Built early (about 5:00 am . . . actually before AD 600), San Sisto Vecchio became an residence of Saint Dominic as his order grew to over one hundred friars, when they were given the church of Santa Sabina, where we were back at the beginning of Lent. The Dominicans (Dominicanes in Latin: domini canes--hounds of the Lord) were founded about the same time as the Franciscans, due to the remarkable coincidence that Saint Dominic (1170-1221) and Saint Francis(1181-1226) were lived at about the same time.
The Dominicans still care for the church today, and perhaps even enjoy the oranges that grow out front. Saint Thomas Aquinas lived here temporarily (in the end, for all of us our residences are temporary), and Pope Benedict XIII, a Dominican, planned a restoration of the church in the 1700's (B XIII likely no relation to B XVI, in spite of the similar name).
The ceiling above the main altar is beautiful.
The Dominicans still care for the church today, and perhaps even enjoy the oranges that grow out front. Saint Thomas Aquinas lived here temporarily (in the end, for all of us our residences are temporary), and Pope Benedict XIII, a Dominican, planned a restoration of the church in the 1700's (B XIII likely no relation to B XVI, in spite of the similar name).
The ceiling above the main altar is beautiful.
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Thanks for sharing the sacristy fresco-- it's a rare treat for the rest of us!
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