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| Fr. Brian - our knowledgeable Augustinian guide |
As promised, our class visited the ruins of Ostia - a harbor city of Rome dating back to at least the first century. In addition to seeing the ruins and imagining what life would have been like nearly 2000 years ago, Fr. Brian stopped to read from The Confessions so we could also connect with Augustine as his life unfolded in the 4th century. It was here that Augustine's mother Monica died in 387 - but not before settling a discussion on whether she would be buried in Italy or her native North Africa: "Put this body anywhere. Do not let care about it disturb you. I ask only this: that you remember me at the altar of the Lord, wherever you may be."
S. Bridget Waldorf, SSND
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| The Ostia Forum - the center of the city's activities. |
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One of the structures that gives insight into Roman architecture;
though this building only has 2 stories, historians believe there was at one time 4 stories. |
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| S. Mary Juan and Fr. Brian standing at the bottom of the Ostia Colosseum |
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| Interesting "faces" near the theatre |
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| The Romans had local pubs too! |
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