ARTISTS' JUBILEE TO BE HELD TOMORROW

VATICAN CITY, FEB 17, 2000 (VIS) - Tomorrow, February 18, the feast of Blessed Fra Angelico, the Artists' Jubilee will be held in Rome. Following the Eucharistic celebration in St. Peter's Basilica, presided by Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, president of the Committee for the Great Jubilee 2000, the Pope will receive the participants in audience.

During the afternoon, in the Paul VI Hall, there will be an international symposium on the theme "The Church and Art in the Pilgrimage Towards God." This event will be directed by Francesco Marchisano, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church, and will involve contributions from sculptors, painters, film directors, composers and architects from different European countries. The various talks will be interspersed by musical recitals. At 9 p.m., there will be a performance of music and dance in the basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where Fra Angelico is buried, and a concert in the church of St. Ignatius.

On Saturday, February 19, those participating in the Jubilee will be able to visit the catacombs of St. Agnes, Domitilla, Priscilla and St. Sebastian, free of charge.

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