Basilica of St Mary and the Martyrs - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 19 Mar 2023 22:10:32 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Basilica of St Mary and the Martyrs - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Rome's ancient Pantheon to charge entrance fee for the first time https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/03/20/romes-ancient-pantheon-to-charge-entrance-fee-for-the-first-time/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:50:02 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=156813 Tourists in Rome checking out the Pantheon, Italy's most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a 5-euro (NZ$8.50) entrance fee under an agreement signed Thursday by Italian culture and church officials. Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said the move was a matter of "good sense." The introduction of an entrance fee comes five years after a Read more

Rome's ancient Pantheon to charge entrance fee for the first time... Read more]]> Tourists in Rome checking out the Pantheon, Italy's most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a 5-euro (NZ$8.50) entrance fee under an agreement signed Thursday by Italian culture and church officials.

Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said the move was a matter of "good sense." The introduction of an entrance fee comes five years after a previous government shelved plans to start charging visitors 2 euros.

Proceeds will be split, with the culture ministry receiving 70% and the Rome diocese 30%, officials said.

The monumental domed structure, originally an ancient Roman temple, draws millions of visitors each year. It was transformed into a church in 609, called the Basilica of St Mary and the Martyrs, and Mass is regularly celebrated there.

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