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3 days ago · Old St. Peter's Basilica was the fourth-century church begun by the Emperor Constantine the Great between 319 and 333 AD. It was of typical basilical form, a wide nave and two aisles on each side and an apsidal end, with the addition of a transept or bema, giving the building the shape of a tau cross.
- Old St. Peter's Basilica
Old St. Peter's Basilica was the church buildings that...
- Saint Peter's Tomb
Saint Peter's tomb is a site under St. Peter's Basilica that...
- Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
The Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (formally named the...
- St. Peter's Square
Saint Peter's Square (Latin: Forum Sancti Petri, Italian:...
- Papal Basilicas
St. Peter's Basilica, also called the Vatican Basilica, is a...
- St. Peter's Baldachin
St. Peter's Baldachin (Italian: Baldacchino di San Pietro,...
- Donato Bramante
Donato Bramante (1444 – 11 April 1514), born as Donato di...
- Florence Cathedral
Florence Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Firenze), formally the...
- Chair of Saint Peter
The Pope's throne in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City,...
- Crepuscular Rays
Sunlight shining through clouds, giving rise to crepuscular...
- Old St. Peter's Basilica
4 days ago · The main dome of the Hagia Sophia was the largest pendentive dome in the world until the completion of St Peter's Basilica, and it has a much lower height than any other dome of such a large diameter. The great dome at the Hagia Sophia is 32.6 meters (one hundred and seven feet) in diameter and is only 0.61 meters (two feet) thick.
- 82 m (269 ft)
5 days ago · Before the completion of Saint Peter´s Basilica, St Paul's was the largest church in Rome. The Basilica was built over St. Paul´s grave. Pope Pius IX consecrated the Basilica in 1854.
4 days ago · Today only four, all in the Diocese of Rome, are classified as major basilicas: the major basilicas of St John Lateran, St Peter 's, St Paul outside the Walls, and St Mary Major. The other canonical basilicas are minor basilicas .
2 days ago · The Holy Lance, also known as the Lance of Longinus, holds a significant place in Christian tradition as the weapon believed to have pierced the side of Jesus during his crucifixion. Tradition holds that the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica has the jealous custody of a relic that is part of the Holy Lance.
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1 day ago · The decision to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica came after the old basilica, which had stood for over 1,000 years, had fallen into disrepair. The old basilica, built by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th century, was a venerated site believed to be the burial place of Saint Peter, one of Jesus Christ's apostles and the first Bishop of Rome.
5 days ago · 5. Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Cecilia (Argentina) The cathedral and basilica located in the Diocese of Mar del Plata in Argentina was declared a National Historical Heritage Site in 1995.
