Pavia

A few days ago I posted some off-hand remarks about paintings on a wall in a church in Pavia.  The flood of reaction was interesting.  Almost all of it was about the “accuracy” of biblical history.  Some readers were so upset they determined to leave the community.  Others were challenged to rethink their assumptions.  I…

Recently I visited Saint Teodoro in Pavia, Italy.  On the wall is a magnificent painting.  Actually, a whole story in paintings.  When I was there, I spoke with a crew from the History channel filming a documentary of this wall.  Why?  Because it depicts the Italian victory over Charlemagne in the 8th Century.  According to…