The Roman Anglican

02/04/2026

Some altars of repose from Rome tonight.

25/03/2026

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation, the moment the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus, marking the beginning of the Incarnation and a turning point in salvation history. Dive into its rich history and artistic legacy.

Today, the Church celebrates one of the most solemn Feasts of the year, the Annunciation, the moment when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to ...

23/03/2026

Marking 60 years since Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey met in Rome, a historic step toward Christian unity and dialogue.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the historic meeting between Pope Paul VI and Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey in Rome on 23 Marc...

14/03/2026

Los "Reyes Catolicos" are in Rome. The historic patronage of the Spanish Crown and the Roman Church.

The four papal basilicas of Rome have always traditionally been associated with the most powerful crowns of Europe under the blessing of the...

11/03/2026

Ever felt uncomfortable about certain attributions of artworks in some museums? You were not wrong!

One of the privileges of living in Cambridge is having access to the small but fine Fitzwilliam Museum, located at a short walking distance ...

09/03/2026

Today is the Feast of Saints Frances of Rome, the Eternal City's own female patron. It is also the only day one can visit her beautiful cell decorated by Renaissance master Antoniazzo Romano

Medieval window. Today is the feast of Saint Frances of Rome, Santa Francesca Romana , the city's female patron saint and fourth afte...

08/03/2026

Journeying towards Easter through the beauty of the arts of Christian Rome.

This is the enriched version of the sermon I preached at St. John's church in Cambridge this morning, with the longer intro that was cut off...

02/03/2026

From Jerusalem to England, through Rome. How the Resurrection shaped architecture.

My new home, Cambridge, is home to one of the most peculiarly shaped churches in the country, the so-called Round Church, one of only four t...

28/02/2026

The east end window of King’s College Chapel is a beautiful reminder that Tudor England was already looking towards the Renaissance. While the chapel itself is the height of English Gothic, its final details reveal a new Italian influence shaping royal taste.
We can see this shift beginning with Henry VII’s tomb at Westminster, designed by the Florentine Pietro Torrigiano, bringing classical style into England. Henry VIII continued this fascination, collecting works like the colourful glazed reliefs of the della Robbia family, inspired by Florence.
At King’s, this interest shows in the Italianate quire and especially in the east window. The biblical scenes are framed with architecture that feels distinctly Florentine; arches, perspective, and a clearer sense of space replacing medieval patterning.
It’s a moment where Gothic and Renaissance meet: a chapel begun in the Middle Ages, but finished in a world increasingly inspired by Italy.

22/02/2026

Christian iconography is not mere aesthetics. It is a window into the divine, the face of Christ revealed through the mystery of the Incarnation.

One of the most overlooked elements of theology but perhaps the most evident and tangible example of our faith of the Incarnation is Christi...

21/02/2026

The Venerable English College in Rome, the oldest British institution beyond the shores of the United Kingdom, now opens its doors to visitors, inviting them to explore its evocative crypt and admire its remarkable Renaissance altarpiece.

The Eternal City has always been a crossway for people from all corners of the world, initially from all corners of the Roman Empire and bey...

11/02/2026

Mary belongs to the Incarnation itself, the place where Roman imagination, memory, and Christian faith learned to say that God took flesh through beauty.

Recently, I had a few interactions with Christians formed in lower-church traditions within the Church, whose seriousness about Scripture an...