From Tourist to Pilgrim

About From Tourist to Pilgrim

Most visitors to Rome would be surprised to discover that many of the amazing sights that delight tourists today were first created for pilgrims. What may seem like just another city square to a tourist is transformed into a spiritual itinerary in the eyes of a pilgrim. Art historians and scientific experts take us on a journey: each episode of this podcast reveals the hidden beauty of Rome, seen through the lens of a pilgrimage. - Podcast - Radio Vaticana - Vatican News

Publisher

Radio Vaticana - Vatican News

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 May 2024

Latest episode

8 May 2025

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 May 2025

   From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 21: Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica

   Michelangelo's Pietà requires no introduction, a masterpiece seemingly descended from heaven, which moves us and invites us to reflection. Countless eyes have met the gaze of Our Lady, and untold prayers have been offered before this image, carved by Michelangelo when he was only twenty-three years old.

2. 

   1 May 2025

   From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 20: Apsidal Mosaic of St. John Lateran

   In the apse mosaic of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Cross represents Christ, who is flanked by the Blessed Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. The four saints alongside Christ hold scrolls with texts attesting to His divinity. From the Cross flow streams of water, from which deer drink, an allusion to Psalm 42:1: “As the deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.”

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   24 Apr 2025

   From Tourist to Pilgrim - Ep. 19: Tomb of Saint Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles

   The body of St. Paul the Apostle was buried around three kilometres from the site of his martyrdom, in a burial site along the Via Ostiense that belonged to a devout Christian woman named Lucina. Shortly afterwards, the tomb would become a place of worship and veneration, as recounted by Fr. Edmund Power, OSB, Abbot Emeritus of the Abbey of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

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YouTube

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Engagement

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