English: The Church of Saint Agatha of The Goths, Rome.
Italiano: Chiesa di Sant'Agata dei Goti.
Photo: 28 December 2018.
Source: Own work.
Author: Nicholas Gemini
(Wikimedia Commons)
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English: Fresco in the Apse,
Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti, Rome.
Italiano: Affresco semicalotta abside navata
centrale chiesa di Sant'Agata de' Goti, dettaglio.
Photo: 12 June 2019.
Source: Own work.
Author: Effems
(Wikimedia Commons)
Honouring us, along with the presence of other Prelate-Members, Bishops, Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, and Friends of The Order, will be His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, the Titular Priest of Saint Agatha’s, who will be The Keynote Speaker at the Reception, to discuss the great work that needs to be done for the ancient Church’s restoration.
Prepaid tickets of $150 each are available for the Reception, which will take place at Macaluso’s, 55 4th Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ, 07506.
Prepaid tickets must be reserved no later than Monday,
18 July 2022.
Cocktail attire.
For more information regarding tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Delegation Office at
1-833-514-3040 or email info@smocsg.org.
Very nice: Perkins no doubt will be pestering Zephyrinus for a ticket to this dinner—of course to assist as a loyal servant serving Zephyrinus at table, and especially Perkins’ concern for serving Zephyrinus his wine and cordials (We hope at least half the steward’s decantings actually gets to Zephyrinus’ place at table..)
ReplyDeleteOf course, as Zephyrinus and others here know, the ancient church of St. Agata “dei Goti” is yet another of the countless ancient basilica-style churches—according to J. Murray, “A Handbook of Rome and its Environs,” the church structure itself dates from about 460 AD, originally an Arian church “of the Goths” during that strange interregnum period of Arian heresy in Rome—a good reminder that heresies and their church builders come and go, too—even in Rome. (Efpecislly in Rome?) It was re-consecrated and restored as a Catholic Church under P. S. Gregory the Great about 593AD. Incredibly ancient.
Spottinghistory.com notes the granite pillars on either side of the nave are “ancient,” perhaps original to the 460 AD church; and the 4 pillars of the altar canopy are of rare pavonazetto marble. Apparently they survived a roof collapse during the Renaissance. period , when the Basilica was poorly maintained. A beautiful and ancient church amazingly dating back to S. Gregory the Great (d. 604 AD). —Notes by Dante P
Thank You, Dante P, for your interesting Comment about this beautiful and ancient Roman Church. The history update is most useful to know.
ReplyDeleteYou are quite right, of course, about Perkins. He has now requested a ticket for this wonderful fund-raising event. He insists that he is now Zephyrinus' “Official Food And Wine Taster”. This means, of course, that he gets to the wine before Zephyrinus. Is it Un-Christian to worry about Perkins's motives ?
Indeed, Zephyrinus: Perkins' solicitousness for your well-being should not be questioned, no, never. Certainly his primary concern is about raising funds to restore Sant' Agata dei Goti. He is a very devoted servant indeed. Indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank You, Dante P. I am re-assured.
DeleteI think !!!