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Pilgrimage: a Chronicle of Christianity Through the Churches of Rome

Categorie	Kathedralen & Kerken
Boeknummer	#305243-KJ10
Titel	Pilgrimage: a Chronicle of Christianity Through the Churches of Rome
Auteur	Hager, June
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Jaar van uitgave	1999
ISBN10	0297825178
ISBN13	9780297825173
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in colour, 4to. Photographs by Grzegorz Galazka.
Samenvatting	Rome is famous as the capital of Christianity and the city of a thousand churches . With a fresh perspective on the history of the Roman Catholic church recounted for the millennial jubilee, visit forty sacred buildings, from the ancient catacombs to the most recent churches raised in the sprawling suburbs, and become swept up in the stories of each one: S. Stefano Rotondo, built to honor Christianity's first martyr, has close and mysterious associations to Christ's own tomb in Jerusalem; S. Maria Sopra Minerva is filled with art treasures and the ghosts of protagonists from medieval Rome; S. Andrea al Quirinale, with its oval shape, theatrical altar, and splendid dome, epitomizes the Baroque at its height. End with the origins of jubilees and the churches dedicated to them. Plus: an intro... (Lees verder)duction by Pope John Paul II's chosen deputy for the Great Jubilee.
Pagina's	224
Conditie	Goed — Price dust jacket clipped; light tobacco smell.
Prijs	€ 12,50

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