Every Pilgrim S Guide To Rome

In addition to being one of the world’s most enthralling cities, Rome, with its 900 churches and shrines, has been a major pilgrimage destination for over 1500 years and continues to draw millions of pilgrims today. This unique travel companion gives a brief history of Christian Rome and tells the story of its pilgrimage tradition. It offers an in-depth guide to the Eternal City’s principal Christian sites including: St Peter’s and other basilicas Relics of the nativity and passion Memorials of the saints The catacombs Pilgrim excursions from Rome Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps, and conveniently pocket sized for ease of use.

"Christians have always made their way to Rome to pray at the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul and to visit the city's treasure-filled churches. This volume offers the modern pilgrim essential information on fifty churches. Especially detailed treatment is given to St. Peter's Basilica and to the basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, and St. Lawrence Outside-the-Walls. The text provides each church's history and a description of its exterior and interior. Floor plans indicate architectural highlights and the location of artistic treasures."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

A spiritual, historical, and artistic guide to Rome and the Holy Land. Written so as to not overwhelm the pilgrim with facts, figures, names, and dates. Instead, provides basic information and spiritual reflection that will help the reader appreciate the places, art works, and history and to encounter God in their midst.

Excerpt from The Pilgrim's Guide to Rome At the request of the Executive Committee of the Catholic Association I have willingly undertaken to translate the Abbe Laumonier's "Guide du Pelerin a Rome," and adapt it for the use of the large number of English-speaking pilgrims likely to visit the Eternal City under the auspices of the Association during this Anno Santo, or Holy Year. I append a translation of the preface to the Abbe's excellent work by M. Leon Harmel, as it contains information useful to the reader, and is full of sentiments to which we heartily subscribe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."