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In the Vatican, Christmas Is Over
In the Vatican, Christmas is over. But we still have the Old New Year and Epiphany to come
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The hall at GES-2 really is very beautiful, even if the iron doors clang rather too loudly
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Merry Christmas!
NB! · Architecture · Observations
Instead of ugly glass skyscrapers, they might try building something like this
NB! · Art · Observations · People
Caspar David Friedrich's Wanderer above the Sea of Fog is every one of us, facing not only the new year but each new day
NB! · Faith · Observations · Rome · Humour
Francis reflects that in the tenth year of his papacy he has been left the only Pope in the whole Vatican
Faith · Observations
Wishes for a happy new year according to all calendars
2022 by the Gregorian calendar, 5782 by the Jewish, 2566 by the Buddhist, 5123 by the Kali Yuga, 7531 by the Byzantine, 1444 by the Islamic, 1739 by the Coptic, 4659 by the Chinese, 111 by the North Korean, 554 by the Sikh, 2775 by the Roman. May the new
Faith · Monarchies · Observations · Rome
Believers’ doubts about the validity of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation
In February it would have been 10 years since Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world by resigning. I remember that day very well, and my own state of shock. Yes, this extraordinary situation astonished many, but it has never quite left me in peace. If one looks into it, the
Monarchies · Observations · People · Humour
Marshal Berthier stayed awake for years with Napoleon and kept others from sleeping
Louis Alexandre Berthier, French Minister of War and Bonaparte's chief of staff, was obliged for many years to stay awake together with Napoleon, who slept three or four hours a night. In the end Berthier grew accustomed to this regime and even acquired the habit of not letting
NB! · Art · Observations · Humour
Whenever I think of Ancient Rus', I picture exclusively Hyperborea as painted by Vsevolod Ivanov
Whenever I think of Ancient Rus', I picture exclusively Hyperborea as painted by Vsevolod Ivanov. And the riding mammoths are my absolute favourites
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Norman mosaic of Alexander the Great and griffins in Otranto, Italy
Mood on this birthday: Alexander the Great holds skewers of meat above his head to make two griffins carry him up into the sky. Norman floor mosaic in the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata, 11th century, Otranto, Italy