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San Pietro in Vincoli ([sam ˈpjɛːtro iɱ ˈviŋkoli]; Saint Peter in Chains) is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy. The church is on the Oppian Hill near Cavour metro station, a short distance from the Colosseum. The name alludes to the Biblical story of the Liberation of Peter.
Originally intended for St. Peter's Basilica, the structure was instead placed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli on the Esquiline in Rome after the pope's death. This church was patronized by the Della Rovere family from which Julius came, and he had been titular cardinal there. Julius II, however, is buried next to his uncle Sixtus IV in ...
Moses (Italian: Mosè; c. 1513–1515) is a sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance artist Michelangelo, housed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. [2] Commissioned in 1505 by Pope Julius II for his tomb , it depicts the biblical figure Moses with horns on his head , based on a description in chapter 34 of Exodus in the Vulgate ...
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Location: San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome: Preceded by: Rachel: Followed by: Apollo: Leah is a sculpture by Michelangelo of the Old Testament figure Leah.
Deusdedit of San Pietro in Vincoli (died 1097–1100), cardinal-priest of San Pietro in Vincoli St. Peter In Chains School , Hamilton, Ohio, United States Ville Saint-Pierre , a neighborhood of Montreal, Canada, that was originally named Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens
Location: San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome: Preceded by: The Genius of Victory: Followed by: Leah: Rachel is a sculpture by Michelangelo of the Old Testament figure Rachel.
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