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In the Name of Faith: Treasures
Throughout history we have seen that churches and sanctuaries have come into possession of greatest treasures. Where faith and religion were concerned people spared no money or physical sacrifice to please their gods.
«Don’t be afraid, Vincenza. It is me Mary, the Mother of Christ who died on the cross for the salvation of men. I beg you to go and say in my name to the people of Vicenza they must build in this place a church in my honor, if they want their health back, otherwise the plague will not cease».
According to the legend these were the words spoken to a peasant woman by the name of Vincenza Pasini on Monte Berico above Vicenza. The year was 1426, and the town had been suffering from a deadly plague for years.
Following the orders of the Madonna the people of Vicenza built a church on the spot of the acclaimed appearance. The church was built in three months time, and has been treasured as a symbol of salvation of the Veneto population for centuries.
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Gostei! 😀
Bom fim-de-semana!
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Ola Nuno 🙂 Feliz dia de St Valentim e bom fds 🙂 Muito obrigada como sempre pella tua atencao 😀
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Obrigado. 😀
É sempre um prazer passar por aqui. 🙂
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The building is really very beautiful! what time of the day did you take this shot? afternoon?
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It was high noon on a scorching hot day in July. The humidity turned the sky into a blur. I am surprised I took any decent pics at all 🙂
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the photograph is very nice!! the shadow lengths gave you away! 😀
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😆 thank you KNOW-ALL 😀
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P.S. I am glad you like the church. You may like the music even more 😉
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Hey! thanks for pointing it out…i had missed it…its awesome..pls give me details of the music…will download.
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Anne Dudley: Veni Emmanuel 🙂 You are welcome Sayantan 🙂
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thank you! 🙂
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Very nice scene Paula, the music is great ! 🙂
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Ah, tu l’as ecoutee :D. Merci Julie. Il semble que je ne publie que des eglises ces derniers jours :D. J’espere que tu as eu une bonne journee.
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I like the angle of the shot, Paula. 🙂 Or have you used some clever photo edit to create that? I like it, whether or not.
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No Jo, I haven’t. I risked my life standing in the middle of the road 😀
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Sensible girl! Just like me 🙂
Have a happy weekend!
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A happy Valentine’s evening to you 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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What a beautiful church!
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Beautiful shot and music Paula. 😀
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Thank you very much, Sophia. It would have looked a lot better in a better light, but when travelling I can’t be picky 😀
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Treasure, indeed! Great music for this very special post. Great choice, Paula!
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🙂 Thank you, Amy 🙂
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Churches are certainly treasures of our history. And what I treasure most about them is the inner peace one seems to feel as you enter their sanctuary.
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I like atmosphere in churches when they are almost empty and the sound of organ music.
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Lovely building and a wonderful shot. The history is interesting.
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Thank you very much Draco 🙂 I edited the shot since your comment – it looks better now 🙂
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Is that possible? 🙂
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Oh yes 😀 🙂
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Wonderful capture of this beautiful building. I’m not fond of church but I think the architecture of some churches is beautiful. 🙂
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A great choice for Treasure. 🙂
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🙂 Thanks Lisa
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Wonderful photo. I love the angle, tree on the left, just enough sky and some space on the right, it is a great composition. Have a great day.
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Thank you very much Mark. I will try to remove the little posts on the right and people on the left :). They really bug me. I really appreciate your nice comment. Hope your weekend will go well too 🙂
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Beautiful church and interesting history, Paula. The lovely music reminds me of my school days in England. We used to sing this hymn every year around Christmas time. Loved listening to it again. 🙂 xx
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🙂 Thank you for sharing this with me Sylvia 🙂 xo
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A beautiful piece of architecture and a wonderful photo Paula. As you know I’m not into religion, but I quite like many religious buildings of all superstitions.
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I know Max 🙂 and I appreciate your compliment. I was critical about extremeness of worship/despair of people in this article 😉
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Lovely piece of music too
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🙂 cheers Alex
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I could see that church from my window!
Beautiful photo of a very nice church
robert
PS: i lived in Vicenza for almost 15 years 🙂
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Thank you for your nice comment Robert. I will drop by to see if you have any photos from Vicenza 🙂
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I love it, it’s somewhat surreal, and very powerful. I like your interpretation of this week’s theme.
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Thank you, Laura 🙂 (I remembered it was not Tim :D)
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Hehe, that made me laugh 😀 very nice! Have a wonderful weekend!
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You too dear 🙂
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Lovely shot Paula, and excellent choice for the challenge!
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🙂 Thank you, lady 🙂
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You caught the priest as well! Beautiful photograph Paula!
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Great angle, Paula. Beautiful image with brief and useful notes 🙂
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Loved the picture and the story…
Thank you, Paula!
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Very beautiful Paula and lovely music as well. The lone priest adds dramatic scale.
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Oh yes, I was quite happy to see that bloke there 😀 and the way he was kind of gesturing to come in 🙂 Thank you, Madhu 🙂
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Interesting history, certainly beautiful and I like your inclusion of what appears to be the Abbot making his way from the grand steps.
One of the things I enjoy about travel/tourism and street photography is the ability to capture the essence of various cultures around the world. A scene like this more common in places like this as opposed to scenes of Hasidic Jews walking about NYC or Jerusalem or Shinto priests walking about shrines in rural Japan.
I’m always thrilled by this.
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Beautiful shot! Nothing to do with the legend but my cousin’s name is Vincenza. Her sister is Marie.
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🙂
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What an amazing story and photograph!
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