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Category Archives: pilgrimage
Olá from Portugal
I love the sound of Portuguese. We’ve been in Lisbon since Monday and the city is beautiful. On Tuesday, we explored the Belém district which has two fantastic World Heritage Sites—the Belém Tower and the Jerónimos Monastery. Parts of the … Continue reading
Posted in cappuccinos, coffee, Italy, pilgrimage, tourism, travel
Tagged Belem, cafe com leite, cappuccinos, coffee, Fado, Fatima, fish, Lisbon, pilgrimage, Portugal, Portuguese, San Francisco, tourism, World Heritage Site
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Adventures in Tuscany
We were in my old stomping grounds this past weekend: Florence, Italy, where I studied abroad my junior year through Gonzaga University. We also managed to hit 7 other cities/towns along the way: Prato, Monteriggioni, Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Collodi and … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, pilgrimage, tourists, travel
Tagged Collodi, Duomo, Florence, Fra Filippo Lippi, fresco, Gonzaga, Italy, La Spada, Lucca, panforte, Piazza dei Miracoli, Piazza del Campo, Pinocchio, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Puccini, Renaissance, San Lorenzo, Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella, Siena, Tuscany, Uffizi
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Padre Pio pilgrimage
August 10th was the 100th anniversary of Padre Pio’s ordination in the Cathedral of Benevento, Italy, and Michael was conducting research in Pietrelcina, St. Pio’s hometown, where they celebrated the event by walking 12 km from Pietrelcina to Benevento. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Benevento, Italy, Padre Pio, Pietrelcina, pilgrimage
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Rose Festival
Everyone in Pesaro has a rose today. It’s the feast day of St. Rita of Cascia, a 14th-century Augustinian nun and local parishes with a devotion to St. Rita are selling roses blessed by the priests during Mass. The rose … Continue reading
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