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Dear Wendy, Here are the particulars of my ground plan:
_Guida a Roma_
Card. Paul Poupard
Edizione Piemme
Roma 1991
yrs, c.t. ault
On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:31:07 -0500
Wendy Reardon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>Hi Cecil,
>
>Thanks for your help! How old is the map that you have?
>
>wendy
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cecil T Ault" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 11:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [M-R] Altar of Leo I
>
>
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>> Wendy, I have a ground plan of St. Peters which shows the "Altare
>>di
>> San Leone il Grande" located in the back side of the niche which, as
>> you face the baldachino, separates the left transept from the apse
>> which contains the Throne of Peter. It is immediately to the left
>>of
>> the monument to Alexander VIII and flanked at 90 degrees by the
>>Altar
>> of the Virgin of the Column (Vergine della Colonna). I hope this
>> helps. yrs, tom ault
>>
>> On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 18:31:08 -0500
>> Wendy Reardon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> >Dear Everyone,
>> >
>> >This is going to sound silly, but I'm about to tear my hair out
>>over
>> >it.
>> >
>> >When I was at St. Peter's last march, I DISTINCTLY remember the
>>altar
>> >of Leo
>> >I with the huge relief of Leo repulsing Attila the Hun as being on
>> >the left
>> >hand side of the nave, although I can't remember exactly where. I
>> >also have
>> >a picture of it that I took at a fairly close range, and I remember
>> >looking
>> >at it close up and quizzing my mother (who was with me) on who was
>>in
>> >buried
>> >under the altar (she, of course, had no idea and didn't really care
>> >as she
>> >was just there to take pictures with me--I just liked to make
>>myself
>> >sound
>> >incredibly brilliant).
>> >
>> >Now, in the Cardinal Noe book on the monuments of St. Peter's
>> >(published in
>> >2000), as in every other book I have with maps of monuments and
>> >altars in
>> >St. Peter's, it says that the Leo I altar is way up almost near
>>Paul
>> >III.
>> >But that part of St. Peter's was blocked off when we were there. It
>> >was
>> >blocked off right before Alexander VII who is on the left side in
>> >back of
>> >the baldecchio.
>> >
>> >My problem is, that I could SWEAR Leo's altar is further to the
>>front
>> >of St.
>> >Peter's along the nave or one of the side chapels, because how else
>> >could I
>> >have had such a clear picture (no, mom's camera could not have
>>taken
>> >that
>> >picutre from the distance we were at and have it come out so
>> >clearly--her
>> >camera doesn't have the zoom power).
>> >
>> >I also have a picture of me in St. Peter's from back in 1999 and in
>> >the
>> >background is the Leo monument with people all around it, but St.
>> >Peter's
>> >was blocked off the same way when I was there then (I remember
>> >because I
>> >desperately wanted to see Paul III's monument up close but
>>couldn't).
>> >
>> >Now, learned scholars, am I losing my mind, or did they move Leo's
>> >altar
>> >between 2000 (when Noe's book came out) and 2002, when I went in
>> >March? I
>> >highly doubt it, so either Cardinal Noe is wrong, or I am losing my
>> >mind.
>> >
>> >But how did I get that picture and how was I able to walk up to it
>>if
>> >it was
>> >far away in a blocked off area???? Am I bi=locating and am not
>>aware
>> >of it?
>> >
>> >Like I said, I know this is silly, I must be wrong, but has anyone
>> >been to
>> >St. Peter's lately who remembers where St. Leo's altar is?
>> >
>> >I'm actually losing sleep over this...
>> >
>> >Thanks in advance,
>> >Wendy Reardon
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>> >
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