Comments on: Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:04:34 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71508 CherryPie Sun, 22 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71508 I am not sure what the figures on the doors represent. I have been unable to find a detailed descrliption of everything in this church. The sculptor is Igor Mitoraj. I am not sure what the figures on the doors represent. I have been unable to find a detailed descrliption of everything in this church.

The sculptor is Igor Mitoraj.

]]> By: Chrystal Chaplow http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71494 Chrystal Chaplow Sat, 21 Sep 2024 13:57:49 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71494 WOW, this little tucked away little gem is actually my favorite, so far. Looking from the outside, you'd have no idea the beauty that awaits inside - amazing! So are the mummy-ish/bound figures representative of the prior Christian slaves or-? I love the effect of the sculptured man (with what looks like a cross carved in?) coming out from the wall. Rather than in front of the wall, or part of it, it looks as though he's stepping through it, no easy feat to sculpt. WOW, this little tucked away little gem is actually my favorite, so far. Looking from the outside, you’d have no idea the beauty that awaits inside – amazing! So are the mummy-ish/bound figures representative of the prior Christian slaves or-? I love the effect of the sculptured man (with what looks like a cross carved in?) coming out from the wall. Rather than in front of the wall, or part of it, it looks as though he’s stepping through it, no easy feat to sculpt.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71473 CherryPie Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:20:34 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71473 St Michael at Coventry is striking and memorable, as is the Cathedral itself. St Michael at Coventry is striking and memorable, as is the Cathedral itself.

]]> By: London Caller http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71464 London Caller Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:04:14 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71464 It's amazing I still remember the odd statues next to the main entrance! I guess it's like the statue outside the new Coventry Cathedral. St Michael slaying the demon. That's also an odd statue I cannot forget. It’s amazing I still remember the odd statues next to the main entrance!
I guess it’s like the statue outside the new Coventry Cathedral.
St Michael slaying the demon.
That’s also an odd statue I cannot forget.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71442 CherryPie Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:36:25 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71442 The interior was a hidden surprise. The interior was a hidden surprise.

]]> By: Mandy Southgate http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71438 Mandy Southgate Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:49:34 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71438 What a beautiful place. The marble and domes especially make it a place to see What a beautiful place. The marble and domes especially make it a place to see

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71435 CherryPie Sun, 15 Sep 2024 22:34:38 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71435 The outside of the building doen't hint at the treasures within :-) The outside of the building doen’t hint at the treasures within :-)

]]> By: Caroline Irwin http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71429 Caroline Irwin Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:22:32 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71429 What a beautiful building - so ornate :) What a beautiful building – so ornate :)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71410 CherryPie Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:42:36 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71410 Parts of the baths were used as building material for the Basilica. The building was altered in the 18th century so it is not as originally created. Parts of the baths were used as building material for the Basilica. The building was altered in the 18th century so it is not as originally created.

]]> By: lisl http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/09/12/santa-maria-degli-angeli-e-dei-martiri/comment-page-1/#comment-71399 lisl Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:48:12 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27174#comment-71399 The exterior certainly belies the interior, Cherie. I wonder if they made use of the Roman materials to build The exterior certainly belies the interior, Cherie. I wonder if they made use of the Roman materials to build

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