Rome, Italy: Church of Saint Paul at the Three Fountains: Arch of Charlemagne: Signage 2

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dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T13:32:07Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T13:32:07Z
dc.date.issuedMay 20, 2017
dc.descriptionVarious signs to the left of the Arch of Charlemagne within the Three Fountains Abbey Complex (Rome, Italy). The Arch of Charlemagne is the entrance to the actual abbey complex of the Abbazia delle Tre Fontane (Abbey of the Three Fountains) in Rome, Italy. The complex is four miles outside Rome, run by Cistercian monks belonging to the Trappist order. It contains three churches, of which the Church of Saint Paul at the Three Fountains (Church of the Martyrdom of Saint Paul; San Paolo alle Tre Fontane; Church of St. Paul the Apostle) is most sacred. This church was built on the site where Saint Paul was beheaded on Emperor Nero's order. As a Roman citizen, Saint Paul could not be executed within the city. The other two churches in the complex are the earliest one: the Benedictine Church of Saint Vincent and Saint Anastasius, built in 626; and the 16th century Roman Catholic Church of Saint Maria Scala Coeli, where Saint Paul stopped to pray for the last time before he was beheaded. The legend is that Paul's head bounced three times and fountains sprang up at each spot; hence, the title of "Three Fountains." Actually, fountains already existed at the site when Paul was beheaded. The Arch of Charlemagne was built in the 13th century and is named after Charlemagne because he endowed the Abbey. On the ceiling of Charlemagne's Arch are fragments of frescoes, including the attributes of the four Evangelists: the Angel for Saint Matthew, the Lion for Saint Mark, the Ox for Saint Luke and the Eagle for Saint John.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/2432
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dc.metadata.catalogerRogers, Shelley
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.rights.holderSheppard, Beth M.
dc.sponsorThis image was made available, in part, through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
dc.subjectChurch of Saint Paul at the Three Fountains
dc.subjectSan Paolo alle Tre Fontane
dc.subjectChurch of the Martyrdom of Saint Paul
dc.subjectChurch of St. Paul the Apostle
dc.subjectAbbazia delle Tre Fontane
dc.subjectAbbey of the Three Fountains
dc.subjectChurch of Saint Vincent and Saint Anastasius
dc.subjectSanta Maria Scala Coeli
dc.subjectChurch of Saint Maria Scala Coeli
dc.subjectArch of Charlemagne
dc.subjectFrescoes
dc.subjectEvangelists in Art
dc.subjectSignage
dc.titleRome, Italy: Church of Saint Paul at the Three Fountains: Arch of Charlemagne: Signage 2
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