Holy door pictures

Rosina Lila BlaroliaAOL.COM
Mon Jan 26 12:02:31 PST 2004


Hello you all,
I just saw the pictures that dear Pieter was kind enough to make available here. (Thans a whole heap, Pieter).
If you look at one of the newspaper's pictures closely you will see a guy crouching on top of the door; he was there a long time, and, I think, he is the one that caused the wall to come down.  As I wrote before, the wall came down ZAP! in a second.... loudly.  It could be that the stones were just held rather losely (although the wall looked pretty solid) by something and that he just let go of it somehow.  I don't really know; but he was up there for quite a while before the wall came down.
The frame of the door itself is composed of ancient pillars.... dating back to when the church was built, and on both sides, at a height of about two meters, there are two etched crosses that have been there forever.  As pilgrims go through the door they put their hands in the indentations with a kiss and cross themselves. Parents with small children lift them up to perform the ritual.  As you can see, the door is very narrow, and, logically, no one is allowed to linger.  The Quintana side of the door has been cleaned and it looks much nicer.
When I get home, I am really going to go through all the pictures and if I see any that may be of general interest I will send it on to Pieter.
If you have any questions, just let me know.
Warm regards,
Rosina



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