Monday, February 21, 2011

Cappuccini

Livorno, chiesa della Santissima TrinitàA building on the right of the “Chiesa della Santissima Trinità”, the church of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Livorno.Cross with crossed arms, LivornoThe Franciscan symbol of the “crossed arms” depicts the bare arm of Jesus and the arm of Saint Francis, sleeved by his habit, crossed over the cross. Capuchins are members of the Franciscan Family. The world famous “cappuccino” takes its name from the Capuchin friars, “Cappuccini” in Italian, referring to the color of their habit.

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18 comments:

  1. BirdmanFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    That reminds me I need a cup of coffee now.

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  2. GunnFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    I have learnt something new!:)
    I will think about it when I have a "cappuccino" later.
    Anyway, congratulations to you! Please take a look at my latest blog post.

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  3. RandyFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    I love the color of the building and now that you brought it up I could use a Carmel Cappuccino right now! Interesting history of the word.

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  4. KateFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    Thanks for the background information on the symbol. Interesting!!

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    Interesting to learn about the history behind the drink Cappucino...thanks for sharing!

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  6. MichelleFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:15 AM

    Once again I have learned something here. I like the two hands in the second photo.

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  7. Luis GomezFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:04 AM

    These are very nice VP. I had my first communion at a Franciscan Church. I had not seen symbol in a very long time. Nice memories. Thank you.

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  8. JackFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    The explanation of the two crossed arms was new to me. Once more, I have learned something new from my CDP blogger friends.

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  9. Leif HagenFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    A lovely church with heavenly details! Like Jack of Hartford CDP, I also enjoy learning new things from my CDP buddies!

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  10. cieldequimperFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Looks like one arm is behind the cross while the other is before it. I didn't know the origin of cappuccino and wouldn't have imagined it at all!

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  11. DinaFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Such a nice picture, that top one.

    So Cappuccini refers to the COLOR of their habits. Aha! Interesting.

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  12. DinaFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Ciel makes a good point. Now I start to wonder when/why the arms are shown as touching and when they are on different sides of the cross.

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  13. Traveling HawkFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Thanks for the explanations, VP! I know about the existence of the franciscans and other friar orders but not details.

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  14. jooFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Nice building, and I also love the symbol.

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  15. FranciscaFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Well, that is news to me, about the etymology of cappuccino! Again an interesting post.

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  16. LindaFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    That has to be my learning point of the year - now I shall feel very educated and superior knowing the origin of cappuccino!

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  17. UnknownFebruary 24, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Lovely composition on top.

    By the way, I almost forgot, you don't need to ask if you can use any pic on the BoB blog, feel free to do it, OK?

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  18. VPFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    @ JM - Thanks!

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