Pilgrimage : A Chronicle of Christianity Through the Churches of Rome

by Hager, June; Galazka, Grzegorz; Galazka, Grzegorz

• ISBN13: 9780297825173
• ISBN10: 0297825178
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc

Summary

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 introduction by Pope John Paul II's chosen deputy for the Great Jubilee.

Table of Contents

Cardinal's Preface	6	(2)
Archbishop's Foreword	8	(1)
Acknowledgments	9	(1)
Map of Rome	10	(2)
PART I ROME'S CHURCHES: A SPIRITUAL PALIMPSEST	12	(174)
Introduction: Capital of Christendom	12	(6)
The Catacombs	18	(16)
The Catacomb of St Sebastian	20	(5)
The Catacombs of St Calixtus	25	(3)
The Catacombs of Domitilla and Priscilla	28	(6)
Rome's Titular Churches	34	(16)
S. Maria in Trastevere	36	(4)
S. Pudenziana and S. Prassede	40	(5)
S. Clemente	45	(5)
Martyrs' Shrines	50	(12)
SS. Giovanni e Paolo	52	(4)
S. Stefano Rotondo	56	(3)
SS. Nereo e Achilleo	59	(3)
Virgin Martyrs	62	(14)
S. Cecilia in Trastevere	64	(4)
S. Bibiana	68	(3)
S. Agnese Fuori le Mura and S. Costanza	71	(5)
Victory of The Cross	76	(12)
S. Sabina	78	(4)
SS. Cosma e Damiano	82	(3)
S. Maria ad Martyres	85	(3)
Between Two Empires	88	(14)
S. Gregorio Magno al Celio	90	(4)
S. Maria in Cosmedin	94	(3)
S. Giorgio in Velabro	97	(5)
The Murky -- and Magnificent -- Middle Ages	102	(16)
SS. Quattro Coronati (Four Crowned Saints)	104	(5)
S. Maria in Aracoeli	109	(4)
S. Maria Sopra Minerva	113	(5)
The Renaissance in Rome	118	(16)
S. Maria della Pace	120	(5)
S. Maria del Popolo	125	(5)
S. Pietro in Montorio	130	(4)
The Counter-Reformation	134	(16)
Gesu and S. Ignazio	136	(6)
S. Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova)	142	(4)
S. Andrea della Valle	146	(4)
The Best Of The Baroque	150	(14)
S. Andrea al Quirinale	152	(3)
S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane	155	(5)
SS. Luca e Martina	160	(4)
The Eighteenth Century	164	(12)
La Maddalena	166	(4)
S. Maria Aventina (Knights of Malta Priory)	170	(6)
The Nineteenth Century	176	(4)
S. Cuore del Suffragio	178	(2)
Our Times	180	(6)
Jubilee Church of God the Merciful Father	184	(2)
PART II: ROME'S PILGRIMAGE BASILICAS: CHRISTIANITY'S MAJOR SHRINES	186	(34)
Introduction: Jubilees and Pilgrimages	186	(3)
S. Pietro in Vaticano	189	(8)
S. Paolo Fuori le Mura	197	(5)
S. Giovanni in Laterano	202	(4)
S. Maria Maggiore	206	(6)
S. Lorenzo Fuori le Mura	212	(4)
S. Croce in Gerusalemme	216	(4)
Bibliography	220	(1)
Index	221