tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post7834055582645869646..comments2024-02-23T04:09:47.029-06:00Comments on The Roman Sacristan: Pope Saint Damasus IRoman Sacristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-90782733620385985572008-12-11T18:23:00.000-06:002008-12-11T18:23:00.000-06:00Oops, the above link works better if you right cli...Oops, the above link works better if you right click on the link and select "Open in New Window"Roman Sacristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-77793226662498857382008-12-11T18:21:00.000-06:002008-12-11T18:21:00.000-06:00Happy Birthday.The church is on the Corso Vittorio...Happy Birthday.<BR/><BR/>The church is on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele about half way between Chiesa Nuova and Sant'Andrea delle Valle.<BR/><BR/>The entrance is not on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele side, but is in the Piazza di San Lorenzo in San Damaso. If you look at the picture of the front in the above post, the Corso will be on your right.<BR/><BR/>Here's <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rome,+italy&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.646818,55.546875&ie=UTF8&ll=41.896995,12.471119&spn=0.000906,0.001695&t=h&z=19&iwloc=addr" REL="nofollow">a link to a satellite shot of the piazza with the church entrance from google maps.</A> You can zoom in and out and move around to get your bearings with other more well known landmarks.Roman Sacristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-86774999267389675202008-12-11T14:38:00.000-06:002008-12-11T14:38:00.000-06:00I was born on 11 December (so today is my birthday...I was born on 11 December (so today is my birthday). I chose Saint Damasus as my patron at Confirmation, without knowing very much about him. The more I read about him, the happier I become about my choice.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for making this post. I'm visiting Rome in about a month, so I'll know where to go to offer a prayer to my favorite pontiff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com