On Saturday we returned to our original hotel and were finally able to unpack and unwind a bit. We headed directly for the Piazza San Pietro and St. Peter's Basilica where Maria had a great time chasing pigeons, while Lisa and I enjoyed the view. The Christmas Tree was still up next to the obelisk and the Nativity Scene in the square. In the first picture Maria is pacing a white line in a manner reminiscent of Msgr O'Flaherty in The Scarlet and the Black.
This last picture was one of my favorite new discoveries inside of St. Peter's. It's a marble relief depicting the meeting in 452 A.D. between Pope St. Leo I and Attlia the Hun, in which the Pope miraculously convinced the Hun to turn away without attacking the city. Attila sees Ss. Peter and Paul descending from the clouds, swords in hand, to offer battle in defense of Rome.
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