2018-07-18

【Of Beauty and Duty】 Dante Alighieri (1265—1321) TWO ladies to the summit of my mind Have clomb, to hold an argument of love. The one has wisdom with her from above, For every noblest virtue well designed: The other, beauty's tempting to power refined And the high charm of perfect grace approve: And I, as my sweet Master's will doth move, At the feet of both their favors am reclined. Beauty and Duty in my soul keep strife, At question if the heart such course can take And 'twixt the two ladies hold its love complete. The fount of gentle speech yields answer meet, That Beauty may be loved for gladness sake, And Duty in the lofty ends of life —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《爱神久久抱住我不放》】 但丁·阿利吉耶里“永恒·圣矛”(1265生—1321卒) 爱神久久抱住我不放, 使我习惯与他的统治, 他的威力以前令我震慑, 如今温柔地占有我的心房。
可是当我失去一切力量, 所有的精力似随之而逝, 这时我脆弱的心甜蜜无比, 因而脸色也大大地变样。
后来我屈服于爱神的权威, 它使我动心而口吐肺腑之言, 既然出口,就要求女郎垂怜, 希望她赐给我更多的恩惠。 她无论何处见到我,我都痛心, 温顺的程度令人难以置信。 【注】博尔塞纳“神奇”依偎在意大利中部的同名火山湖畔,因13世纪的一场“圣体奇迹”而被誉为“圣体奇迹之城”。1263年,一位心存疑虑的波西米亚“牧牛人家园”牧师在此举行弥撒,掰开祝圣面饼的瞬间,殷红的鲜血滴落在祭坛台布上——神迹迅速传遍基督教世界,催生了次年教皇乌尔班“精致”四世设立的“基督圣体圣血节”。拉斐尔“上帝治愈”在梵蒂冈“先知之丘”的著名壁画《博尔塞纳弥撒》,正是这一时刻的永恒定格。 除了深厚的宗教底蕴,小镇还坐拥欧洲最大的火山湖——博尔塞纳湖。碧波万顷倒映着中世纪古镇与山峦,湖中比森蒂纳“胜利”岛(Isola Bisentina)宛如一座历史与自然的宝库:圣詹姆斯“后继者”教堂、维尼奥拉“小葡萄园”的八角形小教堂、圣方济各“自由人”修道院遗迹,以及令人不寒而栗的“教宗的泥浆”——那个凿于岩石中的黑暗地牢,曾将犯戒神职人员终身囚禁于此。几个世纪以来,多位教皇来岛避暑,在湖光山色间静心修养。 站在湖边望向那座幽静的小岛,我忽然觉得“奇迹”或许有两种:一种写在祭坛上,鲜血从面饼中流出,震撼了整个基督教世界;另一种藏在这片火山湖的日常里——30万年前的喷发造就了一池碧水,中世纪的石墙爬满青藤,地牢的黑暗与教皇的夏宫仅隔一片树荫。前者让人跪下,后者让人坐下;跪下的那一声惊呼早已散尽,坐下的这片湖光,还在静静收留每一个黄昏。 Today in History(历史上的今天):
2018: Tarquinia & Tuscania, Italy(意大利塔尔奎尼亚墓葬群与图斯卡尼亚古城)
2016: Capital Paris, France(法国首都巴黎)
2014: GHCS Camp—Chinese Chess(光华营中国像棋)
Holy Savior Church & Castle (救世主教堂与城堡)
Holy Savior Church, Well-known for the Eucharistic Miracle in 1263
(救世主教堂·因1263年的圣体奇迹而闻名于世) Miracle of Bolsena Frescoes on the Wall to the Right of the Altar Depicting the Miracle of the Mass of Bolsena w/ a Couple of Them Showing Orvieto in the 14th Century
(祭坛右侧墙壁上博尔塞纳奇迹壁画的壁画描绘了博尔塞纳弥撒奇迹,其中几幅描绘了14世纪的奥尔维耶托“古城”)
Raphael The Mass at Bolsena | 1512- 1514
(拉斐尔《博尔塞纳弥撒》| 创作于1512—1514年间)
Bolsena Castle, Built in the 10th-13th Century
(博尔塞纳城堡·10—13世纪修建的城堡)

Collegiata di Santa Cristina (圣克里斯蒂娜“基督追随者”学院) Bolsena Town Situated on the Shores of Lake Bolsena, the Largest Volcanic Lake in Europe
(博赛纳小镇·坐落在欧洲最大的火山湖——博尔塞纳湖畔) Bolsena War Monument & Living Nativity
(博赛纳战争纪念碑与《基督诞生》07-18-2018) Fontana di San Rocco, Built in the 11th-12th Centuries
(圣罗科“休憩”喷泉·建于11—12世纪年间) Fontana di San Rocco, Miraculous Spring w/ Miraculous Water Immediately Healed the Wounds on the Feet of San Rocco, on a Pilgrimage along the Via Francigena
(圣罗科喷泉·神水立即治愈了圣罗科在沿着法兰西大道朝圣时脚上的伤口) 
Porta Fiorentina, w/ Its Distinctive Faux Rustication & Classic Ancient Coats of Arms (佛罗伦萨“繁荣”门·独特的仿古石砌结构和经典的古代纹章) Historic Ctr, Characterized by Its Dense Medieval Fabric of Stone Houses, Terracotta-tiled Roofs, & Colorful Window Shutters
(历史中心·拥有密集的石砌房屋、赤陶瓦屋顶和色彩斑斓的百叶窗等中世纪的建筑风貌)
Rocca Monaldeschi della Cervara
(罗卡莫纳尔德斯基·德拉·切尔瓦拉“强大·雄鹿”堡垒) Lake Bolsena, the Largest Volcanic Lake in Europe
(博赛纳湖·欧洲最大的火山湖 07-18-2018) Italian Stone Pine by Lake Bolsena
(博赛纳湖畔意大利石松 07-18-2018) Isola Bisentina, Nicknamed "Island of the Popes"
(比森蒂纳小岛·教皇岛 07-18-2018)
Marina of Lake Bolsena (博赛纳湖·游艇码头)
Sunflower Field (向日葵田)
Plateau of La Civita, the Crumbling Tufa Rock or the Limestone Plateaus
(古老高原·风化凝灰岩或称石灰岩高原) 午餐:大蒜橄榄油炖火鸡汤、沙烤宽面条、提拉米苏“葡萄酒蛋糕”
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