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The Holy Door or 'Porta Sancta' is only open during a Holy Year (Jubilee), which occur every 25 years (the last one in 2000).
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Heart of Europe Grand Tour Part 26 St. Peters Basilica Vatican City. The Journey of our life.
St. Peter's Basilica
Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican
Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano (Italian)
Basilica Sancti Petri (Latin)
Ornate building in the early morning with a giant order of columns beneath a Latin inscription, fourteen statues on the roofline, and large dome on top.
Main façade and dome of St. Peter's Basilica
Map showing the various buildings and structures of Vatican City in green and purple with a red dot on top of St. Peter's Basilica
Map showing the various buildings and structures of Vatican City in green and purple with a red dot on top of St. Peter's Basilica
Location on a map of Vatican City
41°54′08″N 12°27′12″ECoordinates: 41°54′08″N 12°27′12″E
Location
Vatican City
Country
Holy See
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Tradition
Latin Rite
Website
St. Peter's Basilica
History
Dedication
Saint Peter
Consecrated
18 November 1626
Architecture
Status
Papal major basilica
Architect(s)
Donato Bramante
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
Michelangelo
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
Giacomo della Porta
Carlo Maderno
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Carlo Fontana
Style
Renaissance and Baroque
Groundbreaking
18 April 1506
Completed
18 November 1626
Specifications
Length
730 feet (220 m)
Width
500 feet (150 m)
Height
448.1 feet (136.6 m)[1]
Nave height
151.5 feet (46.2 m)
Dome diameter (outer)
137.7 feet (42.0 m)
Dome diameter (inner)
136.1 feet (41.5 m)
Administration
Diocese
Rome
Clergy
Archpriest
Angelo Comastri
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
Vatican City
Type
Cultural
Criteria
i, ii, iv, vi
Designated
1984 (8th session)
Reference no.
286
State Party
Holy See
Region
Europe and North America
The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply St. Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome.
Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture[2] and one of the largest churches in the world.[3] While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, St. Peter's is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines. It has been described as holding a unique position in the Christian world[4] and as the greatest of all churches of Christendom.[2][5]
Catholic tradition holds that the Basilica is the burial site of St. Peter, one of Christ's Apostles and also the first Pope; supposedly, St. Peter's tomb is directly below the high altar of the 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 time of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica, replacing the Old St. Peter's Basilica of the 4th century AD, began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.[6]
Pope Opens Holy Door - 1975
In the Vatican City, the Pope inaugurates the 25th Holy Year at the Catholic Church by opening the Holy Door.
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Holy door unveiled at the Vatican - Perspectives Daily
The Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday evening was freed of the brick wall which has hidden it since the Holy Year of 2000, And we take a look at today's General Audience
ITALY: ROME: VATICAN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS (2)
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VOICE: VERA FRANKL
Around the world, celebrations for the Millennium are likely to involve champagne, fireworks and celebrations.
Not so in Rome, home to the Vatican.
What counts here is December 24, the first day of the Great Jubilee, a year long birthday party marking 2-thousand years since the birth of Christ.
For Pope John Paul the Second, who has spent many years preparing for this Jubilee, it's the chance to unite Catholics around the world.
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As people around the world prepare to welcome the new Millennium in festive style, preparations at the Vatican are for celebrations of a different kind.
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What counts here is the twenty fourth of December - the first day of the Great Jubilee and a year-long commemoration of the birth of Christ two thousand years ago.
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It's a chance to unite Catholics around the globe.
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When the Pope passes through the Holy Door at midnight on the twenty fourth, he will be passing from sin to grace, and millions of Catholic pilgrims are expected to follow.
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Many were already at the Vatican on the fifteenth of this month to watch the Recognitio ceremony during which a casket containing Holy relics was removed from the door.
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It was placed there when the door was sealed after the last Jubilee Year.
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The Pope is trying to use the opportunity as a forceful reminder to people that the Jubilee is not an excuse for a big party.
SUPER CAPTION: Archbishop John Foley, President, Office of Social Communications, Vatican
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Certainly the faithful will be drawn by the efforts of the Vatican and the Pope at reminding people of the special importance of this festive season.
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But, whether its Christian significance will be overshadowed by global hysteria, only the turn of the new Millennium will tell.
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Christmas in Rome 2016 - St. Peter's Square, Vatican City / Piazza San Pietro, Città del Vaticano
Video footage of activity in Saint Peter's Square at The Vatican in Rome, Italy, during the 2016 Christmas season, December 23, 2016
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican
Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano (Italian)
Basilica Sancti Petri (Latin)
Ornate building in the early morning with a giant order of columns beneath a Latin inscription, fourteen statues on the roofline, and large dome on top.
Main façade and dome of St. Peter's Basilica
Map showing the various buildings and structures of Vatican City in purple with a red dot indicating the location of St. Peter's Basilica Map showing the various buildings and structures of Vatican City in purple with a red dot indicating the location of St. Peter's Basilica
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41°54′08″N 12°27′12″ECoordinates: 41°54′08″N 12°27′12″E
Location Vatican City
Country Holy See
Denomination Roman Catholic
Tradition Latin Rite
Website St. Peter's Basilica
History
Dedication Saint Peter
Consecrated 18 November 1626
Architecture
Status Papal major basilica
Architect(s)
Donato Bramante
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
Michelangelo
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
Giacomo della Porta
Carlo Maderno
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Carlo Fontana
Style Renaissance and Baroque
Groundbreaking 18 April 1506
Completed 18 November 1626
Specifications
Length 220 metres (720 ft)
Width 150 metres (490 ft)
Height 136.6 metres (448 ft)[1]
Nave height 46.2 metres (152 ft)
Dome diameter (outer) 42 metres (138 ft)
Dome diameter (inner) 41.51 metres (136.2 ft)
Administration
Diocese Rome
Clergy
Archpriest Angelo Comastri
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name Vatican City
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iv, vi
Designated 1984 (8th session)
Reference no. 286
State Party Holy See
Region Europe and North America
The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply St. Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome
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Vatican begins unsealing Holy Door at St. Peter's
The Vatican began the process of unsealing the Holy Door at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome this week, ahead of the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
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Santa Croce In Jerusalem / Basilica of the Holy Cross
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, (Latin: Basilica Sanctae Crucis in Hierusalem) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in rione Esquilino, Rome, Italy. It is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.
According to tradition, the basilica was consecrated circa 325 to house the relics of the Passion of Jesus Christ brought to Rome from the Holy Land by Empress St. Helena, mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I. At that time, the Basilica's floor was covered with soil from Jerusalem, thus acquiring the title in Hierusalem; it is not dedicated to the Holy Cross which is in Jerusalem, but the Basilica itself is in Jerusalem in the sense that a piece of Jerusalem was moved to Rome for its foundation. The most recent Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Crucis in Hierusalem was Juan José Omella, since 28 June 2017.
At one time the site of the temple of El Gabal, or Sol Invictus, the god of Emperor Elagabalus, the Basilica was later built around a room in Empress St. Helena's imperial palace, the Palazzo Sessoriano, which she converted into a chapel circa AD 320.[1]
Relics were once in the ancient St. Helena's Chapel, which is partly subterranean. Here the founder of the Basilica had some soil from Calvary dispersed. Some decades later, the chapel was converted into a basilica, called the Heleniana or Sessoriana. In the eighth century, the basilica was restored by Pope Gregory II.[2] After falling into neglect, the Pope Lucius II (1144-5) restored the Basilica. It assumed a Romanesque appearance, with a nave, two aisles, belfry, and porch. The Cosmatesque pavement dates from this period.
In the vault is a mosaic designed by Melozzo da Forlì before 1485 depicting Jesus Blessing, Histories of the Cross, and various saints. The altar has a huge statue of St. Helena, which was obtained from an ancient statue of the pagan goddess Juno discovered at Ostia.
The Basilica was also modified in the 16th century, but it assumed its current Baroque appearance under Pope Benedict XIV (1740–58), who had been its titular prior to his elevation to the Papacy. In 1601, during his first stay in Rome, Peter Paul Rubens completed his first altarpiece commission, St. Helena with the True Cross for the Chapel of St. Helena.[3] Rubens was commissioned by Archduke Albert of Austria to paint an altarpiece with three panels for the Chapel. Two of these paintings, St. Helena with the True Cross and The Mocking of Christ, are now in Grasse, France. The third, The Elevation of the Cross, was lost.
New streets were also opened to connect the Basilica to two other Roman major basilicas, namely, San Giovanni in Laterano and Santa Maria Maggiore. The façade of the Basilica, which was designed by Pietro Passalacqua and Domenico Gregorini,[4] shares the typical late Roman Baroque style of these other basilicas.
In May 2011, the Cistercian abbey linked to the Basilica was suppressed by a decree of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, following the results of an apostolic visitation prompted by years of serious problems, including significant liturgical disputes. According to a Vatican spokesman, an inquiry found evidence of liturgical and financial irregularities as well as lifestyles that were probably not in keeping with that of a monk.[5] According to Il Messaggero, Simone Fioraso, an abbot described as a flamboyant former Milan fashion designer, transformed the church, renovating its crumbling interior and opening a hotel, holding regular concerts, a televised bible-reading marathon and regularly attracting celebrity visitors with an unconventional approach.[5]
Several famous relics of disputed authenticity are housed in the Cappella delle Reliquie, built in 1930 by architect Florestano Di Fausto, including part of the Elogium or Titulus Crucis, i.e. the panel which was hung on Christ's Cross (generally either ignored by scholars[6] or considered to be a mediaeval forgery[7]); two thorns of the Crown of Thorns; part of a nail; the index finger of St. Thomas; and three small wooden pieces of the True Cross. A much larger piece of the True Cross was taken from the Basilica on the instructions of Pope Urban VIII in 1629 to St. Peter's Basilica, where it is kept near the colossal statue of St. Empress Helena sculpted by Andrea Bolgi in 1639.[8]
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ITALY: ROME: POPE JOHN PAUL II CONDUCTS EASTER SUNDAY MASS
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Thousands of people have attended an Easter Sunday Mass conducted by Pope John Paul the Second in St Peter's Basilica, Rome.
Pope John Paul II has highlighted the conflict in Zaire and Albania this Easter.
Eleven people singled out for baptism have included ttwo young women from Albania and two young men from Zaire.
In his address, John Paul said the two countries were living dramatic hours in their history.
Albania has been gripped by increasingly violent unrest since January, when thousands of citizens lost money in failed investment schemes.
Nearly 200 people have died and hundreds have been injured in the growing anti- government rebellion.
In Zaire rebels have been fighting since September to topple a 31-year dictatorship in that vast central African country.
The Pope has called on God to hear the cry of these poor ones and guide them on the road toward peace and liberty.
Two people from China and two from Taiwan also received the sacrament, as well as individuals from Cape Verde and Benin.
The Vatican does not have diplomatic relations with China, which the pope has urged to grant full religious freedom to Roman Catholics.
The Holy See is one of the few states to have ties with Taiwan.
China has cited those ties as an obstacle to improving relations with the Vatican.
Easter marks the central Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead after his crucifixion, which is commemorated on Good Friday.
After Easter Mass, the Pope was due to deliver the traditional Urbi et Orbi - To the City and to the World - message from the balcony of St. Peter's.
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La Porta Rossa di Borgo - Vatican Luxury Suite | Hotel review in Rome, Italy
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he atrium (corresponding to the ancient portico of the early Christian basilicas) is considered one of the most remarkable works of Carlo Maderno and was built between 1608 and 1612. The central door is by the Florentine sculptor Antonio Averulino, known as Filarete. It dates from 1455 and comes from the ancient Constantinian church. Saint Peter and Saint Paul are represented here with scenes from their martyrdoms. The Holy Door stands on the right, cast in bronze by the sculptor Vico Consorti in 1950. This door is opened and closed in the Pope’s presence during every Jubilee Year. On the far left of the vestibule is the equestrian statue of Charlemagne, crafted by Agostino Cornacchini (1725). On the right vestibule stands Bernini’s equestrian statue of the Emperor Constantine (1670). The Latin cross structure of the interior dates back to the early 1600’s and was designed by Maderno, who completed the basilica and built the nave and the two aisles, forming a whole with the Michelangelesque central octagon. It is an immense and magnificent space, richly decorated with Baroque stuccos, mosaics and statues, almost overwhelming at first glance.
The visitor usually needs to pause for a moment before he can take in its vast size. Simply comparing the height of the holy-water fonts and their supporting puttos with that of the people around them can give an idea of the church’s proportions. The basilica is 187 metres long, 58 metres wide across the aisles and 140 metres wide at the transept: the maximum height of the vault in the nave is 46 metres (as high as a 15 storey building!). At the end of the right aisle is the famous monument to Gregory XIII (1572-1585), completed by the sculptor Camillo Rusconi in 1723, with allegorical figures of Religion and Fortitude and a dragon, the heraldic symbol of the Pope’s family, below the sarcophagus. L’atrio (corrispondente all’antico portico delle basiliche paleocristiane) è considerato uno dei lavori più pregevoli di Carlo Maderno e fu realizzato fra il 1608 e il 1612.
Il portale centrale, opera dello scultore fiorentino Antonio Averulino detto il Filarete, è datato 1455 e fu ricollocato qui dall’antica chiesa costantiniana: vi sono rappresentati, tra gli altri, San Pietro e San Paolo, e in basso, i loro martiri.
A destra è la Porta Santa, realizzata in bronzo dallo scultore Vico Consorti nel 1950: essa si apre e si chiude alla presenza del Papa durante ogni Giubileo. Sul fondo nel vestibolo sinistro si trova il monumento equestre di Carlo Magno, opera di Agostino Cornacchini (1725), nel vestibolo destro si trova invece la statua dell’imperatore Costantino a cavallo, eseguita dal Bernini nel 1670.
La struttura a croce latina dell’interno si deve all’intervento del Maderno che a partire dagli inizi del 1600 portò a termine la costruzione della Basilica e realizzò le tre campate della navata centrale e le due navate laterali, formando un insieme unitario con il nucleo michelangiolesco dell’ottagono centrale. È uno spazio grandioso, immenso, decorato con una grande quantità di stucchi, mosaici e statue dall’impronta prettamente barocca, nel quale il visitatore prova quasi un senso di smarrimento; occorre forse fermarsi qualche momento per abituarsi alla sua dimensione che si può focalizzare confrontando l’altezza delle persone con quella delle acquasantiere e dei putti che le sostengono.
La chiesa è lunga 187 metri, larga a livello delle navate laterali 58 metri e 140 metri a livello del transetto; l’altezza massima della volta nella navata centrale è di 46 metri (come un palazzo di 15 piani!). La navata centrale è scandita da poderosi pilastri con alte lesene scanalate e rudentate (=la parte inferiore delle scanalature è piena), entro le quali si aprono nicchie contenenti 39 figure di Santi fondatori degli Ordini e Congregazioni religiose; il soffitto è decorato con stucchi dorati eseguiti nel 1780 sotto Pio VI.
Nella navata di destra, guardando l’altare, numerose sono le opere di grande valore artistico e religioso insieme. Nella prima cappella, protetta da uno spesso cristallo, è la Pietà, capolavoro giovanile di Michelangelo, eseguita nel 1499 quando l’artista aveva appena 24 anni: la Madonna con il volto giovanile e dolcissimo, quasi rassegnata di fronte al destino, tiene in grembo il Cristo morto, dal corpo mollemente abbandonato; l’articolato panneggio della veste e del velo lasciano tuttavia trasparire una straordinaria forza, che è fisica e morale insieme, cui si contrappongono i raffinati lineamenti del volto ancora tutto quattrocentesco; l’opera è l’unica firmata dall’artista sulla cintura.
Rome, The Basilica Papale San Paolo Fuori Le Mura From Google Map..
Rome, The Basilica Papale San Paolo Fuori Le Mura From Google Map..
Major basilica (Latin: Basilica maior, Basilicae maiores in plural) is the title given to the four highest-ranking Roman Catholic churches: Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, St. Peter's Basilica, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, and Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. St. Peter's Basilica is located in Vatican City, while the other three are located in Rome, Italy. St. John Lateran, the seat of the papal throne, is the oldest and the first in the established order of the major basilicas.
All other churches that have the title of a basilica are minor basilicas (Latin: Basilica minor).
Places to see in ( Rome - Italy ) Chiesa di Santa Maria del Popolo
Places to see in ( Rome - Italy ) Chiesa di Santa Maria del Popolo
The Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo is a titular church and a minor basilica in Rome run by the Augustinian order. It stands on the north side of Piazza del Popolo, one of the most famous squares in the city.
The church is hemmed in between the Pincian Hill and Porta del Popolo, one of the gates in the Aurelian Wall as well as the starting point of Via Flaminia, the most important route from the north. Its location made the basilica the first church for the majority of travellers entering the city. The church contains works by several famous artists, such as Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Alessandro Algardi, Pinturicchio, Andrea Bregno, Guillaume de Marcillat and Donato Bramante.
The well-known foundation legend of Santa Maria del Popolo revolves around the evil memory of Emperor Nero and Pope Paschal II cleansing the area from this malicious legacy. As the story goes the emperor was buried after his demise at the foot of the Pincian Hill in the mausoleum of his paternal family, the Domitii Ahenobarbi. The sepulchre was later buried under a landslide and a huge walnut tree grew on the ruins that ″was so tall and sublime that no other plant exceeded it in any ways.″
The façade was built in early Renaissance style in the 1470s when the medieval church was rebuilt by Pope Sixtus IV. It was later reworked by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the 17th century but pictorial sources preserved its original form, for example a woodcut in Girolamo Franzini's guide in 1588, and a veduta by Giovanni Maggi in 1625.
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