{"id":118,"date":"2013-03-08T08:50:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T13:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehayesweb.org\/ens\/?p=118"},"modified":"2013-08-21T10:47:21","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T14:47:21","slug":"monreale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Monreale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Nearby is] a castle on the summit of a mountain: one of the most beautiful fortresses to ever exist, to which belongs one of the most fertile plains . . . [it is] a prosperous village, with small farms and houses. Idrisi, <em>The Book of Roger<\/em>, ca. 1154<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-118 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=583'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeVirginMaryIncarnationMosaic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeVirginMaryIncarnationMosaic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeVirginMaryIncarnationMosaic-268x268.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-583'>\n\t\t\t\tVirgin Mary\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=584'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeLastSupperMosaic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeLastSupperMosaic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeLastSupperMosaic-268x268.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-584'>\n\t\t\t\tLast Supper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure 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rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=586'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealePantocratorApseIcon-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealePantocratorApseIcon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealePantocratorApseIcon-268x268.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-586'>\n\t\t\t\tMosaic of the Pantocrator\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' 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