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4 days ago · Adorning the rooftop of the colonnades are 140 statues of various saints consisting of former popes, martyrs, evangelists and other Christian figures. The statues were created by Bernini and his students over a span of some 40 years.
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2 days ago · Paul was prepared to slaughter Christians in Damascus. But both were willing to repent, willing to stop and recalibrate what they were doing by listening to God instead of themselves. That’s why today both are saints. Indeed, both are pillars of the Church. Peter, born Simon, came from Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee.
2 days ago · Vatican City contains religious and cultural sites such as St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Apostolic Library, and the Vatican Museums. They feature some of the world's most famous paintings and sculptures.
5 days ago · See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of Saint Peter, Apostle of the City of Rome, the Saint of the Day 29 June
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5 days ago · Among them the pavement of medieval Cosmatesque work, and the statues of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, now in the cloister. The graceful ciborium over the high altar, which looks out of place in its present surroundings, dates from 1369.
1 day ago · The statue also has the date “13 May 1981” engraved on it, in memory of the attempted assassination of Pope St. John Paul II, who claimed that “a Mother’s hand” had deflected the bullet.
