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Classic Temple Crew Sweatshirt (Rome)

Classic Temple Crew Sweatshirt (Rome)

$64.99
$64.99
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Peculiar People started in 2023 while I was serving a mission in San Antonio, Texas. The name comes from Peter's description of the Saints as "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people" — members who keep their covenants without making a show of it, and are fine looking a little old-fashioned for it.

We make apparel with original line art of Latter-day Saint temples, made one temple at a time and printed on heavier, better-made garments. Most members want to talk about the gospel but don't know how to open the door. A shirt someone asks about is an easier start than a knock on one.

— Evan

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If your order arrives damaged, misprinted, or wrong, email us within 30 days with a photo and we'll replace it free — no return needed.

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Changed your mind? Return it within 30 days for a refund. You cover return shipping and the original shipping cost comes off the refund. Items need to be unworn and unwashed either way.

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I add new designs every week! I prioritize recommendations, submit one here and we will email you when our apparel with your design is live!

Classic Temple Crew Sweatshirt (Rome)

Classic Temple Crew Sweatshirt (Rome)

$64.99
$64.99
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The Sweatshirt

You put on a Peculiar People sweatshirt because it reminds you why we're all here. Because that building is where you were sealed to your spouse, where you got an answer to a prayer you'd been carrying for years, where you first felt something you couldn't explain away. A stepping stone. A day you'll never forget.

You put it on because you want to share that with someone. Because gospel conversations are hard to start. Harder than they were on your mission, when the whole day was built around them.

It's the new white shirt and tie. The new dress. The new name tag you don't need a calling to wear. A sweatshirt you may even feel prompted to wear some days.

That's why I started this company. It doesn't take much for someone who has been prepared to tap you on the shoulder and ask a question that changes the direction of their life. No argument, no pitch, no lesson plan. Just an opening.

And you keep it on because it's premium heavyweight fleece with a ringspun cotton face, garment-dyed to that soft, worn-in vintage look you'd wear even if it said nothing at all.

- Evan

Weight: 9.5 oz/yd²
Fabric: preshrunk 80% ring-spun cotton / 20% polyester, 100% cotton face
Details: 1x1 rib collar, cuffs and waistband. Rolled forward shoulder. Side seams. Twill-taped back neck.

Fit: Relaxed, true to size. Available S through 3XL.

Tighter fit: size down 1 size
Regular fit: your actual size
Relaxed fit: size up 1 size
Loose fit: size up 2 sizes
Oversize fit: size up 3 sizes

Size Guide

Rome Italy Temple

Location
Rome, Italy. The temple stands on an elevated 15 acre site on Via di Settebagni in northeast Rome, beside the Grande Raccordo Anulare that rings the city. The grounds also hold a visitors' center, a meetinghouse, a family history center, and patron housing.

Temple Number
The 162nd dedicated temple, the first in Italy, and the thirteenth in Europe.

Announced
, by President Thomas S. Monson during general conference.

Groundbreaking
. President Thomas S. Monson presided.

Dedicated
, by President Russell M. Nelson in seven sessions. President Nelson conducted the cornerstone ceremony on the first day.

Architecture
Designed by Niels Valentiner. A Bianco Sardo granite facade over cast in place concrete, three stories and about 40,000 square feet, standing 156 feet 3 inches with two attached end spires and an angel Moroni statue. Interiors are finished in Perlato Svevo and Cenia marble, sapele, burl and cherry wood, with light fixtures of Murano glass from Venice.

Ordinance Rooms
Two instruction rooms, three sealing rooms, and one baptistry.

Construction Story
  • Eight and a half years passed between the groundbreaking in 2010 and the dedication in 2019, one of the longer builds of the modern era.
  • The temple was built on a former farm, and olive trees between 400 and 500 years old already stood on the ground when the site was chosen.
  • The public open house ran through . About 52,000 people toured the temple. Elder David A. Bednar and Elder Ronald A. Rasband led the first tours for journalists.
  • The angel Moroni statue was installed on , two years before the dedication.

Symbolism & Design
  • The oval piazza and the curves of the building take their cue from Roman architecture, and specifically from Borromini's church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, known in the city as San Carlino.
  • Floor patterns inside the temple are drawn from Michelangelo's paving at the Piazza del Campidoglio.
  • A floor to ceiling art glass wall at the entrance depicts a scene from the life of Christ. Other windows take their forms from the olive trees on the site, which carry their own association with the Resurrection.

Trivia
  • On , the entire First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gathered in the temple's visitors' center. It was the first time the two bodies had assembled together anywhere outside the United States.
  • The visitors' center holds digitally replicated statues of Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, based on the originals Bertel Thorvaldsen carved in the 1800s, along with a fountain representing living water.
  • The dedication came nearly 170 years after Lorenzo Snow began missionary work in Italy in 1850. Writing of that beginning, Snow said he had "opened a door which no man can shut." He also recorded, in an account published in 1851, that "the work here is slow and tedious. Nevertheless, the Church has been established. The tree has been planted and is spreading its roots."
  • The day before the dedication began, on , President Nelson met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, the first formal audience between a president of the Church and a pope.

Temple facts verified as of .

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FAQ

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Is it appropriate to wear a temple on a shirt?

I get this one a lot, and I thought about it before I drew the first one. These are architectural drawings of a building, not anything that happens inside it. No slogans, nothing that turns the temple into a punchline. If you'd put a framed temple photo in your living room, this is that same idea on cotton.

No. We are an independent company. Peculiar People is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Our goal with our clothing is for it to be seen. Which means it also needs to be your go-to comfort clothing.

It's made to be the first thing you grab when you want to be comfortable, and the first clothing you'll be prompted to wear.

Our prints are made to last. To esure No bleach, and no fabric softener, which coats the fibers and dulls the print over time. Don't iron over the design. You can wash it before the first wear to get the loose surface dye off, but you don't have to.

It's a men's cut. If you normally wear a women's medium, order a small for a fitted look or a medium if you want it roomier. The size guide video shows a woman at 5'9" in a small and a man at 6'4" in a large.

Original line art, made here, one temple at a time. Every drawing gets checked against verified references before we add it to our collection.

Yes. Ward and stake temple trips, mission reunions, family reunions. Email support@peculiarpeopleco.com with the temple, the garment, and roughly how many people, and I'll get back to you with a price.

An SVG of the temple line art for $4.95. Same drawing that goes on the shirts. It's a vector, so it scales to any size without going soft at the edges, and it opens in Cricut, Illustrator, Figma, or anything else that reads vectors.

This file should not be shared and is not permitted for commercial use.

Have a design suggestion?

Have a design suggestion for a temple design we haven't made yet? We are working on getting them all designed! Submit a request and we will prioritize your design.

We will get back to you within two business days!