old st. peters basilica

For this reason, many Popes have been interred at St. Peter's since the Early Christian period. There has been a church on this site since the 4th century. Construction of the present basilica, over the old Constantinian basilica, began on 18...


of Old St Peter's Basilica


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Statue of St. Veronica with


St Peter's Basilica, Rome


Section of 'Old St. Peter's',


Old Saint Peter's Basilica

Actually, this is neither the old permanent altar of the chair nor a portable one because this photo isn't of the apse at St. Peter's. This is a photo of the funeral of a cardinal. Prior to the changes in the liturgy cardinals' funerals in...
Orbis Catholicus Secundus: The God Old Days in St. Peter's Basilica

Benedict, struggling with hoarseness and looking tired, celebrated Mass on Christianity's most joyous holy day on the flower-adorned steps of St. Peter's Basilica, before a crowd of faithful that swelled to far more than 100000...
old st. peters basilica