Today we went to the Santa Maria Sopra Minerva church. This is Rome's only gothic church. The roof is not rounded like it usually is, but it has edges (see pictures above). But, and important reason why we went to this church is because Catherine of Siena died here and was buried here. In the front of the church you can see her tomb. Here is a website that does not say that much more about the church, but it has some amazing pictures that would be very worth while to look at.
http://www.paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Rome%20&%20Central%20Italy/Rome/Rome_Churches/Santa_Maria_sopra_Minerva/Santa_Maria_sopra_Minerva.htm
After we looked around the church, we had the option of whether or not we wanted to go to mass. Since I am not Catholic, I decided that I would pass on going to mass and I walked home. This was the first time that I was really in Rome by myself. I had walked to the Billa (grocery store) and back before, but this was the furthest I had been. It was so relaxing and enjoyable to just walk throughout Rome by myself. I knew my way back very well because I had done similar walks many times before, but still, this was the first time I was truly alone. I walked back to St. John's, put some of my stuff down and then decided to go to the Billa and get something for lunch. I think today was one of my favorite days because I did everything by myself and did not rely on anyone else to help me.
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