Category: Rome Basilicas and Churches
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Rome Basilicas and Churches
Overview Across the Tiber river from the Vatican are three must see churches all containing works from Caravaggio and other Baroque luminaries. Caravaggio was commissioned to paint the paintings for the churches and the paintings have remained in place for over 400 years and are still in excellent condition. Both St. Luigi and St. Augustine’s…
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St. Rita Cascia
In the Basilica di Sant’Agostino in Rome, in the third chapel on the right, you can find The Ecstasy of Blessed Rita da Cascia (1674) by Giacinto Brandi. St. Rita was born in 1381 into a family with strong Christian values. She married Paolo di Ferdinando, and after he was murdered, she prayed constantly so…