Hello everyone. Today I will write to you about a visit to Rome, more precisely about one day and a tour of three sights of this city. Thanks to the numerous travel agencies in my country, we can afford to travel every month for some 100 to 150 euros.We spent 3 days in Rome. On the first day we saw the Crypt of the Capuchins, which made my hair stand on end.The crypt is located in the basement of the Church of Santa Chiesa di Maria della Concezione within the framework Capuchin Museum.We entered the museum where works of art and objects and various monuments from around the world are kept.We headed towards the mysterious crypt because that was more interesting to us. We went down the stairs that lead into some underground and dark environment.
At the entrance stood a sign with the inscription Remember Death.
- What you are now, we were, what we are now, you will be.-
It wasn't very pleasant, but we got there and we're moving on. There was also a translation in my language.
We walked down a long hallway. The chapel has 5 smaller chapels, all decorated with human bones.
They contain the remains of 4,000 friars who lived in the monastery and died between 1500 and 1800. The chapels have their own names. The Chapel of the Skeleton, the Chapel of the leg bones and Pelvis, and the Chapel of the Resurrection.Chandeliers made of pelvic bones and hand bones hang from the ceiling. Some contain entire skeletons dressed in friar's robes. Each chapel's name tells you which bones the chapel is decorated with.
The first chapel we came across was the skeleton chapel. It contains the skeletons of children sitting on a throne made of pelvic bones. On either side are two mummies and two niches made of spinal, hip, and pelvic bones.In the chapel of the shins and pelvis, we saw two crossed hands, the hands of Christ and Saint Francis, framed by a skull frame.
In the third crypt there is a painting of Christ commanding Lazarus to rise. The painting is framed by bones.
When we left the Museum we headed to the Colosseum. We had secured tickets through an agency otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get in that day. In 2007, it was declared one of the new seven wonders of the world. Which is not surprising considering that the Colosseum in Rome is the largest amphitheater ever built. Gladiatorial fights as well as animal fights were held in it. Also, simulations of naval battles were held, which is why the colosseum was often filled with water.
Just 400 meters from the Colosseum is the Basilica of Saint Clement. Since it was close to us, we went to see it. There is another reason for our visit. The brothers Cyril and Methodius, who come from our region, are buried there. Cyril also created our Cyrillic script, which we still use today.
The day was full and I was enchanted. Thank you for reading my post. All the best
Dragan
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STOPVisiting Italy has always been very high on my travel bucket list, but this I HAVE TO SEE! How morbidly fascinating and beautiful? As you say, a reminder, that underneath it all.. our beliefs, our race, our economical standing or class, we are all the same inside. Quite literally. The artwork created is absolutely breathtaking. One has to look twice to recall that these were all fashioned out of human remains. I suppose it would have been a deep honor to the monks to be a part of something so special, and in their own way, immortalized. Truly beautiful art. Thank you for sharing!
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