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Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican (Video clip)
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City.



Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world. In Roman Catholic tradition, the basilica is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and, according to tradition, the first Bishop of Rome and therefore first in the line of the papal succession. Tradition and some historical evidence hold that Saint Peter's tomb is directly below the 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 4th century. Construction of the present basilica, over the old Constantinian basilica, began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.
Posted by: 3D-Archive | 03/10/2011 08:26
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