of Catholicism's "strangest relic"

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A recently published book by David Farley, An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Tow...
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Churches of Calcata

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The town of Calcata has three churches. The Church of Santissimo Nome di Gesù, dating from the 14th century and restored in 1793 is on the p...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Postcards in Rome

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On Monday I went with my brother and his friend Jean to visit a private postcard collection on a hill above the Colosseum. Enrico Sturani we...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

CATS in Rome

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There have been cats in Rome for thousands of years. Tonight more cats came to Rome! As the poster says: The most famous cats in the world a...
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Another Litman in Rome

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This last weekend my brother Dennis and his friend Jean visited us here in Rome, arriving Friday morning from Austin, Texas. We enjoyed Ita...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

SPQR: Piazza Iside

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SPQR on a fountain in Piazza Iside , a site that was once part of a sanctuary to the Egyptian goddess Isis. The cult came to Ancient Rome w...
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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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