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Oct 12, 20215 min read

Sep 28 The Obelisk that 'witnessed' St Peters Death

We go back to year 1586 and travel to Rome where a large pink granite obelisk known as "The Witness", was moved to its present location...

Jul 19, 20214 min read

July 19 Great Fire of Rome and the death of Peter & Paul

On the 17th of July in the year 63 a Great Fire broke among the shops lining the Circus Maximus, Rome’s chariot stadium. It seemed as...

Jul 12, 20214 min read

July 12 The Fall of Jerusalem and Destroying the Temple

Today we remember how in AD 70 the armies of the Roman Emperor Titus attacked the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege, starting...

Apr 17, 20216 min read

Apr 18 St Peters Basilica, the biggest church in the world

Today we remember how the cornerstone was laid for St Peters Basilica on the Vatican Hill outside of Rome. We look at the Egyptian...

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