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St. Peter’s Basilica

ST. PETER’S BASILICA, THE OLDEST CRUCIFIX IN THE WORLD

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 […]

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St. Peter's Basilica and Via della Conciliazione

ST. PETER’S BASILICA, THE CONTROVERSIAL CREATION OF VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE

Rome, 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 […]

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Saint Peter Chair

ST. PETER’S BASILICA, THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER

For 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 […]

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St. Peter's Basilica Dome

ST. PETER’S BASILICA, WATCH OUT FOR THE DETAILS IN THE DOME!

As 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 […]

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Alexander VII

ST. PETER’S SQUARE, STORIES OF COAT OF ARMS AND SPECIAL STATUES

The 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 […]

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THE HOLY DOOR, A DANGEROUS TRADITION

The 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 […]

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ST. PETER BASILICA, WHERE DEATH BECOMES ART

Under 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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