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The annual Lenten pilgrimage to dozens of Rome's most striking
churches is a sacred tradition dating back almost two millennia, to
the earliest days of Christianity. Along this historic spiritual
pathway, today's pilgrims confront the mysteries of the Christian
faith through a program of biblical and early Christian readings
amplified by some of the greatest art and architecture of western
civilization.In Roman Pilgrimage , bestselling theologian and papal
biographer George Weigel, art historian Elizabeth Lev, and
photographer Stephen Weigel lead readers through this unique
religious and aesthetic journey with magnificent photographs and
revealing commentaries on the pilgrimage's liturgies, art, and
architecture. Through reflections on each day's readings about
faith and doubt, heroism and weakness, self-examination and
conversion, sin and grace, Rome's familiar sites take on a new
resonance. And along that same historical path, typically
unexplored treasures,artifacts of ancient history and hidden
artistic wonders,appear in their original luster, revealing new
dimensions of one of the world's most intriguing and multi-layered
cities.A compelling guide to the Eternal City, the Lenten Season,
and the itinerary of conversion that is Christian life throughout
the year, Roman Pilgrimage reminds readers that the imitation of
Christ through faith, hope, and love is the template of all true
discipleship, as the exquisite beauty of the Roman station churches
invites reflection on the deepest truths of Christianity.
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