Eugene had come to Rome to request official approbation of the Oblates by the Church \u2013 a process that was not easy and needed to be organized. When he was not meeting people he tried to visit as much of the city as possible.<\/p>\n
\nI spent almost the whole morning in my room organizing what I must do during my stay in Rome. I visited several churches, stopped at the Ambassador\u2019s home, saw Father Antommarchi, ex-general of the Servites, and on the way back admired the superb Trevi fountain which so abundantly supplies water to all the lower portion of the city.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Roman Diary, 1 December 1825, EO XVII<\/em><\/p>\n
The following day he visited with an old acquaintance, a religious sister who had been the superior of the convent where he had celebrated his first Mass on 25 December 1811. I could not help but smile at his candid diary entry on what he thought of \u00a0the religious garb that she was wearing:<\/p>\n
\nOn my return, I visited the convent of the Basilian nuns, whose superior is M. Baudemont. Their religious habit designed, I believe, by the good abb\u00e9 Sambucy, their founder, seemed to me to be to be as ridiculous as it was ugly.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Roman Diary, 2 December 1825, EO XVII<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cIf you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.\u201d Albert Einstein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eugene had come to Rome to request official approbation of the Oblates by the Church \u2013 a process that was not easy and needed to be organized. When he was not meeting people he tried to visit as much of … Continue reading