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The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honor of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June. The celebration is of ancient Christian origin, the date selected being the anniversary of either their death or the translation of their ...
The Dedication of the Basilicas of the Apostles Peter and Paul is a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, which is celebrated on 18 November.. St. Peter's Basilica seen from the Tiber The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, with a statue of St. Paul standing in front
Pope Benedict XVI photographed during a Papal Mass celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica in 2013. A Papal Mass is the Solemn Pontifical High Mass celebrated by the Pope.It is celebrated on such occasions as a papal coronation, an ex cathedra pronouncement, the canonization of a saint, on Easter or Christmas or other major feast days.
The Italian national patronal day, on 4 October, celebrates Saints Francis and Catherine.Each city or town also celebrates a public holiday on the occasion of the festival of the local patron saint, [7] for example: Rome on 29 June (Saints Peter and Paul), Milan on 7 December (Saint Ambrose), Naples on 19 September (Saint Januarius), Venice on 25 April (Saint Mark the Evangelist) and Florence ...
The vigils of Saints Peter and Paul and Saint Lawrence, however, continued to be impeded by higher-ranking feasts. In Pope John XXIII's 1960 Code of Rubrics, Vigils were divided into three classes. The Easter Vigil was left out of the calculations, being celebrated in a different way from that of other Vigils. [22]
The Chair of St. Peter in 2024 at St. Peter's Basilica, exposed for the first time since 1867. Early martyrologies indicate that two liturgical feasts were celebrated in Rome, centuries before the time of Charles the Bald, in honour of earlier chairs associated with Saint Peter, one of which was kept in the baptismal chapel of Old St. Peter's Basilica, the other at the catacomb of Priscilla. [8]
Window depicting St. Paul. Following the transfer of the diocese to Indianapolis in 1898, Bishop Chatard proceeded with plans to raise funds for a new cathedral. [10] Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral was built between 1905 and 1907 with a temporary facade. Construction of a permanent facade and twin spires was postponed due to a shortage of funds.
Papal Solemn Mass celebrated by Pope John XXIII in St. Peter's Basilica in the early 1960s. Note the presence of several assistant priests and ministers, and the mitre and the papal tiaras placed on the altar. The Pope's Pontifical High Mass, when celebrated with full solemnity, was even more elaborate.