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Son of Rome: The Roman Baptismal Font Where the Future Venerable Pius XII Was Baptized
Two days after he was born, on March 4, 1876, Eugenio Pacelli was baptized at this font. The location was the parish of Saints Celso and Giuliano, located near the Ponte Sant'Angelo on an old pilgrims' road leading to the Vatican. The current church was completed in 1735, perhaps lending an indication as to the age of the font.  Eighteenth-century baptismal fonts are n...

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More Varieties of Violacea
One of the elements that makes Western liturgical art so very interesting is the great diversity of artistic styles and periods that make it up. By contrast, imagine if all churches looked substantially the same; our natural human tendency would become bored and unappreciative of them -- rather like having your favourite meal every single day. By the same token, if all vestments...

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A Survey of Some of the Recent Vestment Works of Adornare Paramenti Sacri
We have been taking some time recently to look at what some of our partner liturgical artisans have been up to in their workshops -- after all, while we all enjoy the historical liturgical works of our tradition, it is also a living tradition in which we continue to see new works. So with that in mind, today we're going to turn our attention to a survey of some of the recent wor...

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Malachite Decorations in the Vatican
The polished stone known as malachite is a very rare sight in Rome. It can be seen in the Vatican Basilica with the altar built over the tomb of St. Peter in the Clementine Chapel of the Vatican Grottos. It can also be seen on two altars at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, seen from afar with its vibrant emerald color. Malachite is a precious mineral that by defi...

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Take a Guess: What Colour is This Set?
What colour is this set of vestments do you think? Is it a blue Marian set? Is it a kind of green? I suspect if most people were to look at this set, the natural inclination would be to call it blue, and indeed, it certainly appears like that. It is not blue, however; it is, in point of fact, violet.  Violet you might ask? I know what you are thinking. How can this pos...

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