BASILICA OF ST PETER

VATICAN

ITALY

The church of popes conceived by Michelangelo and Bernini on the tomb of St Peter.

"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.”

- Matthew 16,18

I was there with my wife, with my friends, with my mother, with my kids. I met St John Paul II and not less saint Benedict XVI here. I've climbed the dome, visited the tombs of the popes, attended masses and papal audiences, admired the Sistine chapel, Vatican museums. I was walking the Vatican gardens twice. But it is the view from the inside of the cupola that always stops my breath - how huge is this church!

LINKS

Website (English): https://www.basilicasanpietro.va/

Wikipedia (English): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica

Gcatholic: https://gcatholic.org/churches/urbis/0002

VISITS

May 7 and 9, 2003

May 4 and 5, 2010

March 6, 2025