Pearl of Great PriceJul 19, 20214 minJuly 19 Great Fire of Rome and the death of Peter & Paul On the 17th of July in the year 63 a Great Fire broke among the shops lining the Circus Maximus, Rome’s chariot stadium. It seemed as...
Pearl of Great PriceJul 14, 20214 minJuly 14 St Marks Tower collapses in VeniceToday in 1902 the famous Campanile or Bell Tower in St Mark's Square, collapsed, demolishing the loggetta beneath it. No one was injured...
Pearl of Great PriceJun 6, 20218 minJune 7 Antoni Gaudi and the Sagrada FamiliaThe great basilica of the Sagrada Familia is linked to one man, the genius, mystic and ascetic Antoni Gaudi. We look at the remarkable...
Pearl of Great PriceApr 17, 20216 minApr 18 St Peters Basilica, the biggest church in the worldToday we remember how the cornerstone was laid for St Peters Basilica on the Vatican Hill outside of Rome. We look at the Egyptian...