1. Where did it snow in Rome on August 5, somewhere between the years of 352 and 366?
The Esquiline Hill
During the pontificate of Liberius, the Roman patrician John and his wife, who were without heirs, made a vow to donate their possessions to the Virgin Mary. They prayed that she might make known to them how they were to dispose of their property in her honour. On 5 August, at the height of the Roman summer, snow fell during the night on the summit of the Esquiline Hill. In obedience to a vision of the Virgin Mary which they had the same night, the couple built a basilica in honour of Mary on the very spot which was covered with snow. From the fact that no mention whatever is made of this alleged miracle until a few hundred years later, not even by Sixtus III in his eight-line dedicatory inscription ... it would seem that the legend has no historical basis.
2. The church that was built on the site of the supposed snowfall in August, in Rome, was referred to as Our Lady of the Snows. What is the name of the church that sits on that site today? It is shown in the photo to the right. (It was near the B&B where we stayed)
Santa Maria Maggiore
3. Okay - we are going inside this church now... What is the significance of the gold in the ceiling of the church?
It was brought from the Americas by Christopher Columbus
4. Who discovered America before Columbus but Columbus gets all the credit.
Leif Erikson in the 11th century
5. The floor plan of this church follows that of the traditional ____________
Basilica
6. The fountain shown to the right plays a significant role in the Dan Brown movie Angels and Demons. Where is this fountain?
Piazza Navona
7. What is the name of the fountain?
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers)
8. What is this painting?
The Allegory of Good Government
9. What town is it in?
Siena
10. What is the significance of this painting?
It was the first non-religious painting in a public place
11. Where are you?
Inside the ancient Well of St. Patrick built in 1527
12. What building is this face carved onto?
Biblioteca Herziana
This building is located in rome near the top of the Spanish Steps.
13. Where are you?
Herculaneum
14. What town is this?
Modica
15. What town were we in when we saw this view?
Enna
16. Is this a Greek or Roman Temple?
Greek
17. Give me two ways that you know it is whatever type you chose in the answer above.
The steps go all the way around the building and the columns do not have a base.
18. What island is in the background in the photo above?
Capri
19. We haven't been to this town yet on this trip. What is it?
Pisa
20. Your last question for today: Who built this tower?
Giotto
The Esquiline Hill
During the pontificate of Liberius, the Roman patrician John and his wife, who were without heirs, made a vow to donate their possessions to the Virgin Mary. They prayed that she might make known to them how they were to dispose of their property in her honour. On 5 August, at the height of the Roman summer, snow fell during the night on the summit of the Esquiline Hill. In obedience to a vision of the Virgin Mary which they had the same night, the couple built a basilica in honour of Mary on the very spot which was covered with snow. From the fact that no mention whatever is made of this alleged miracle until a few hundred years later, not even by Sixtus III in his eight-line dedicatory inscription ... it would seem that the legend has no historical basis.
2. The church that was built on the site of the supposed snowfall in August, in Rome, was referred to as Our Lady of the Snows. What is the name of the church that sits on that site today? It is shown in the photo to the right. (It was near the B&B where we stayed)
Santa Maria Maggiore
3. Okay - we are going inside this church now... What is the significance of the gold in the ceiling of the church?
It was brought from the Americas by Christopher Columbus
4. Who discovered America before Columbus but Columbus gets all the credit.
Leif Erikson in the 11th century
5. The floor plan of this church follows that of the traditional ____________
Basilica
6. The fountain shown to the right plays a significant role in the Dan Brown movie Angels and Demons. Where is this fountain?
Piazza Navona
7. What is the name of the fountain?
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers)
8. What is this painting?
The Allegory of Good Government
9. What town is it in?
Siena
10. What is the significance of this painting?
It was the first non-religious painting in a public place
11. Where are you?
Inside the ancient Well of St. Patrick built in 1527
12. What building is this face carved onto?
Biblioteca Herziana
This building is located in rome near the top of the Spanish Steps.
13. Where are you?
Herculaneum
14. What town is this?
Modica
15. What town were we in when we saw this view?
Enna
16. Is this a Greek or Roman Temple?
Greek
17. Give me two ways that you know it is whatever type you chose in the answer above.
The steps go all the way around the building and the columns do not have a base.
18. What island is in the background in the photo above?
Capri
19. We haven't been to this town yet on this trip. What is it?
Pisa
20. Your last question for today: Who built this tower?
Giotto