Mijn eerste bezoek aan de kerk van San Sebastiano fuori le Mura aan de Via Appia vond eigenlijk per ongeluk plaats. Mijn vriend en ik hadden een rondleiding door de nabijgelegen Catacomben van San Callisto geboekt en moesten nog een uur of wat wachten voordat die zou beginnen. We besloten…
My first visit to the church of San Sebastiano fuori le Mura on the Via Appia was actually by accident. My friend and I had booked a guided tour at the nearby Catacombs of San Callisto and still had to wait an hour or so before it started. We decided…
Aan Sint Ambrosius (ca. 340-397) wordt de stichting van drie of vier kerken in het Milaan van de late vierde eeuw toegeschreven. De Basilica Martyrum (nu de Sant’Ambrogio) was daar één van, de Basilica Virginum (nu de San Simpliciano) een tweede. De derde kerk was de Basilica Apostolorum, of Basilica…
Dante Alighieri (ca. 1265-1321) is perhaps the most famous Italian poet ever. He is best known for his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), which consists of three parts: Hell (or Inferno), Purgatory and Paradise. Although Dante was born and raised in Florence and can be considered one of the most important…
Saint Ambrosius (ca. 340-397) is credited with founding three or four churches in Milan in the late fourth century. The Basilica Martyrum (now the Sant’Ambrogio) was one of them, the Basilica Virginum (now the San Simpliciano) another. The third church was the Basilica Apostolorum, or the Basilica of the Apostles.…