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Rome of Peter and Paul · Stop 12 · Day 3
Tre Fontane
In the Bible
Paul writes: for me, to live is Christ and to die is gain; I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
Phil 1:21–23
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.Tradition
By tradition, Paul was beheaded here, at a place then called Aquae Salviae; a legend tells of three springs that rose where his head struck the ground, giving the place its name.
Here today
A quiet abbey of Trappist monks among eucalyptus trees, with three churches; in one, three fountains recall the legend.
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