In the San Pietro in Vincoli (Basilica of St Peter in Chains)
These are the chains that held Peter in prison in Jerusalem, now on display  |
A famous statue of the Exodus
story Moses (in the center) is pictured with horns (a typical way to show Moses in statues)  |
The ecstasy of St Agnes
If you've read the Da Vinci code, then you know why we simply had to take a picture of this...
The church (Santa Maria Maggiore) just down the street from where we stayed
This was built on the Esquiline hill in Rome, after snow miraculously fell in Rome in
August on that hill (in answer to a prayer, of how a devout couple were to dispose
of their riches - they took this as a sign to build a church on that hill)
One of the more modern churches in Rome, with a modern art door
The basilica in Pompeii
And to think, there were Sooooo many more churches to see!