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St Peter's Basilica Explained​

Join me in exploring St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican and discover all the intricate details you need to know to understand the architecture and the history of this masterpiece.




Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City was literally built on top of St Peters grave

The Circus of Roman Emperor Nero: Where Saint Peter was martyred

When I originally wrote this post back in 2016, I never thought that it would become my most popular work. At that time I simply wanted to share what I learned during my 2015 visit to…

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This video explains the different stages that the Tomb of Apostle Saint Peter's went through up until Emperor Constantine I decided to build his huge Basilica around it. This video is based on the drawings by Father José Antonio Iñíguez.






Vatican Hill, during the reign of Nero, outside the walls of the Circus

The First St Peter's Basilica, built over Peter's grave on Vatican Hill

The second St Peters Basilica built over the first

 

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The Constantinian St. Peter's basilica in Rome

A three-dimensional reconstruction of the old St. Peter's basilica

 

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Church of Domine Quo Vadis

After Christ’s death in Jerusalem, Peter became the head of the church. He traveled widely proclaiming the way of Jesus everywhere he went. He had been in Rome when persecution against Christians (who refused to worship the emperor) became increasingly frequent and violent. Warned that his life was in grave danger, he decided to flee the city following the Appian Way to safer ground. He got as far as the ground where this little church stands.

In Latin, the church is called “Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis.” In English, it literally means “The Church of ‘Lord, Where are You Going?’.” According to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, as Peter fled the city, it was here that he encountered the risen Christ. Peter saw Jesus walking in the opposite direction going back toward the city of Rome. Peter – astonished – asked Jesus, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus responded, “I am going back to Rome to be crucified again.”

Peter didn’t believe that following Jesus was just a philosophical endeavor or just a nice way to live, he believed that the divine life of Christ actually lived within him and within all believers. Earlier, he had recorded this in the New Testament:

Christ has given us . . . his precious and very great promises, so that through them you. . . may become participants of the divine nature. (2Pe 1:2-4)

Peter had given up his own life to live the life of Christ – to let Christ live through him. Because of this, Peter knew that Jesus was telling him to go back to Rome where, as a participant in the divine nature of Christ, he would be crucified. Peter would not be alone on that cross. Jesus was with him – living through him – crucified again. Peter was a participant in the divine nature of Jesus. As are all those who desire Christ.

This stone marks the spot where Jesus met Peter on the Appian Way

Peter obeyed. He returned, was arrested, and crucified upside down on a cross.

 

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Very good thread.

 

[Votar Roja]

Very good thread.

Thank you

 

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The secret search to find St. Peter’s remains​

 

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Church of Domine Quo Vadis

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After Christ’s death in Jerusalem, Peter became the head of the church. He traveled widely proclaiming the way of Jesus everywhere he went. He had been in Rome when persecution against Christians (who refused to worship the emperor) became increasingly frequent and violent. Warned that his life was in grave danger, he decided to flee the city following the Appian Way to safer ground. He got as far as the ground where this little church stands.

In Latin, the church is called “Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis.” In English, it literally means “The Church of ‘Lord, Where are You Going?’.” According to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, as Peter fled the city, it was here that he encountered the risen Christ. Peter saw Jesus walking in the opposite direction going back toward the city of Rome. Peter – astonished – asked Jesus, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus responded, “I am going back to Rome to be crucified again.”

Peter didn’t believe that following Jesus was just a philosophical endeavor or just a nice way to live, he believed that the divine life of Christ actually lived within him and within all believers. Earlier, he had recorded this in the New Testament:

Christ has given us . . . his precious and very great promises, so that through them you. . . may become participants of the divine nature. (2Pe 1:2-4)

Peter had given up his own life to live the life of Christ – to let Christ live through him. Because of this, Peter knew that Jesus was telling him to go back to Rome where, as a participant in the divine nature of Christ, he would be crucified. Peter would not be alone on that cross. Jesus was with him – living through him – crucified again. Peter was a participant in the divine nature of Jesus. As are all those who desire Christ.

This stone marks the spot where Jesus met Peter on the Appian Way

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Peter obeyed. He returned, was arrested, and crucified upside down on a cross.


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all you have is man-made

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matt 4:8-9 (KJV)

I know your work. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie--indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
Rev 3:8-9 (NKJV)

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Rev 2:9-11 (KJV)

who say they are Christian and are not, meaning they are called Tare
Matt 13:25-26 (NKJV) but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.

Matt 13:27 (NKJV) So the servants of the owner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?'

Matt 13:29 (NKJV) But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.

Matt 13:30 (NKJV) Let both grow together until the harvest and at the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them!

 

[OneIsTheWord]

Church of Domine Quo Vadis

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After Christ’s death in Jerusalem, Peter became the head of the church. He traveled widely proclaiming the way of Jesus everywhere he went. He had been in Rome when persecution against Christians (who refused to worship the emperor) became increasingly frequent and violent. Warned that his life was in grave danger, he decided to flee the city following the Appian Way to safer ground. He got as far as the ground where this little church stands.

In Latin, the church is called “Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis.” In English, it literally means “The Church of ‘Lord, Where are You Going?’.” According to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, as Peter fled the city, it was here that he encountered the risen Christ. Peter saw Jesus walking in the opposite direction going back toward the city of Rome. Peter – astonished – asked Jesus, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus responded, “I am going back to Rome to be crucified again.”

Peter didn’t believe that following Jesus was just a philosophical endeavor or just a nice way to live, he believed that the divine life of Christ actually lived within him and within all believers. Earlier, he had recorded this in the New Testament:

Christ has given us . . . his precious and very great promises, so that through them you. . . may become participants of the divine nature. (2Pe 1:2-4)

Peter had given up his own life to live the life of Christ – to let Christ live through him. Because of this, Peter knew that Jesus was telling him to go back to Rome where, as a participant in the divine nature of Christ, he would be crucified. Peter would not be alone on that cross. Jesus was with him – living through him – crucified again. Peter was a participant in the divine nature of Jesus. As are all those who desire Christ.

This stone marks the spot where Jesus met Peter on the Appian Way

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Peter obeyed. He returned, was arrested, and crucified upside down on a cross.


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eference
And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having our sins nailed to the cross.
Col 2:13-14 (NKJV)
The Vatican replaced Christ and his family with their own Jesus when Christ was crucified at the Calvary at the Cross, the sins of the world were nailed the the cross, the Aramaic version is that Just hung on a tree with hands tied.

reference
"If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God.
Deut 21:22-23 (NKJV)

The Vatican The catacombs of Rome where true Christians live for fear of the Romans
reference

The oldest known icons of Jesus Christ’s apostles have been found in a catacomb near St. Paul’s Basilica in Rome, Vatican officials announced at a news conference on Tuesday.
Dating from the end of the 4th century, the full-face paintings depict three of Jesus’ original 12 apostles -- St. Peter, St. Andrew, and St. John -- as well as St. Paul, who became an apostle after Christ’s death.


Why?
This is what Jesus looks like in real life
Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of the dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
Isaiah 53:1-2 (NKJV)

His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;
His feet were like fine brass as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;
Rev 1:14-15 (NKJV)


interpretation

hair was white like wool

His eyes were like a flame red wine of fire

His feet were like fine brass

Jesus did not have long hair or a beard,

or facial appearance there was no beauty in his appearance

He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant And as a root out of the dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

John 1:18 (NKJV)

they lock the catacombs so no to see their, crime they did to humanity and Christ
After this discovery, the Vatican burned the catacombs because they saw Christ was a dark man
But the story doesn't end

 

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eference
And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having our sins nailed to the cross.
Col 2:13-14 (NKJV)
The Vatican replaced Christ and his family with their own Jesus when Christ was crucified at the Calvary at the Cross, the sins of the world were nailed the the cross, the Aramaic version is that Just hung on a tree with hands tied.

reference
"If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God.
Deut 21:22-23 (NKJV)

The Vatican The catacombs of Rome where true Christians live for fear of the Romans
reference

The oldest known icons of Jesus Christ’s apostles have been found in a catacomb near St. Paul’s Basilica in Rome, Vatican officials announced at a news conference on Tuesday.
Dating from the end of the 4th century, the full-face paintings depict three of Jesus’ original 12 apostles -- St. Peter, St. Andrew, and St. John -- as well as St. Paul, who became an apostle after Christ’s death.


Why?
This is what Jesus looks like in real life
Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of the dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
Isaiah 53:1-2 (NKJV)

His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;
His feet were like fine brass as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;
Rev 1:14-15 (NKJV)


interpretation

hair was white like wool

His eyes were like a flame red wine of fire

His feet were like fine brass

Jesus did not have long hair or a beard,

or facial appearance there was no beauty in his appearance

He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant And as a root out of the dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

John 1:18 (NKJV)

they lock the catacombs so no to see their, crime they did to humanity and Christ
After this discovery, the Vatican burned the catacombs because they saw Christ was a dark man
But the story doesn't end

I have been to the catacombs in Rome.

Why haven't you?

 

[ding]

Because he is looney tunes.

 

[OneIsTheWord]

I have been to the catacombs in Rome.

Why haven't you?

I have no pleasure seeing in their own destruction

 

[Votar Roja]

eference
And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having our sins nailed to the cross.
Col 2:13-14 (NKJV)
The Vatican replaced Christ and his family with their own Jesus when Christ was crucified at the Calvary at the Cross, the sins of the world were nailed the the cross, the Aramaic version is that Just hung on a tree with hands tied.

reference
"If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God.
Deut 21:22-23 (NKJV)

The Vatican The catacombs of Rome where true Christians live for fear of the Romans
reference

The oldest known icons of Jesus Christ’s apostles have been found in a catacomb near St. Paul’s Basilica in Rome, Vatican officials announced at a news conference on Tuesday.
Dating from the end of the 4th century, the full-face paintings depict three of Jesus’ original 12 apostles -- St. Peter, St. Andrew, and St. John -- as well as St. Paul, who became an apostle after Christ’s death.


Why?
This is what Jesus looks like in real life
Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of the dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
Isaiah 53:1-2 (NKJV)

His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;
His feet were like fine brass as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;
Rev 1:14-15 (NKJV)


interpretation

hair was white like wool

His eyes were like a flame red wine of fire

His feet were like fine brass

Jesus did not have long hair or a beard,

or facial appearance there was no beauty in his appearance

He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant And as a root out of the dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

John 1:18 (NKJV)

they lock the catacombs so no to see their, crime they did to humanity and Christ
After this discovery, the Vatican burned the catacombs because they saw Christ was a dark man
But the story doesn't end

Ignorance and bigotry.

 

[Votar Roja]

I have been to the catacombs in Rome.
Why haven't you?

I have no pleasure seeing in their own destruction

You are just a hate-mongering idiot who spreads propaganda. Thats why

 

[Votar Roja]

Because he is looney tunes.

Seventh Day Adventists and Jehovas Witnesses spend more time spreading bigoted anti-Catholic hate propaganda then they do talking about their own beliefs.

 

[ding]

Seventh Day Adventists and Jehovas Witnesses spend more time spreading bigoted anti-Catholic hate propaganda then they do talking about their own beliefs.

So now you are acting like we are buddies?

 

[Votar Roja]

So now you are acting like we are buddies?

No. I was just providing information.
However, in order to prevent future misunderstandings, you are now on my Ignore List, jerk.

 

[Votar Roja]

St Peter's Basilica Explained​

Join me in exploring St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican and discover all the intricate details you need to know to understand the architecture and the history of this masterpiece.




Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City was literally built on top of St Peters grave

The Circus of Roman Emperor Nero: Where Saint Peter was martyred

When I originally wrote this post back in 2016, I never thought that it would become my most popular work. At that time I simply wanted to share what I learned during my 2015 visit to…

stillcurrent.blog

This video explains the different stages that the Tomb of Apostle Saint Peter's went through up until Emperor Constantine I decided to build his huge Basilica around it. This video is based on the drawings by Father José Antonio Iñíguez.






Vatican Hill, during the reign of Nero, outside the walls of the Circus

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The First St Peter's Basilica, built over Peter's grave on Vatican Hill

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The second St Peters Basilica built over the first

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From Wikipedia:

Topography of ancient Rome[edit]​

Vaticanus Mons (or Vaticanus Collis[5]) was most often a name in Classical Latin for the Janiculum.[6][1] Cicero uses the plural form Vaticani Montes in a context that seems to include the modern Vatican Hill as well as the Monte Mario and the Janiculan hill.[7][1]

The Vaticanum or Campus Vaticanus was originally a level area between the Vaticanus Mons and the Tiber. During the Republican era, it was an unwholesome site frequented by the destitute.[8] Caligula and Nero used the area for chariot exercises, as at the Gaianum, and renewal was encouraged by the building of the Circus of Nero, also known as the Circus Vaticanus or simply the Vaticanum. The location of tombs near the Circus Vaticanus is mentioned in a few late sources.[1]

The Vaticanum was also the site of the Phrygianum, a temple of the Magna Mater goddess Cybele. Although secondary to this deity's main worship on the Palatine Hill, this temple gained such fame in the ancient world that both Lyon, in Gaul, and Mainz, in Germany called their own Magna Mater compounds "Vaticanum" in imitation.[9] Remnants of this structure were encountered in the Seventeenth Century reconstruction of St. Peter's Square.

Vaticanus Mons came to refer to the modern Vatican Hill as a result of calling the whole area the "Vatican" (Vaticanum). Christian usage of the name was spurred by the martyrdom of St. Peter there.[1] Beginning in the early 4th century AD, construction began on the Old St. Peter's Basilica[10] over a cemetery that is the traditional site of St. Peter's tomb. Around this time, the name Vaticanus Mons was established in its modern usage, and the Janiculum hill was distinguished from it as the Ianiculensis Mons.

 

[Votar Roja]

360 Video: Inside the Tomb of St. Peter at the Vatican​

Yahoo News was granted rare access to film inside the Vatican Grottos, a series of chapels and papal tombs located directly beneath the famous St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. In 360 degrees, the final resting places of popes dating back to the Middle Ages can be viewed on a virtual tour narrated by Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric.

Of the 266 Popes throughout history, approximately 100 of them are buried below the basilica. On the tour, viewers will see monuments to Pope Nicholas the Fifth, Pope Innocent the Seventh, and Pope Paul the Second, among others.

In an exclusive and stunning conclusion to the tour, Yahoo News filmed the tomb of St. Peter, the man Catholics call the “First Pope,” one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. The remains of Peter are located directly beneath the altar where Pope Francis celebrates Mass, and create a literal foundation for the Church and its deep and storied history.

 

[ding]

No. I was just providing information.
However, in order to prevent future misunderstandings, you are now on my Ignore List, jerk.

You couldn't expect that I would just forget your behavior towards me and pretend like it never happened.

I see you as the one behaving like a jerk.

 

[Votar Roja]

St Peter's Tomb: How To See One Of The Most Exclusive Vatican Sites​