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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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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
[1] [3] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Pietro in Vincoli on the same day. [1] He also became Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church at this time, holding that office for the rest of his life. [1] The same day he became a cardinal, he was named apostolic administrator of the see of Lucca. [1]
The Miracle of the Chains of Peter (1706), ceiling fresco in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Giovanni Battista Parodi (1674–1730) was an Italian painter, born in Genoa. He belonged to an Italian family of artists. His father was the sculptor and wood-carver Filippo Parodi (1630–1702).
San Pietro in Vincoli: Original, planned tomb—intended for the Cappella Maggiore of St. Peter's—never completed and moved to San Pietro in Vincoli [98] See Tomb of Pope Julius II, Moses and Dying Slave: Unknown St. Peter's Basilica Actual remains deposited in a simple sarcophagus, combined with Sixtus IV, his uncle [97] 9 March 1513 – 1 ...