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Hi Cecil,
Thanks for your help! How old is the map that you have?
wendy
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From: "Cecil T Ault" <[log in to unmask]>
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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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