ST. PETERS BASILICA
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Sculpture of a Bishop
St. Peter's Square where thousands of people turn out every Sunday for mass
Looking at the High Alter that Barberini commissioned and Bernini sculpted out of pure bronze
Michaelangelo's statue of the Virgin Mary holding her son Jesus after he was crucified on the cross
There has been a church on this site since the 4th century
The doorway where the Pope stands and waves during special ceremonies
It is regarded as one of the holiest Christian sites and has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world"
St. Peter's Basilica located within Vatican City has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world holding 60,000 people
Michaelangelo's dome in St. Peter's Basilica
Inside St. Peter's Basilica the light shines through Michaelangelo's dome
The entrance to The Catacombs at St. Peter's Basilica. The ancient underground cemeteries
A statue cast out of pure bronze by Bernini in the Pantheon
It is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
St. Peter was the first Bishop of Antioch and later first Bishop of Rome therefore first in the line of the papal succession
Catholic Tradition holds that Saint Peter's tomb is below the altar of the Basilica
The Swiss Guard donated to forever guard The Vatican
Basilica of Saint Peter and The Vatican (San Pietro e il Vaticano)
For this reason, many Popes starting with the first ones have been buried there
The Vatican is 110 acres with a population of 900 and is the smallest country in the world by both area and population
The Pope's resides in this building
The famous Vatican City clocktower
The Centre of the Roman Catholic faith, St. Peter's draws pilgrims from all over the world
The current Pope's sleeping quarters is the 3rd window from the right
A shrine was erected on the site of St. Peter's tomb in the 2nd century by Emperor Costantine
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