I have been living in Rome for over the last decade, so I know quite a few angles of the city. One thing that always mezmerised me is the insanely high number of churches. Not being a praticant nor a christian person, I am not attracted to the churches for their charismatic and mystic characteristics but mostly for the beauty or their architecture and for all the art pieces they keep.
Talking a walk in the center of Rome will bring you to see thousands of churches. Some of these are more famous than others, and obviously the most famous one is the Saint Peter Basilica in Vatican City. I have to admit it is amazing, especially the place with the perfect columns.
From Wikipedia :
There are more than 900 churches in Rome, including some notable Roman Catholic Marian churches. Most, but not all, of these are Roman Catholic. The first churches of Rome originated in places where Christians met. They were divided into three categories:
* the houses of private Roman citizens (people who hosted the meetings of Christians – also known as oratoria, oracula)
* the deaconries (places where charity distributions were given to the poor and placed under the control of a deacon; the greatest deaconries had many deacons, and one of them was elected archdeacon)
* other houses holding a titulus (known as domus ecclesia)
* the deaconries (places where charity distributions were given to the poor and placed under the control of a deacon; the greatest deaconries had many deacons, and one of them was elected archdeacon)
* other houses holding a titulus (known as domus ecclesia)
It is known that in 336, Pope Julius I had set the number of presbyter cardinals to 28, so that for each day of the week, a different presbyter cardinal would say mass in one of the four major basilicas of Rome, St. Peter's, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, and Basilica of St. John Lateran. These four basilicas had no cardinal, since they were under the Pope's direction. The Basilica of St. John Lateran was also the seat of the bishop of Rome. Traditionally, pilgrims were expected to visit all four basilicas, and San Lorenzo fuori le mura, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, and San Sebastiano fuori le mura which constituted the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. In the Great Jubilee in 2000, the seventh church was instead Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore as appointed by Pope John Paul II.
Michelangelo's "Pieta'" is one of the most beautiful sculptures I have ever seen.
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