Esther's photos with the keyword: Santa

Willemstad (population of 140,000) is the capital of Curaçao, an island located in the Southern Caribbean that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. AIMG 9311

Willemstad (population of 140,000) is the capital of Curaçao, an island located in the Southern Caribbean that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. AIMG 9310

Willemstad (population of 140,000) is the capital of Curaçao, an island located in the Southern Caribbean that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The fourteen story Plaza Hotel is so close to the entrance of the harbor where large tankers and freighters pass, that it carries maritime collision insurance. AIMG 9328

Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy, was built as offering for the city's deliverance from the 1630 plague which killed nearly a third of the inhabitants of Venice. The octogonal bascilica contains masterworks of Titian and Tintoretto as well as the works of other master painters and sculptors. AIMG_4608

Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy, was built as offering for the city's deliverance from the 1630 plague which killed nearly a third of the inhabitants of Venice. The octogonal bascilica contains masterworks of Titian and Tintoretto as well as the works of other master painters and sculptors. AIMG_4601

Church of Santa Maria e San Donato in Murano, Italy "is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Arezzo as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Santa_Maria_e_San_Donato AIMG_4670

Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy, was built as offering for the city's deliverance from the 1630 plague which killed nearly a third of the inhabitants of Venice. The octogonal bascilica contains masterworks of Titian and Tintoretto as well as the works of other master painters and sculptors. This photograph was taken from a balcony in a passing cruise ship, which permitted a bird's eye view of the dome. AIMG_4449

The Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy is the largest Franciscan church in the world. It is known for its chapels decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his students as well as its tombs and cenotaphs. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini are buried there. It was consecrated in 1442 and remodeled over the years. Galileo was tried by the Inquisition as a result of his writings about heliocentrism. He was forced to recant his views, and spent the remainder of his life under house arrest. Nevertheless, he was buried in Santa Croce. AIMG_3060

The Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy is the largest Franciscan church in the world. It is known for its chapels decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his students as well as its tombs and cenotaphs. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini are buried there. It was consecrated in 1442 and remodeled over the years. The 19th century facade was designed by Jewish architect, Niccolo Matas and features a Star of David. IMG_3101

The Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy is the largest Franciscan church in the world. It is known for its chapels decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his students as well as its tombs and cenotaphs. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini are buried there. It was consecrated in 1442 and remodeled over the years. AIMG_3051

The Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy is the largest Franciscan church in the world. It is known for its chapels decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his students as well as its tombs and cenotaphs. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini are buried there. It was consecrated in 1442 and remodeled over the years. AIMG_3054

The Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy is the largest Franciscan church in the world. It is known for its chapels decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his students as well as its tombs and cenotaphs. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini are buried there. It was consecrated in 1442 and remodeled over the years. To learn more about the wonderful composer, Gioachino Antonio Rossini, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioachino_Rossini . AIMG_3055

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. A Christian house-church was founded on the site around 220 by Pope Saint Callixtus I. A larger church was built on the site in 340 by Pope Julius I. Major restorations took place in the fifth and the eight centuries. Pope Innocent II razed and re-erected the church in 1140. AIMG_2641

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. A Christian house-church was founded on the site around 220 by Pope Saint Callixtus I. A larger church was built on the site in 340 by Pope Julius I. Major restorations took place in the fifth and the eight centuries. Pope Innocent II razed and re-erected the church in 1140. AIMG_2633

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. A Christian house-church was founded on the site around 220 by Pope Saint Callixtus I. A larger church was built on the site in 340 by Pope Julius I. Major restorations took place in the fifth and the eight centuries. Pope Innocent II razed and re-erected the church in 1140. AIMG_2634

Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, Italy was built on the site of an 11th Century chapel. Pope Gregory IX had a church built there in the 13th Century and gave it to the Augustinians. The church was reconstructed between1472-1477. Between1655-60 the facade was modified by Bernini to modernize the church from Renaissance to Baroque style. Works by Raphael, Bernini and Caravaggio can be found in the church. AIMG_2774

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. A Christian house-church was founded on the site around 220 by Pope Saint Callixtus I. A larger church was built on the site in 340 by Pope Julius I. Major restorations took place in the fifth and the eight centuries. Pope Innocent II razed and re-erected the church in 1140. AIMG_2639

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. A Christian house-church was founded on the site around 220 by Pope Saint Callixtus I. A larger church was built on the site in 340 by Pope Julius I. Major restorations took place in the fifth and the eight centuries. Pope Innocent II razed and re-erected the church in 1140. AIMG_2646