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arturoviaggia

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Viaggia is not my last name. It's what I do.

Professor of Theology at Providence College specializing in #Patristics and #EarlyChristianity.

I also chair the Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange Committee and am VP of the International Catacomb Society (yes, there's such a thing!)

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For the feast of St John the Baptist, here is a scene of John baptizing Jesus on the side of a 4th c. sarcophagus from Arles (France).

This photo appears in Candida Moss' recent book "God's Ghostwriters"!

📷🇫🇷 https://flic.kr/p/2jBj3Bv



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A little hard to get to, but a visit to Cimitile is worth the effort if you're interested in Here St Paulinus of Nola expanded the basilica over the tomb of St Felix making it one of the most important martyr shrines in Italy

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Interesting image from the of Marcus and Marcellianus of Moses or Peter striking the rock between two kanephoroi. Kanephoroi were unmarried women who led processions in ancient Greece carrying baskets containing grain offerings and the knife for slaughtering the sacrificial bull.




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The Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ child in her lap and flanked by four angels. She wears a veiled mantle, or maphorion, royal purple in color. A small white cross is woven into her veil.

S. Apollinare Nuovo, , early 6th cent. (partially restored)

📷🇮🇹 https://flic.kr/p/2pYoGVq




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Concordia, located in the north of Italy, was the birthplace of the early Christian author Rufinus. Among its archaeological remains are a Christian basilica and the “Trychora Martyrum,” a 4th c. martyrs shrine. By the end of the century it was transformed into a small basilica

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The arch of Titus stands on the Via Sacra which leads from the Colosseum into the Roman Forum. It marked Titus' campaign in Judea which led to the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple. Titus' deified image is depicted lifted up to the heavens on the back of an eagle.

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Traveling east from Palermo along the north coast of , the cathedral of Cefalù appears at the foot of an imposing promontory known simply as "La Rocca," where the Greeks had built a temple to the goddess Diana.
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Detail of the dome of Palermo's Capella Palatina. The 12th c. chapel was constructed under the Norman king Roger II and probably employed artists from the Greek east.

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An inscription in the confessio of the basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in marks the burial place of St Stephen, St Justin Martyr and St Lawrence

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What the Trevi Fountain in looks like in your imagination vs. what it looks like when you arrive the day after Barcelona wins the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.



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View of the area around the Trevi fountain on the same day with a thick crowd of soccer fans and tourists. A man wearing sunglasses and holding a stick stands above the crowd shouting something.

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Remains of a triconch room in a 4th cent. Roman villa in Patti Marina, . The room is comprised of three curved apses and a mosaic floor decorated with geometric patterns and animals.

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A pigeon's eye view of St. Peter's Square....

📷🇻🇦 https://www.flickr.com/photos/60661697@N07/8487992586





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Somewhere in

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This is my most viewed image on Fickr. A pov shot looking up towards the dome in the sanctuary of San Vitale in . Gives a good sense of the mosaic program. Over 11K views!

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My first book cover photo was on Dressing Judeans and Christians in Antiquity (2014) eds. Upson-Saia, Daniel-Hughes & Batten.

It's a mosaic of Bishop Ecclesius of in the apse of San Vitale offering a model of the church to Christ.

https://www.routledge.com/Dressing-Judeans-and-Christians-in-Antiquity/Upson-Saia-Daniel-Hughes-Batten/p/book/9781472422767

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