Quo Vadis tells a powerful tale of love and redemption in a time of ultimate danger -- for Christians and Romans alike.
Set in Rome in the time of Nero, Quo Vadis tells the story of Roman tribune Marcus, who falls in love with a beautiful Christian girl, Ligia..
The author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1905, and the enduring popularity of Quo Vadis contributed greatly to the award.
It is a phrase of great meaning to Christians.
Jesus says, I am going back to be crucified again, which makes Peter go back to Rome and accept martyrdom.
Quo Vadis Domine is Latin for Where are you going, Lord? and alludes to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, in which Peter flees Rome but on his way meets Jesus and asks him why he is going to Rome.
Quo Vadis tells a powerful tale of love and redemption in a time of ultimate danger -- for Christians and Romans alike
