Today is the feast of the Protomartyrs of Rome, the first martyrs of the Church in Rome. Peter and Paul were among the first martyrs, and hundreds and if not thousands within the next decades would be martyred as well. They would not worship the emperor. They would only worship God the Father and Jesus Christ. For that, they literally lost their heads. | Timothy Cardinal Dolan

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82K views · 2.9K reactions | the lights of the vault inside the Church of Sant. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome. le luci della volta all’interno della Chisea di St. Ignazio di Loyola a Roma. | Roberto Celestri | Facebook

This is Santo Stefano Rotondo (Saint Stephen in the Round), the most ancient church in Rome.. in a round shape!This beautiful medieval church holds frescoes with 35 scenes of martyrdom of the first Christians.They are really detailed and they show any kind of torture and execution that the Roman emperors gave to these Christian martyrs: from beheading to stoning, to even putting them into a cauldron with boiling oil or having them eaten by lions.Some of the images are quite strong, and it’s quit