San Teobaldo (St. Theobald) was born into a noble French family & was raised to be a soldier. He had a different idea, became a pilgrim, and along with a friend, headed to Rome. After a time in Rome, he was destined for the Holy Land, via Venice. Along the journey, his buddy fell ill & they stopped in "Salanigo," near Vicenza. (I think that it's the modern day "Sossano.") Anyhow, he was quite a hermit, who attracted other hermits. . . and the rest is history. He was canonized in 1073.
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Why? Well, this Oratorio San Teobaldo is in my little village and these images are from a recent walk we took together. I pass it frequently, without a clue of its meaning or significance. Now I know just a little bit more. Knowledge.
Pigeons must be thanking the Italians for all the 'statuesque' parking they've provided them. It seems no head is safe! Nice pics.- K
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice little history lesson. Cute little town!
ReplyDeleteWhat a bizarre little building! (Beautiful and dramatic, though, with that impossibly blue sky framing it.)
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures, great story, but right now I'm just drooling over that blue, blue sky. Amazing!
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