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| Saints Peter's and Paul's Basilica |
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| Saint Peter's Basilica |
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| Saint Paul's Basilica |
feast day: November 18
about Saint Peter's Basilica:
- Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri; Italian: Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
- a Late Renaissance church located within Vatican City
- year consecrated: 1626
- ecclesiastical or organizational status: major basilica
- architectural style: Renaissance and Baroque
- groundbreaking: 18 April 1506
- completed: 18 November 1626
- The Vatican Church, dedicated in honour of St. Peter
- is the second largest patriarchal church at Rome
- it reposes on half of the precious remains of the bodies of SS. Peter and Paul
- In 319 Constantine built a basilica on the site that stood for more than a thousand years until, despite numerous restorations, it threatened to collapse. In 1506, Pope Julius II ordered it razed and reconstructed, but the new basilica was not completed and dedicated for more than two centuries.
about Saint Paul's Basilica:
- Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura
- commonly known as St Paul's Outside the Walls
- is one of Rome's four ancient major basilicas or papal basilicas: the basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Peter's and Saint Paul Outside the Walls
- year consecrated: 4th century
- ecclesiastical or organizational status: major basilica
- groundbreaking: 4th century
- completed: 1823
- a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Official name: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
- St. Paul’s Outside-the-Walls stands near the Abaazia delle Tre Fontane, where St. Paul is believed to have been beheaded
links/ sources:
- "Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter & Paul" (source: EWTN):
http://www.ewtn.com/saintsholy/saints/D/dedicationofthebasilicasofstspeter&paul.asp
- "Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter & Paul" (source: American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1883
- "St. Peter's Basilica" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica
- "Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Paul_Outside_the_Walls
