Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Catholic Bling: Il Tesoro di Napoli



There is a major exhibition in Rome of the treasures from Naples associated with St Janarius, most of them are normally kept in the cathedral treasury or locked away in a strong room.









3 comments:

Alan said...

It might be useful to provide a link, Father. Info in English on the museum web site is at:
http://www.fondazioneromamuseo.it/en/information.html

Pater Ignotus said...

The BBC have an article on it today, in which they make the shock claim that Pope Francis won't go to the exhibit (I guess they needed to reach a certain word count for publication).

Damask Rose said...

Totally a.w.e.s.o.m.e!

The Glory of Catholicism.

"The BBC have an article on it today, in which they make the shock claim that Pope Francis won't go to the exhibit (I guess they needed to reach a certain word count for publication)."

Blech.

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