cesareborgia1507: 1) Iglesia De Santa Maria 2) Entrance with Cesare Borgia’s
cesareborgia1507:1) Iglesia De Santa Maria 2) Entrance with Cesare Borgia’s grave marker just in front 3) Altar inside the church 4) Original placement of Cesare’s remains before the Bishop of Calhorra ordered him to be cast out of the church and buried in the street for everyone to walk upon 5) Church marker 6) Entrance with Cesare’s grave visible. 7) Closeup of Cesare’s grave marker, which you will note is not back inside the church as it was meant to be on the 500th anniversary of his death…a last minute decision by the Church. “HERE LIES IN A LITTLE EARTH HE WHO EVERYONE FEARED, HE WHO HELD PEACE AND WAR IN HIS HAND. OH, YOU WHO GO IN SEARCH OF WORTHY THINGS TO PRAISE, IF YOU WOULD PRAISE THE WORTHIEST THEN YOUR PATH STOPS HERE AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO ANY FARTHER.”Thanks for joining me on this three-week Borgias pilgrimage through Italy and Spain. A big thanks to my travelling companion and writing partner, il diavolo romano, for a truly magical trip! Her knowledge of Rome and her Italian were beyond helpful, but her good humor and friendship were priceless! -- source link
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