Some sites from earlier this year related to the saint:
In the crypt of the Duomo – the baptistry where St. Ambrose baptized St. Augustine:
The Metro stop is nearby, and an underground corridor passes the baptistry. You can peek out at the passengers rushing by, and if you are on the other side you could peek in to the baptistry – if you knew it was there.
A different type of modern transport juxtaposed with the ancient. Some wheels from the city’s bike-sharing service in front of the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio -
one of the four churches built by Ambrose. (of course what we see is not the original – but is the result of building and rebuilding on the site.)
Shawn Tribe on St. Ambrose over at the New Liturgical Movement.
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Hi Amy, your pictures are gorgeous!! You are blessed to be in Italy to visit St. Ambrose’s churches! I found your blog through a recommendation by a fellow blogger Barb,SFO.
I’m almost done reading the book Joshua by Joseph Girzone and I’ve been struck by what he writes that is openly anti-authority and then said in a more subtle tone. My son read it and he’d checked it out from his Catholic School library and he hounded me to read it. It certainly got my attention and kept wondering, “Who is Joseph Girzone? And what is his intention by writing these books?” I’ve since learned that he is a Catholic Priest who has retired and is not writing books. The Catholic Forum is a hotbed of opinions on this one!
so beautiful- I think this architecture is my favorite