A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
A few hours ago Rome received a new goddess for 2024, "La Dea Roma"! I witnessed her coronation under the rain at the Circus Maximus this evening as part of the Natale di Roma festivities organized by the Gruppo Storico Romano.
Liturgical: Saturday of the Third Week of Easter Then he turned to her body and said, "Tabitha, rise up." She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up. He gave her his hand and raised her up,
and when he had called the holy ones and the widows, he presented her alive.
Sanctoral: St. Agnes of Montepulciano, Dominican (1268 – 1317)
Human: 1800 AD- The Septinsular Republic was founded (lasting only 7 years, the name just wasn't catchy enough)
Natural: French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie isolated radium chloride from pitchblende– 1902
Quote: “She had always been fond of history, and here [in Rome] was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.” ― Henry James
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