That's the church where the Bocca della Verita is, a statue which will bite off your fingers if you lie while your hand is in its mouth. There's usually a crush of Japanese tourists waiting to pose hand-in-mouth, but they usually don't talk while posing, so I don't know if the story is true, nor what's the point of sticking your hand in its mouth if your not going to prove your honesty or tempt fate. I can't remember ever going in. Maybe there's a crush of young lovers, waiting to pose with the skull. I'll send Sam in to check this summer.
(What's left of St. Valentine)
8 comments:
OK, Noah, I'll say it. WTH?! (I was going to say F, but thought it might offend the sensibilities of our gentle readers.)
what church is this in?
Yes, where was this?
And how many fingers did he have?
This one seems to be in Roma at Santa Martia in Cosmedin. Do you know that one, Sara? However, Carmelites in Dublin also claim to have most of him.
Santa Maria, not Martia.
Nobody can have as many fingers as St. John the Baptist.
That's the church where the Bocca della Verita is, a statue which will bite off your fingers if you lie while your hand is in its mouth. There's usually a crush of Japanese tourists waiting to pose hand-in-mouth, but they usually don't talk while posing, so I don't know if the story is true, nor what's the point of sticking your hand in its mouth if your not going to prove your honesty or tempt fate. I can't remember ever going in. Maybe there's a crush of young lovers, waiting to pose with the skull. I'll send Sam in to check this summer.
Post a Comment