La Bocca Della Verità – The Mouth of Truth

Bocca Della Verita

La Bocca della Verità or the Mouth of Truth is Rome's Famous Lie Detector: To test if a friend, spouse or partner is telling the truth, pay a visit to La Bocca Della Verità, the Mouth of Truth. A medieval belief is that the mouth would snap shut over the hand of anyone who dares to tell a lie while his/her hand is in the mouth. The Mouth of Truth Believed to be over 2,000 years old, the Bocca Della Verità is a huge stone disc set into the wall of the portico of Santa Maria in … [Read more...]

The Stone Mouth

Across from a small park that contained the old Roman Tempio di Vesta, originally dedicated to the conquering god, Hercules Victor, was the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin which had attracted a line of people. We had arrived in Rome after a lengthy journey along parts of the Via Francigena. Carol had decided to have a relaxing morning and I wanted to visit a number of churches. Curiosity prompted me to join the line. I soon saw what people had lined up for, the famous Mouth of Truth - (Bocca … [Read more...]