Holy Cradle of Rome: Guardians of the Relics at Santa Maria Maggiore

What if you could stand inside the very moment history transformed, feeling the chill of miraculous snow on an August morning or gazing upon the raw wood that cradled the Infant Christ in Bethlehem?For the reader who refuses to settle for superficial travelogues or sanitized history, Bernard de Clare delivers an unyielding, masterfully researched chronicle of Christendom's most vital sanctuary. Th...