Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

2002, the article came out exposing Cardinal Law and John G. Geoghan. Cardinal Law had paid $10M in damages to the victims of Geoghan and still he kept Geoghan on his payroll. He defended himself by saying that they had gotten Geoghan treatment and he had been deemed “cured”. The article publically called out 249 priests and brothers accused of sexual abuse in the Boston Archdiocese and Cardinal Law was aware of each one. The attention and care of which these five individuals gave to this case is remarkable. They angered the church, the Cardinal, family members, co-workers, and law enforcement but they never gave up. In December 2002, Cardinal Law resigned from the Boston Archdiocese. “…he was “reassigned” to the Bascilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, one of the highest ranking Roman Catholic churches in the world” (McCarthy, 2015). I was astonished when I read this information. How can a Bernard Law not be defrocked for the crimes that he covered up? He is just as guilty as the priests that committed the crimes. How then, is he promoted? I believe that there will continue to be sexual predators in the Church with people like him in charge.…

Chat Sumlin A View of Eighteen or So Side Columns “A View of Eighteen Side Columns” by Giovanni Battista Piranesi a beautiful piece of art designed to be printed and bought by patrons. Its visual depiction of what can initially be associated with Roman architecture after the fall of its empire is what initially captivates the viewer into looking deeper. The painting communicates using the placement of seemingly foreign figures amongst ruins to signify the survival of life and human…

Paikea’s destinies are questioned when they are born. Being apart of a family whose parents’ lifestyles are foils of each other, Antonio does not know if he will become a down to earth Luna like his mother, or a restless man that has a thirst for adventure like his father, Gabriel Marez. The Luna family and the Marez relatives engaged in a dispute over Antonio’s destiny at his birth. The old man from the Lunas claim “[Antonio] will be a farmer and keep our customs and traditions” (Anaya 5). To…

traveled to from his home in Palestrina to Rome. To be exact, his home town was just outside of Rome, which was then known as the Papal States. Palestrina's initial reason to go to Rome isn't known either, but scholars have made the assumption that his intention was to sell the family's produce and other products from their farm. While he was peddling his products, Palestrina would sing songs he made up. On one faithful day, a choir master heard him and was very impressed. The choir master,…

Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Mone Cassai, called Masaccio, was born from a family descended from carpenters and furniture makers, on December 21, 1401, the feast day of St. Thomas, in Castel San Giovanni, today 's San Giovanni Valdarno (Arezzo). The father was the notary Ser Giovanni di Mone Cassai and the mother of Jacopa Martinozzo, daughter of an innkeeper of Barberino di Mugello. His father died young, at about twenty-seven years old, and his family finds itself in financial difficulty, both…

Medici, sister of Pope Pius IV. He refused the headship of his family on the death of Count Frederick Borromeo. He was also consecrated as bishop of Milan the same year. When he arrived at Trent in 1556, he Instituted radical reforms because he had to make sure that the city was improving and strengthening as a whole. Saint Charles Borromeo's see was in Milan, Italy. He was appointed May 12, 1564. But his term ending was November 3 1584. He was buried in the Milan Cathedral. His…

It has a large clock tower that rises high above the church. The ceiling is gold cuffed, and its covered in gorgeous mosaics. The architectural style of this building is a mix of Medieval, Romanesque, and Baroque type design. The Patriarchal Basilica shows the Churches acceptance as Mary, the mother of God. One night while Pope Liberius was asleep he had a dream of the Virgin Mary. She asked him to build a church in her honor in a place. The next day he awoke and went to the place where she…