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Lionel of Antwerp was buried in the church, and the funeral of the Visconti condottiero Luchino Dal Verme, who died in 1367 in Constantinople, was held there. Galeazzo II himself, by his will, was buried in S. Pietro in Ciel d’Oro.
A church of Saint Peter is recorded in Pavia in 604; it was renovated by Liutprand, King of the Lombards (who is buried here) between 720 and 725. The present Romanesque church was consecrated by Pope Innocent II in 1132.
The current Basilica di San Pietro in Ciel d Oro, in Romanic-Lombard form, dates to the twelfth century. It was consecrated by Pope Innocent II in 1132. It inherited the name of “ciel d’oro” (golden sky). Because the wooden ceiling of the early-Christian church was decorated with golden-colored paint. It is Mentioned by Dante, Petrarch ...
Tomb of St Augustine of Hippo. The remains of this famous Doctor of the Church lie here in the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro ( Saint Peter in Heaven Clothed in Gold ). The relics of Saint Augustine are kept in a marble reliquary on the upper floor of the church.
679 mt. 1. 20. San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro, literally Saint Peter in a golden heaven, is one of the most ancient churches in Pavia, dating from the reign of the Goths. The basilica attained its utmost splendour under the reign of the Longobard king Liutprand, when it received the relics of Saint Augustine of Hippo, purchased by the Saracens in ...
The Basilica di San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, built in the Longobard era, is one of the oldest churches in Pavia. It was originally constructed in the Longobard style and then rebuilt in the Romanesque style. It stands on the site of an ancient temple and took its name from the golden vaults once present inside. It was founded by the Longobard king ...
Having fallen into a state of abandonment and ruin after the Napoleonic period, the basilica was restored and partially rebuilt between 1875 and 1899.
