I came to see the monastery and get a stamp for my pilgrimage book. I wound up being treated like an honoured guest. These were my companions at lunch. http://flic.kr/p/qgPtme
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Summary of Dec 22 – 26: Rome, Bari, Durrës
My time in Rome was full of wonder and exploration, which explains the length of the last update. Unfortunately, a post of that length takes quite a few hours to compose as I reconstruct the day and do some background research to make sure […]
Bridging Pagan and Christian Rome
Thanks to my breakfast conversation with Pere Roger on Saturday, I learned about the Russian Orthodox Church just down the street from the guesthouse of the Religieux de St-Vincent de Paul. Sunday morning I arrived a few minutes before they began reading the Hours, […]
Gëzuar Krishtlindjet!
This morning I attended Liturgy for the feast of the Nativity of Christ in the Cathedral of St Paul and St Astius in Durrës. For more about Shen Asti, please see the Wikipedia entry: http://ift.tt/1t1yXAJ http://flic.kr/p/qfi3pj
Welcome to Albania
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Sts Agnes and Emerentiana
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Altar, St Peter's Basilica
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