tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post3605793117782195490..comments2024-03-15T13:03:14.285+01:00Comments on Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog: Mary Ascends to Heaven and Pala D'Oro, The Golden Cloth - VeniceCat Bauer in Venice Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-24510076294663383042014-08-15T21:35:08.789+02:002014-08-15T21:35:08.789+02:00I am just seeing Jessica's comment now, after ...I am just seeing Jessica's comment now, after I replied to Joan, and see it was Jessica, not me, who saw the Pala d'Oro closely after hours -- lucky you, Jessica!Cat Bauer in Venice Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-45973814886542559882014-08-15T21:32:24.216+02:002014-08-15T21:32:24.216+02:00Joan, I love readers like you. Yes, of course, it ...Joan, I love readers like you. Yes, of course, it was Pius XII, not XXII -- that extra "X" is a typo. Thank you for that; I will correct it. <br /><br />Yes, the Pala d'Oro turns; they turn it on particular holy days, of which the Assumption is one. It is something splendid to do, to go to a mass with the Pala d'Oro facing front, which it was today. And I am not seeing it after hours. I am seeing it with everyone else by going to mass. The only difference is that I have sort of a tradition of praying (quickly:) in front the Pala d'Oro. Cat Bauer in Venice Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-78968032195503034652014-08-15T18:41:26.714+02:002014-08-15T18:41:26.714+02:00I, too, have admired the Pala d' Oro, but not ...I, too, have admired the Pala d' Oro, but not as lucky as to see it after hours. However, it seems to me I have had to go around the altar and pay to see it, not view it from in front of the tomb. Does it turn? Also wasn't it Pius XII in 1950, not XXII?Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914177522856112099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-35042881166169037422008-09-01T02:01:00.000+02:002008-09-01T02:01:00.000+02:00Thank you for your description of the Pala d'Oro. ...Thank you for your description of the Pala d'Oro. I've had the chance to view it closely after closing hours and it's such an amazing piece of craftsmanship!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com