The Amazon synod is over, but to commemorate the Amazon\u2019s values, the Vatican Museums have opened this great exhibit, \u201cMater Amazonia.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is a tour of hundreds of objects showing the richness of the land\u2019s past, the fear of its present, and the hope for its future.<\/p>\n
BARBARA JATTA<\/strong> PAOLO PELLEGRINI<\/strong> The most important piece is probably this crown of feathers belonging to the Tucano tribe from Colombia. It has been restored in the Museums.<\/p>\n There are also masks\u2026<\/p>\n ceramic vases\u2026<\/p>\n and musical instruments.<\/p>\n In addition, this exhibit displays objects showing the inculturation of the Gospel.<\/p>\n They are made by indigenous people. They have Christian symbols, for example this wood carving of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.<\/p>\n PAOLO PELLEGRINI<\/strong> BARBARA JATTA<\/strong> In addition to these pieces from five museums, the Vatican displayed the faces of missionary men and women who have given their lives to bring the Christian faith to those lands.<\/p>\n They are the other protagonists of this great exhibit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" November 10, 2019. It brings together works from the Vatican Museums and four other Italian museums.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SjRMlq0VA1s","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bmateramazoniaeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bmateramazoniaint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47437"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nVatican Museums Director
\n \u201cSince there are works from those parts of Latin America in our ethnological collection, we found it important to show the attention we give to different cultures; civilizations; and cultural, religious, and spiritual sensibilities, in line with what Pope Francis teaches.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cMater Amazonia\u201d exhibit organizer
\n \u201cThere are hundreds of objects from the Amazon. There are objects from daily life, objects used in community houses, as well as objects used for hunting and fishing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nExhibit organizer
\n \u201cWe show a stole used by a priest at Mass. It contains Christian symbols made of bird feathers, tree bark, and fruit.\u201d
\n \u201cThey somehow show the Gospel\u2019s ability to become part of every culture, including those in the Amazon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVatican Museums Director
\n\u201cI\u2019m most struck by a hammock used by a missionary priest from Consolata in the Amazon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n