#Vast plash full#

Tu esPetrus / Here once stood the Gardens and the Circus of Nero, the blasphemer of Christ, whocaused the martyred bodies of the Christians to be dipped in pitch, and to serve as torchesto light his orgies. from the fishermans hut by the far-away Lake of Genesareth, a beggar and an outcast, and to whose glory the most splendid temple of the earth has been erected. They bring their little children and their sick with them, hoping for comfortand healing from the hands of him who was once poor and barefoot, who wandered hither.

#Vast plash full#

They have come, full of faith, to kiss the brazen toe of the Apostlewithin there. Groups of weary, dusty peasants who have made a pilgrimage hither fromthe Sabine, Volscian, or Hernician Hills, lie in picturesque groups upon the broad steps infront of the church.

259 filled with the sunshine of an autumn afternoon, and the fountains plash sleepily as thoughin a dream. PIOUS PILGRIMAGES AND PROFANE PROMENADES. But all is still and silent the vast piazza is INTERIOR OF ST. The colonnades of Bernini embrace thewide space like an angels outspread wings, where the people may be gathered together aschickens beneath the wings of their mother. the mustard-seed of the Gospel was planted, to the loftycross that surmounts the Church of St. This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage. Alamy charges you a fee for access to the high resolution copy of the image. This image is a public domain image, which means either that copyright has expired in the image or the copyright holder has waived their copyright.