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St. Peter's Church, Capernaum on the north side of the Sea of Galilee; a Franciscan church is built upon the traditional site of Apostle Peter's house. [35] Peter was a Jewish fisherman in Bethsaida. [1] He was named Simon, the son of a man named Jonah or John.
Plan of the Renaissance St Peter's Basilica, showing elements of both central and longitudinal plan. Many of the earliest churches of Byzantium have a longitudinal plan. At Hagia Sophia , Istanbul, there is a central dome, framed on one axis by two high semi-domes and on the other by low rectangular transept arms, the overall plan being square.
In 1298 AD the Bark of St. Peter, commonly known as the Navicella, by Giotto was commissioned for the Old Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. In 1241 AD Pope Gregory IX or Pope Innocent IV, in response to the destruction of the Genoese fleet in the Battle of Giglio, said: [6] Niteris incassum navem submergere Petri / Fluctuat at numquam mergitur ...
Bronze statue of Saint Peter by Arnolfo di Cambio, dating to the 13th century. The design was a typical basilica form [10] with the plan and elevation resembling those of Roman basilicas and audience halls, such as the Basilica Ulpia in Trajan's Forum and Constantine's own Aula Palatina at Trier, rather than the design of any Greco-Roman temple. [11]
Peter and Paul is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Bristol (not to be confused with the Church of England Bristol Cathedral). Located in the Clifton area of the city, it is the seat and mother church of the Diocese of Clifton and is known as Clifton Cathedral. It has been a Grade II* Listed Building since 2000. [1]
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According to canon law, the FSSP is a clerical society of apostolic life of pontifical rite. [2] It is not, therefore, an institute of consecrated life and members take no religious vows, but are instead bound by the same general laws of celibacy and obedience as diocesan clergy and, in addition, swear an oath as members of the society. [2]