Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Goosebumps ... that's the word ... Eutropius was a powerful, powerful politician. No friend of the church. As with most Byzantine powerful politicians, he made enemies, deadly enemies. Fearing for his life he fled to the church, this church. John had just a couple of hours to formulate his sermon the next morning. Eutropius is there, clinging to the altar ... where he is safe ... John ... "It's always a good time, but most of all now, to say "Vanity of vanities ... " and he tears into a scathing sermon humiliating the broken figure before him. Yes ... goosebumps. On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I know what you mean. My uncle once gave a talk in a room where Leonardo > da Vinci used to lecture. He told me later it was all goosebumps. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:32 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > >> Though one _was_ with a Summicron. >> >> My education is in the classics and I wrote my dissertation on some >> church fathers, "patristics". At one time, I was working on an edition >> of one of John Chrysostom's works. >> >> Hagia Sophia ... my "mecca". >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/oddsnends/P1060690.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/oddsnends/_1080741.jpg.html >> >> To think that Johannes Chrysostomos stood there ... >> >> If ever in Istanbul (Constantinople) ... don't miss it. >> >> Daniel >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information