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  2. St. Peter and St. Paul's Church - Wikipedia

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    St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, and variations using Saint or Saints or other, may refer to one of many churches dedicated to the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul around the world, including: Armenia

  3. Navicella (mosaic) - Wikipedia

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    The Navicella (literally "little ship") or Bark of St. Peter, [2] of Old Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, was a large and famous mosaic by Giotto di Bondone that occupied a large part of the wall above the entrance arcade, facing the main facade of the basilica across the courtyard.

  4. St. Peter's Basilica - Wikipedia

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    The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican City (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Citta di Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri; Italian: Basilica di San Pietro [baˈziːlika di sam ˈpjɛːtro]), is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy.

  5. Vatican unveils plans for restoring Bernini's canopy in St ...

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    The Vatican on Thursday unveiled plans for a yearlong restoration of the monumental baldacchino, or canopy, over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, pledging to complete the work on Bernini ...

  6. Pope welcomes Christmas at newly restored St. Peter's Basilica

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    Just beside it, at at 7 p.m. Rome time, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door, or Porta Santa, symbolizing the path to salvation, and entered to begin the traditional midnight Mass at St. Peter's.

  7. Holy door - Wikipedia

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    The Holy Door at the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. In John 10:9, Jesus is quoted as saying, "I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved." [6] In Luke 11:9 is found, "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."

  8. Papal tombs in Old St. Peter's Basilica - Wikipedia

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    First papal tomb to depict a live pope rather than a deathbed effigy; originally placed in the Oratory of Our Lady in Old St. Peter's. 1503–1503 Pius III: Sculpted by Sebastiano Ferrucci. Originally built in Old Saint Peter's; last papal mausoleum erected in Old St. Peter's; moved to Sant'Andrea della Valle during the reign of Paul V. [63 ...

  9. Vatican bans tattoos and body piercings for St Peter's ... - AOL

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    The Vatican has banned workers at St Peter's Basilica from having visible tattoos or body piercings to maintain "decorum". The new regulation, published at the weekend, applies to the roughly 170 ...