Inside the most important Basilica of Rome, you can find the oldest crucifix in the world.In fact, the crucifix of Saint Peter’s Basilica is an imposing sculpture of the XIV […]
Read moreRome, a city brimming with history, is a tapestry woven with layers of civilizations. Yet, beneath its ancient charm, there lies a more recent, and controversial, chapter: the creation of […]
Read moreFor many centuries the Chair of Saint Peter was considered the seat from which the apostle Peter preached in his episcopal function in Antioch and Rome.The first proof of the […]
Read moreAs you can imagine, the St. Peter’s Basilica took quite a long time to build! In fact, this monster project took around a century to be finished! The construction of […]
Read moreThe St. Peter’s Square and Colonnade are, without any doubt, the biggest works commissioned by Pope Alexander VII. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, appointed by the Pope, carried out the square arrangement […]
Read moreThe most outstanding tradition about the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica is that it is walled until the Jubilee Year, when it is opened for the pilgrims’ arrival. In […]
Read moreUnder the St. Peter Basilica rest in peace different Popes. Obviously, the most famous one is St. Peter itself. But a lot of people don’t know that all graves are […]
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