Posts Tagged ‘Rome’
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Dec
Posted by riomay1962 in High Altar, Oldest Basilica, Original Wooden Altar, Whole Assembly of Charity. Tagged: . Evangelist, Apostle Peter, Assembly of Charity, Baptist, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Cathedral of Rome, Church of the Saviour, Constantine the Great, Donated by Emperor Constantine the Great, First in Rank, Great Basilicas, Official Residence of the Pope, Omnium Urbis et Orbis Ecclesiarum mater et Caput, Rome, St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Mary Major, St. Paul, St. Peter, Wooden Altar. Leave a Comment
The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the oldest and first in rank of the four great basilicas of Rome, namely: St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Mary Major. It was built on a piece of land donated by Emperor Constantine the Great in 313. It used to be called the Lateran Mansion. Originally known [...]
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Dec
Posted by riomay1962 in Important Shrines, Righteous One. Tagged: 25 December 1999, Basilicas, Bishops, Cardinals, Cathedrals, Christmas Eve, Gospel, Holy Door, Holy Land, Jesus Christ, Jubilee Churches, Jubilee Year, Lord, Major Basilica in Rome, Messiah, Minor Basilicas, Pope, Prophesy, Rome, Shrines, Silver Jubilee Hammer, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, St. Paul Basilicas in Rome, St. Peter, St. Peter’s Basilica, The Annunciation (Nazareth) in Holy Land, The Basilicas of Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem), The Nativity (Bethlehem). Leave a Comment
The Holy Door, which is located in every Major Basilica in Rome, is opened at the beginning of the Jubilee Year, and closed at its end. The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica is opened by the Pope on Christmas Eve, December 25, 1999, with three strokes of the Silver Jubilee Hammer. The Pope is [...]
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Dec
Posted by riomay1962 in First Christian Jubilee, Greater Mercy, Minor Basilica, Minor Cathedrals, Opening the Holy Door. Tagged: Basilica in St. Paul, Basilica of St. Mary Major, Basilica of St. Peter, Bernini Colonnade, Christian Jubilee, Colosseum, Holy Door, Pilgrims, Plenary Indulgence, Pope Alexander VI, Pope Bonifacio VIII, Pope Clement VI Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope Nicholas V, Pope Pius XIIDogma of the Assumption, Pope Sixtus IV Holy Year, Pope Urban VI, Rome, Year 1300, Year 1350, Year 1390, Year 1450, Year 1475, Year 1500, Year 1675, Year 1725, Year 1950, Year 2000. 2 Comments
1300: Pope Bonifacio VIII instituted the first Christian Jubilee, to be celebrated every 100 years. The Plenary Indulgence could be gained only at the Basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome. 1350: pope Clement VI reduced the interval to 50 years, and included the Basilica of St. John Lateran. 1390: Pope Urban VI [...]
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Dec
Posted by riomay1962 in Designated Church, Designated Shrines. Tagged: Cathedrals, Centenary Observance, Christian Jubilee, Christmas Eve of 25th December 1999. Holy door, Church, Clement VI (1343), Deed of Charity, Epiphany 6th January 2001, Faithful, General Confession, Hebrew, Holy Mass, Holy Year, Jubilee, Latin Jubilaeum, Minor Basilicas, Paul II (1470), Period of Conversion, Period of Grace, Piety, Pilgrimage, Plenary Jubilee Indulgence, Pope Bonifacio VIII (1300 AD), Prayer of Intentions, Ram's Horn, Rejoicing, Repentance, Roman Major Basilica, Rome, Shrines, ST. Jerome (385 AD), St.Peter's Basilica, Yobhel. Leave a Comment
Good day to everybody. Today while taking my breakfast, I was looking at the file of my reading materials. I notice one small thing in between of the books that was there. It’s very nice to read that. I’m sure many read it also. But for those who maybe don’t read it yet, I am [...]
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