St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
|
An illustrated guide to the world's sacred sites, religious architecture
and historic holy places.
|
|
Sacred Destinations Home Contact Us About Us About Images License Photos Buy Prints Advertise Spiritual Tours Timeshares Blog Privacy Policy
Except where indicated otherwise, all content and images © 2005-09 Sacred Destinations. All rights reserved.
Free content for your Google homepage or website! Get our photo gadget.
Sacred Destinations is an online travel guide to sacred sites, pilgrimages, holy places, religious history, sacred places, historical religious sites, archaeological sites,
religious festivals, sacred sites, spiritual retreats, religious travel and spiritual journeys. We are a Yahoo Pick!
Popular categories: Ancient Mysteries, Biblical Sites, Cathedrals, Catholic Shrines, Footsteps of Jesus, Luther Sites
Popular sites: Lourdes, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Oberammergau Passion Play, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Stonehenge
Popular destinations: Rome (Rome Map), Ravenna, Ephesus, Meteora, Athens, Assisi, Paris, Jerusalem
View through a glass wall in the direction of the tomb of Peter, which unfortunately cannot be seen from here. It is on the other side of this wall with the niche, and can only be seen in the special Scavi tour of the ancient necropolis.
The niche contains a silver coffer with fabrics (each known as a "pallium") woven from the wool of lambs blessed on the feast of St. Agnes (Jan 21) and given to patriarchs and metropolitans as a reminder of the Church's unity.
Behind it is an early 8th-century mosaic of Christ, placed here by Pope Leo III (795-816). In his left hand Christ holds a Bible open at the Gospel of John, which bears the Latin inscription, "I am the way the truth and the life, the one who believes in me shall live."
© Sacred Destinations
7/17/06 2:51 PM
Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
File name: crypt-peter-shrine-eosa_239.jpg
How to license this photo.
Travel Resources