The first Saint Peter’s Basilica was built on the orders of Constantine I sometime around 324 CE. It was there that Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800 CE. Not ...

In this early 17th-century painting, Giovanni Battista Ricci da Novara re-created the St. Peter’s Basilica erected by Emperor Constantine I in the fourth century, which was replaced by the ...

The Vatican and Microsoft have created a 3D digital model of St. Peter’s Basilica using the latest in artificial intelligence to offer a new way to experience the nearly 2,000-year history of ...

Vatican City, Nov 13, 2024 / 12:35 pm. The Vatican and Microsoft have created a 3D digital model of St. Peter’s Basilica using the latest in artificial intelligence to offer a new way to ...

Statue of Jesus and Saint Longinus, ... during the Lent 'Statio' in St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday. ... and fragments of the cross found by Saint Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine.

And if you are ever in St. Peter’s Basilica, look up at the dome and remember that someone once had to carry a whole lot of heavy iron chains up to the top so it wouldn’t fall on your head.

The first Saint Peter’s Basilica was built on the orders of Constantine I sometime around 324 CE. It was there that Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800 CE.

St. Peter’s Square was designed as a part of the new basilica in the 17th century. It was completed by the Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini, between 1656 and 1667.