Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

St. Peter's Church in Antioch


On the trip to Antioch, we saw St. Peter's Church, which is high in the mountains above Antioch. In this cave church (which once had a mosaic tile floor and murals on the wall), St. Peter and others met and worshiped as Christians. Anyone coming to this church is granted a plenary indulgence for all sins. In other words, if you make pilgrimage to this church, you are forgiven all your sins.
In the middle ages, people would make a pilgrimage to this church, buy a St. Peter's medal, and pray for forgiveness. In the middle ages, a pilgrimage to St. Peter's would be incredibly dangerous -- over the stormy seas, through treacherous mountains, through strange cities, and past bandits and robbers. Anyone surviving the pilgrimage and returning home would be famous!

A Trip to Turkey


From June 3-11, I took 4 EA students to visit the Gundogdu School in Adana, Turkey. We had a terrific trip and met wonderful people, who were hospitable, friendly, and welcoming. This picture was taken in Antioch and shows one of the streets in the old city.