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    Skellig Michael

    The Irish island of Skellig Michael provided a remote and penitential setting for an ancient monastic community that sought a life of solitude, prayer, and self-sacrifice.

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The Franciscan Sanctuary of Greccio

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Fra Angelico's "Annunciation"

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Leonardo Da Vinci's "St. John the Baptist"

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Michelangelo's "Pieta"

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The Vatican Obelisk and St. Peter's Square from the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica

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The Monastery of Mar Saba

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