Saint Peter, Tomb of

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• Peter, Tomb of Saint — • The history of the confusion and conflicting authorities surrounding the location of the tomb of Saint Peter Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Peter — For other uses, see St. Peter (disambiguation). Saint Peter the Apostle Painting of Saint Peter by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the saint as Pope (1611 1612). Prince of the Apostles, First Pope, Martyr, Preacher …   Wikipedia

• Saint Peter's tomb — St. Peter s baldachin, by Bernini, in the modern St. Peter s Basilica. St. Peter s tomb lies directly below this structure. Saint Peter s tomb is a site under St. Peter s Basilica that includes several graves and a structure said by Vatican… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Peter's Basilica — Present church of St. Peter s in Rome, begun by Pope Julius II in 1506 and completed in 1615. It is the church of the popes and one of the world s largest churches. It was built to replace Old St. Peter s, erected by Constantine over Peter s… …   Universalium

• SAINT PETER'S CHURCH, ROME —    Because Saint Peter s, located in the Vatican in Rome, is the mother church of Roman Catholicism, it has historically been one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the world. Even during the Renaissance, a new structure was needed to… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Basilica of Saint Peter —     Basilica of St. Peter     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Basilica of St. Peter     TOPOGRAPHY     The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the first century the gardens of Agrippina lay. Her son, Caius… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Peter Lombard — This file is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright …   Wikipedia

• Peter de Regalado — Saint Peter de Regalado Born 1390 Valladolid Died March 30, 1456 Honored in Roman Catholic Church Beatified 11 March 1684 by Innocent XI Canonized …   Wikipedia

• saint’s life — (saint’s legend, hagiography)    One of the most popular literary genres in medieval Europe was the saint’s life. These were short narrative biographies of holy men and women, most often martyrs, whose stories were intended to reveal the active… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Peter de Regalado —     Saint Peter de Regalado     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Peter de Regalado     (REGALATUS)     A Friar Minor and reformer, born at Valladolid, 1390; died at Aguilera, 30 March, 1456. His parents were of noble birth and conspicuous for their… …   Catholic encyclopedia