query: who is the designer of the piazza in front of st. peter 's basilica

pos: St. Peter's Square maternal arms of Mother Church". A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613. The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace" (Norwich 1975 p 175). Bernini had been working on the interior of St. Peter's for decades;

pos: Ariccia with important contributions from Gian Lorenzo Bernini, designer of the piazza of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Among Bernini's rich contributions to the character of the town were the piazza and the which faces the palazzo. In 1854 Pope Pius IX ordered the construction of a bridge. This bridge bypassed the large wood (now the Parco Chigi) in the valley, which hindered access to Ariccia from Rome along the Via Appia. Nearly a century later, the bridge—along with much of the city—was destroyed by retreating German troops during World War II . Rebuilt in 1947, it crumbled suddenly in 1967

pos: St. Peter's Square St. Peter's Square St. Peter's Square ( , ) is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome, directly west of the neighbourhood or rione of Borgo. Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus and the first Catholic Pope. At the centre of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Doric colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in "the

pos: St. Peter's Square 1950. St. Peter's Square St. Peter's Square ( , ) is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome, directly west of the neighbourhood or rione of Borgo. Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus and the first Catholic Pope. At the centre of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Doric colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in

pos: Travertine where the most important quarries since Ancient Roman times, like the old quarry of Bernini in Guidonia, can be found. The latter has a major historic value, because it was one of the quarries that Gian Lorenzo Bernini selected material from to build the famous Colonnade of St. Peter's Square in Rome (colonnato di Piazza S. Pietro) in 1656-1667. Michaelangelo also chose travertine as the material for the external ribs of the dome of St Peter's Basilica. Travertine derives its name from the former town, known as Tibur in ancient Roman times. The ancient name for the stone was "lapis

pos: St. Peter's Basilica Julii". (See below for some descriptions of tombs). Recently installed commemorative plaques read as follows: List of archpriests of the Vatican Basilica: St. Peter's Basilica The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican (), or simply St. Peter's Basilica (), is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome. Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world. While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor the cathedral

pos: St. Peter's Basilica St. Peter's Basilica The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican (), or simply St. Peter's Basilica (), is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome. Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world. While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, St. Peter's is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines. It has been described as "holding

neg: Gian Lorenzo Bernini after 150 years of planning and building. Bernini's design of the Piazza San Pietro in front of the Basilica is one of his most innovative and successful architectural designs. Within the basilica he is also responsible for the Baldacchino, the decoration of the four piers under the cupola, the Cathedra Petri or Chair of St. Peter in the apse, the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in the right nave, and the decoration (floor, walls and arches) of the new nave. During his long career, Bernini received numerous important commissions, many of which were associated with the papacy. At an early

neg: Gian Lorenzo Bernini whereas brother Luigi was to once again, in 1670, bring great grief and scandal to his family by his sodomitic rape of a young Bernini workshop assistant at the construction site of the 'Constantine' memorial in St. Peter's Basilica. Bernini's architectural works include sacred and secular buildings and sometimes their urban settings and interiors. He made adjustments to existing buildings and designed new constructions. Amongst his most well known works are the Piazza San Pietro (1656–67), the piazza and colonnades in front of St. Peter's Basilica and the interior decoration of the Basilica. Amongst his secular works are a number

neg: Piazza San Marco usually attributed (though without proof) to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco "the drawing room of Europe". The Square is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right. The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches

neg: St Mark's Campanile St Mark's Campanile St Mark's Campanile (; ) is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, located in the Piazza San Marco. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city. The tower is tall, and stands alone in a corner of St Mark's Square, near the front of the basilica. It has a simple form, the bulk of which is a fluted brick square shaft, wide on each side and tall, above which is a loggia surrounding the belfry, housing five bells. The belfry is topped by a cube, alternate faces of which show

neg: St. Peter's Basilica of 16 January 1666. Bernini's final work for St. Peter's, undertaken in 1676, was the decoration of the Chapel of the Sacrament. To hold the sacramental Host, he designed a miniature version in gilt bronze of Bramante's Tempietto, the little chapel that marks the place of the death of St. Peter. On either side is an angel, one gazing in rapt adoration and the other looking towards the viewer in welcome. Bernini died in 1680 in his 82nd year. To the east of the basilica is the "Piazza di San Pietro", (St. Peter's Square). The present arrangement, constructed between 1656

neg: Roman Colleges Cerasoli at the "Roman Seminary". The Vatican Seminary, was founded in 1636 by Urban VIII. Its pupils had the task of assisting at the liturgical services at the Basilica of St. Peter. The administration was entrusted to the Vatican Chapter which appointed the rector. In 1730 the seminary was transferred from the Piazza Rusticucci to a building behind the apse of St. Peter's. In 1913 it was merged with the minor division of the "Roman Seminary" to form the Pontificio Seminario Romano Minore. The Pontificio Seminario Pio or "Pius Seminary", was situated in the Palazzo di S. Apollinare, and was

neg: Monument to Dante piazza of this statue has an elaborate but empty tomb monument to Dante. The pedestal has four Marzocco lions with shields holding the names of minor Dante works and the symbols of various Italian cities who contributed to the cost of the sculpture. The statue initially placed in the center of the Piazza was later moved to in front of the flank of the façade of the Basilica. Monument to Dante The Statue of Dante Alighieri ("Monumento a Dante Alighieri") is a monument of Dante Alighieri. It is located in Piazza Santa Croce, next to Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence,

neg: Santa Maria in Turri historian Onofrio Panvinio (1529–1568) describes four oratories or small churches that still existed in his time, around the Basilica of St. Peter. They were built in the four porticoes that surrounded the "paradiso" (atrium) of the basilica complex. S. Maria "in turri" was located at the left of the entrance; at the right in the corner, S. Apollinaris; then beyond those two, facing them in the portico immediately in front of the basilica, S. Vincentius, which lay immediately to the right of the corner; and S. Maria "de febre", situated to the left where the ancient "secretarium" was, which was

neg: Basilica di San Marino Basilica di San Marino The Basilica di San Marino ("Marino" translates from Latin to "man of the sea") is a Catholic church located in the Republic of San Marino. While the country has a distinct domination of historic religious buildings of Christian faith, the basilica is the main church of the City of San Marino. It is situated on Piazza Domus Plebis in the northeastern edge of the city, adjacent to the Church of St. Peter. It is dedicated to Saint Marinus, the founder and patron of the Republic. The present church was built in 1836 in place of an

neg: St. Peter's Basilica making a line parallel with the facade. Bernini's plan uses this horizontal axis as a major feature of his unique, spatially dynamic and highly symbolic design. The most obvious solutions were either a rectangular piazza of vast proportions so that the obelisk stood centrally and the fountain (and a matching companion) could be included, or a trapezoid piazza which fanned out from the facade of the basilica like that in front of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. The problems of the square plan are that the necessary width to include the fountain would entail the demolition of numerous buildings, including

neg: Gian Lorenzo Bernini Alexander VII (both in St. Peter's Basilica), Cardinal Domenico Pimental (Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, design only), and Matilda of Canossa (St. Peter's Basilica). Related to the tomb monument is the funerary memorial, of which Bernini executed several (including that, most notably, of Maria Raggi [Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome] also of greatly innovative style and long enduring influence. Among his smaller commissions, although not mentioned by either of his earliest biographers, Baldinucci or Domenico Bernini, the Elephant and Obelisk is a sculpture located near the Pantheon, in the Piazza della Minerva, in front of the Dominican church of Santa

neg: San Lorenzo in Lucina San Lorenzo in Lucina The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina ( or simply ; ) is a Roman Catholic parish, titular church, and minor basilica in central Rome, Italy. The basilica is located in Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina in the Rione Colonna, circa two blocks behind the Palazzo Montecitorio, proximate to the Via del Corso. The basilica is dedicated to St. Lawrence of Rome, deacon and martyr. The name "Lucina" derives from that of the Roman matron of the AD 4th century who permitted Christians to erect a church on the site. Putatively, Pope Marcellus I

neg: Pope Alexander VII the decorations of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, titular churches for several of the Chigi cardinals, the Scala Regia, the Chair of St. Peter in the Vatican Basilica. In particular, he sponsored Bernini's construction of the beautiful colonnade in the piazza of St. Peter's Basilica. Alexander VII wrote one of the most authoritative documents related to the heliocentrism issue. He published his "Index Librorum Prohibitorum Alexandri VII Pontificis Maximi jussu editus" which presented anew the contents of the Index of Forbidden Books which had condemned the works of Copernicus and Galileo. According to Rev. William Roberts, he prefaced

neg: Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi of an atrium being built in the 16th century. It appears to have been modelled on the arcade built by Brunelleschi at the Hospital of the Innocents (Ospedale degli Innocenti) in Florence, and later extended to other parts of the large piazza, including the front of the Church of the Assumption. In the case of Santa Maria dei Servi, the piazza in front of the basilica was quite small—which permitted building a wide arcade around it that encloses the entire square without interruption. The arcade is closed on one side by the conventual buildings, but on two sides it is

neg: Piazza San Marco after the fall of Napoleon in 1814 and there is now no focal point on the west side of the Piazza. After the abdication of Napoleon the Austrians re-occupied Venice (under the Treaty of Fontainebleau) in April 1814. The Austrian chancellor, Prince Metternich, was instrumental in arranging the return to Venice of the four horses of St Mark and the lion from the Piazzetta. The horses were re-installed in front of the Basilica on 13 December 1815, but the bronze lion had been badly broken and had to be repaired. It was placed back on its pillar in April 1816.

neg: St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam has an altar that was used by pope John Paul II, when he visited India during 7 February 1986. The altar depicts the birth, the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The two 68-foot tall towers in the front have statues of St Peter and St Paul on top, and the bell tower (88 feet high) has St. Thomas statue on top. There is also a depiction of Jesus's apparition to St Thomas. St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam The St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica is a cathedral in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1112, and is

neg: Pope Alexander VII embellishment of the city, ancient and modern, sacred and secular, should be governed by order and decorum. Central to Alexander’s urbanism was the idea of "teatro" or urban theatre whereby his urban interventions became the grand settings or showpieces appropriate to the dignity of Rome and the Head of the Catholic Church. Therefore, and although the scales are vastly different, the small Santa Maria della Pace and its piazza are as much a teatro as the imposing monumental colonnade that forms Piazza San Pietro in front of St. Peter's Basilica. The various urban and architectural projects carried out during Alexander’s

neg: Church of St. Peter and Paul, Arese in front of the church is called St. Peter and Paul Square (in Italian, "Piazza Ss. Pietro e Paolo"). It includes buildings from the 8th century, including the reconstructed town castle (now used as council offices), and the old aristocratic “"Villa Borghi"”, which has become a cloister that houses the town’s Salesian nuns order. In front of the square is a winding alley, called St. Anna Road, in which some elements of the old agricultural hamlet are retained. “"Villa Galeazzi"”, which is located at the end of this narrow street, is an old villa still inhabited by the original family

neg: San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Rome San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Rome San Marco is a minor basilica in Rome dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist located in the small Piazza di San Marco adjoining Piazza Venezia. It was first built in 336 by Pope Mark, whose remains are in an urn located below the main altar. The basilica is the national church of Venice in Rome. In 336, Pope Mark built a church devoted to one of the Evangelists, his patron saint, St. Mark, in a place called "ad Pallacinas". The church is thus recorded as "Titulus Marci" in the 499 synod of Pope Symmachus.

neg: Tourism in Rome (with around 4 million tourists a year, making it the world's 39th most popular tourist destination). Other popular sites include St Peter's Basilica, the Forum Romanum, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Via Condotti, Via Veneto, the Capitoline Museums, the Villa Borghese gardens, the Villa Giulia, Piazza Navona, the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Piazza del Popolo, the Castel Sant'Angelo, the Campo de' Fiori, the Quirinal Palace, the Lateran Palace and the Palazzo Barberini, to name a few. Rome can be divided into several districts. The so-called historical center ("centro storico")

neg: Iris Theatre playing Lampwick in 'Pinocchio'. The 2016 production of Much Ado About Nothing received four 'OFFIE' nominations: Anne-Marie Piazza for Best Female performance, Amy Draper for Best Director, Amber Scarlett for Best Set Designer and Benjamin Polya for Best Lighting Designer. Iris Theatre Iris Theatre is a professional theatre company created in 2007 by Dr. Daniel Winder to produce work at the world-famous St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden. Its first show was T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral which was attended by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, The Right Rev'd & Right Hon. Lord Rowan Williams, who went on to

neg: San Lorenzo in Lucina the basilica. He was the son of John Stewart, Prince Charles Edward Stuart's ("Charles III", the "Young Pretender") "maestro di casa". Charles had ennobled John as a baronet in 1784. San Lorenzo in Lucina The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina ( or simply ; ) is a Roman Catholic parish, titular church, and minor basilica in central Rome, Italy. The basilica is located in Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina in the Rione Colonna, circa two blocks behind the Palazzo Montecitorio, proximate to the Via del Corso. The basilica is dedicated to St. Lawrence of Rome, deacon and

neg: Only You (1994 film) loves Peter. She realizes that she does and rushes to join Peter on his plane. The airport staff delays the flight until Faith can board. She and Peter embrace and kiss as the passengers and crew applaud. Their plane then flies into the sunset. Filming locations in Rome included the piazza at the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Tiber Island, the piazza and column outside San Bartolomeo all'Isola, the Pons Fabricius northeast of Tiber Island, Esquiline Hill, the Fountain of Neptune at Piazza Navona, and the fountain at the south end of Via del Mascherone near Via Giulia. Filming

neg: St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica (Toronto) St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica (Toronto) St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada, and one of the oldest churches in Toronto. It is located at 65 Bond Street in Toronto's Garden District. St. Michael's was designed by William Thomas, designer of eight other churches in the city, and was primarily financed by Irish immigrants who resided in the area. The cathedral has a capacity of 1600. On September 29, 2016, the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel, the cathedral was elevated to a minor basilica. The cathedral is home to Canada's

neg: Giuseppe Giosafatti Giuseppe Giosafatti Giuseppe Giosafatti (1643-1733) was an Italian architect and sculptor, mainly active in the city of Ascoli Piceno. His father, Antonio, was born in Venice and active in the late 1580s. Giuseppe's father placed him as an apprentice to his cousin Lazzaro Morelli, who worked in Rome for Bernini. In Rome, Giuseppe learned sculpture, and contributed to the work of the sculptural group of the Cathedra of St Peter in the Basilica and the Fountain at Piazza Navona. He had four sons, three of whom were also sculptors and architects: Lazzaro (1694-1781, also a painter); Lorenzo (1696-1780); and Pietro

neg: Giuseppe Giosafatti (1699-1785). He established a large studio for training artists in Ascoli. He was buried in Santa Maria delle Grazie in Ascoli. Giuseppe Giosafatti Giuseppe Giosafatti (1643-1733) was an Italian architect and sculptor, mainly active in the city of Ascoli Piceno. His father, Antonio, was born in Venice and active in the late 1580s. Giuseppe's father placed him as an apprentice to his cousin Lazzaro Morelli, who worked in Rome for Bernini. In Rome, Giuseppe learned sculpture, and contributed to the work of the sculptural group of the Cathedra of St Peter in the Basilica and the Fountain at Piazza Navona.

neg: St Mark's Basilica that exist when a dome is placed above arches rather than design elements and that many biological traits are similarly the side effects of functional traits rather than adaptive traits in themselves. St Mark's Basilica The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (), commonly known as Saint Mark's Basilica (; ), is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. It is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, adjacent and connected to the Doge's

neg: Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Prague being inside a forest. The ceiling of the nave is dark green, as if it is a canopy in shadow. Even the brown wooden benches on the ground for the beholders of church services are ornately carved with oak leaves. Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Prague The Basilica of St Peter and St Paul is a neo-Gothic church in Vyšehrad fortress in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1070-1080 by the Czech King Vratislav II, the Romanesque basilica suffered a fire in the year 1249 and has been rebuilt in Gothic and later in neo-Gothic style. The basilica features

neg: St Mark's Basilica St Mark's Basilica The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (), commonly known as Saint Mark's Basilica (; ), is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. It is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, adjacent and connected to the Doge's Palace. Originally it was the chapel of the Doge, and has been the city's cathedral only since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch of Venice, archbishop of the Roman

neg: Piazza Santo Stefano Piazza Santo Stefano Piazza Santo Stefano also known as Piazza delle Sette Chiese (Seven churches square) is a piazza of Bologna, Italy. It is a pedestrian zone, in a triangular space near the beginning of Via Santo Stefano, both of which are named after the Basilica of Santo Stefano which is located on the piazza. Often used for cultural events, flea-markets and concerts, it has porticos along both long sides (North-East and South-West) with the Basilica occupying the short (South-East) side. To the left of the Basilica is a complex of buildings joined by the powerful medieval Isolani family. From

neg: Basilica of St. Peter (Columbia, South Carolina) Basilica of St. Peter (Columbia, South Carolina) The Basilica of St. Peter, also known as St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, is located at 1529 Assembly St. in Columbia, South Carolina. This is the second building of the oldest Catholic parish in Columbia and the Midlands of South Carolina. On June 24, 2018, it was announced that the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued a decree granting Saint Peter's Catholic Church in Columbia the title ‘Minor Basilica.’ This makes the church the first basilica in South Carolina. The St. Peter's Church was listed the National

neg: St. Peter's Basilica some of the Vatican, and would minimize the effect of the facade. The trapezoid plan, on the other hand, would maximize the apparent width of the facade, which was already perceived as a fault of the design. Bernini's ingenious solution was to create a piazza in two sections. That part which is nearest the basilica is trapezoid, but rather than fanning out from the facade, it narrows. This gives the effect of countering the visual perspective. It means that from the second part of the piazza, the building looks nearer than it is, the breadth of the facade is minimized

neg: Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Prague Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Prague The Basilica of St Peter and St Paul is a neo-Gothic church in Vyšehrad fortress in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1070-1080 by the Czech King Vratislav II, the Romanesque basilica suffered a fire in the year 1249 and has been rebuilt in Gothic and later in neo-Gothic style. The basilica features an impressive stone mosaic above its entry, and its twin 58 m towers can be seen atop a hill to the south from along the Vltava River in central Prague. Behind the church is located large park and Vyšehrad cemetery,

neg: Basilica of San Frediano Chapel of St. Anne was constructed in the 16th century, but the paintings date from the 19th century. On the left side of the altar is the "Death of St. Anna" by B. Rocchi. In the middle, above the altar, "St. Anna Adores the Child" by Stefano Tofanelli. On the right side of the altar is the "Birth of Mary" by A. Cecchi. Basilica of San Frediano The Basilica of San Frediano is a Romanesque church in Lucca, Italy, situated on the "Piazza San Frediano". Fridianus (Frediano) was an Irish bishop of Lucca in the first half of the 6th

neg: Santa Maria in Turri church was demolished to make way for the new Basilica of St. Peter in the 16th or 17th century. Santa Maria in Turri Santa Maria in Turri was an ancient church in the city of Rome, demolished in the Renaissance. It adjoined the outside atrium of the ancient Basilica of St. Peter, one of a complex of small churches or oratories that grew up around the site. Besides the name "in turri" ("in the tower"), other names of the church were S. Maria "ad grada", "ante Salvatorem", "in atrio", or "in medium". In an eighth-century description of the Vatican basilica,

neg: Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur behind all these new projects was Archpriest Martin Camilleri. The church became a minor Basilica on 26 June 1967. Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur The Basilica of St Peter and St Paul is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located in Nadur, Gozo in Malta. The church also serves as the parish church of the village of Nadur. The parish of Nadur was established by the Bishop of Malta Davide Cocco Palmeri on 28 April 1688. Since the main church was not yet constructed, the church of the Immaculate Conception in Qala—by then still part of the parish

neg: St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica (Toronto) done this far on the restoration. It has been rededicated on the Feast of St. Michael, Thursday September 29, 2016 by Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. A list of people interred here: St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica (Toronto) St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada, and one of the oldest churches in Toronto. It is located at 65 Bond Street in Toronto's Garden District. St. Michael's was designed by William Thomas, designer of eight other churches in the city, and was primarily financed by Irish immigrants who resided in the area.

neg: Piazza Santa Croce the direction of Giovanni da San Giovanni. In front of the Basilica is a marble statue depicting Dante sculpted by Enrico Pazzi, named Monument to Dante. Every year in June, a field of sand is prepared for the annual Calcio Fiorentino (historic football) games. The game is fairly violent; boxing and wrestling is allowed and minor injuries are frequent. In 2006 Roberto Benigni recited Dante's "Divine Comedy" beside the statue of Dante. Piazza Santa Croce Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighborhood of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located

neg: Basilica Lateranense di Maria Santissima della Misericordia, Sant'Elpidio a Mare Basilica Lateranense di Maria Santissima della Misericordia, Sant'Elpidio a Mare The Basilica Lateranense di Maria Santissima della Misericordia is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic basilica church located on Piazza Matteotti in the town of Sant'Elpidio a Mare in the province of Fermo, region of Marche, Italy. In June 1, 1939, the "Archconfraternity of Maria della Misericordia" erected a small church at the site was built as an ex-voto for the ebbing of the Bubonic plague. The church is dedicated to the Marian veneration of the "Virgene della Misericordia". Construction of the present Basilica Lateranense began in 1575. In front is the

neg: Niccoline Chapel scenes of St. Stephen follow the Biblical account in the Acts of the Apostles, while those of St. Laurence are patterned after the older cycles in the basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, where he is buried. Stephen was a Greek-speaking Jew, one of the first deacons named in Jerusalem by St. Peter – "Ordination of St Stephen" with "St Stephen distributing Alms" (lunette). His prayers ("The Prayer of St. Stephen") earned him the hostility of his opponents in the city, who eventually stoned him to death in front of the city gate. Laurence was a deacon ("Ordination of

neg: San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Rome earlier history: In the portico are several early Christian grave stones, as well as the gravestone of Vannozza dei Cattanei, the mistress of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia. San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Rome San Marco is a minor basilica in Rome dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist located in the small Piazza di San Marco adjoining Piazza Venezia. It was first built in 336 by Pope Mark, whose remains are in an urn located below the main altar. The basilica is the national church of Venice in Rome. In 336, Pope Mark built a church devoted to one of the Evangelists,

neg: Piazza San Marco system. The pattern connected the central portal of the Basilica with the centre of the western opening into the piazza. This line more closely parallels the façade of the Procuratie Vecchie, leaving a nearly triangular space adjacent to the Procuratie Nuove with its wider end closed off by the Campanile. The pattern continued past the campanile, stopping at a line connecting the three large flagpoles and leaving the space immediately in front of the Basilica undecorated. A smaller version of the same pattern in the Piazzetta paralleled Sansovino's Library, leaving a narrow trapezoid adjacent to the Doge's palace with the

neg: Ignazio Jacometti in Piazza di Spagna. It is on one of the four pedestals upholding the column, along with statues of David, Ezekiel, and Isaiah. In 1857, he completed the stucco model of the "Depostion"; a marble counterpart was never completed. In the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura, which had been recently been rebuilt after a fire in 1823, Jacometti completed the angels that hold the heraldic shield of Pius IX that found over the entrance doorway. The shield was carved by Giovanni Meli. He also made the statue of St Peter at the end of the nave, flanking the

neg: Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur The Basilica of St Peter and St Paul is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located in Nadur, Gozo in Malta. The church also serves as the parish church of the village of Nadur. The parish of Nadur was established by the Bishop of Malta Davide Cocco Palmeri on 28 April 1688. Since the main church was not yet constructed, the church of the Immaculate Conception in Qala—by then still part of the parish territory—became the parish church for some years. The construction of the present church was started on 28 September 1760

neg: Modern Rome side of this work are, among others, paintings of St. Peter's Basilica, the Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish Steps. On the right side are, among others, paintings of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, the Piazza Navona, and Villa Aldobrandini. In the middle are four statues, which are from front to back, the Medici lion, Michelangelo's "Moses", Bernini's statue of "David", and Bernini's statue of "Apollo and Daphne". The painting is the pendant to Panini's "Ancient Rome" painting. Modern Rome Picture Gallery with Views of Modern Rome or simply Modern Rome is a 1757 painting by Italian artist Giovanni Paolo

neg: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica Kaunas Cathedral Basilica Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul of Kaunas () is a Roman Catholic cathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania. The exact date when the first Gothic style church dedicated to apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, was built is unknown, but it was first mentioned in written sources in 1413. The first parochial school in Kaunas at the St. Peter and St. Paul church was mentioned in 1473. The construction works were concluded only in 1624. The church greatly suffered from wars in 1655 and was rebuilt in 1671, gaining some Renaissance features. Only one

neg: Via Cornelia on the stone mentions a commander of the eighth Augustinian legion under Vespasian and Titus who had been a supervisor of the Via Aurelia and the Via Cornelia. Formerly, it was erroneously, but generally accepted, that the southern walls of St. Peter's Basilica rested on the northern walls of Nero’s Circus, and that a street ran north of the circus under the basilica (see figure). Excavations of the basilica and surrounding area, however, have shown that this was not entirely correct. An excavation in 1936 in the Piazza San Pietro discovered traces of a road that may be the post-Constantinian

neg: Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville Blessed Virgin Mary. The smaller window in the chapel depicts St. Lawrence, to whom the basilica is dedicated. The chapel's altar and part of the apse wall are a mosaic of bits of tile assembled by Rev. Peter Marion and Rev. Patrick Marion, who were priests during the construction of the basilica. The basilica includes a rectory for the priest, a Catholic library, and a gift shop for tourists, which are open after weekend Masses. Behind the basilica is a Mary garden, which contains a life sized, white statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville The

neg: Province of Perugia is well known for its medieval palaces, castles and fortresses. A few important tourist destinations of the province are the Roman amphitheatre near Porta Marzia, Cassero di Porta Sant'Angelo, Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, Cathedral of San Lorenzo, San Bernardino’s Pulpit, Piazza IV Novembre, Maggiore Fountain, National Gallery of Umbria, National Museum of Umbrian Archaeology and St. Peter’s bell tower in the city of Perugia; Basilica of Saint Claire, Upper Basilica of St. Francis, Temple of Minerva (dates back to 1st century B.C.) and Basilica of Santa Maria Degli Angeli in Assisi; Church of Sant'Agostino, Church of Saint Francis and

neg: Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Reichenau Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Reichenau The Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul ( ) also called Reichenau Basilica It is a catholic church of Romanesque style located in the island of Reichenau in Niederzell in the municipality of Reichenau to the south of Germany. The first church dedicated to St. Peter in this place was built in 799 by the Egino bishop of Verona, who had retired to a monastery here in the territory of the abbey of Reichenau, after having ruled the diocese of Verona, where he died in The 802. The church consists of a room

neg: Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Reichenau the interior space took place in the years 1750/60. Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Reichenau The Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul ( ) also called Reichenau Basilica It is a catholic church of Romanesque style located in the island of Reichenau in Niederzell in the municipality of Reichenau to the south of Germany. The first church dedicated to St. Peter in this place was built in 799 by the Egino bishop of Verona, who had retired to a monastery here in the territory of the abbey of Reichenau, after having ruled the diocese of Verona, where he died

neg: 1159 Papal election and his armed bands burst into the basilica. Alexander III and his supporters fled to the citadel of St. Peter, which was in the hands of Cardinal Boso. In their absence, the few cardinals who remained in basilica elected Ottaviano of S. Cecilia to the papacy and enthroned him as Victor IV. The exact number of his electors is not known, but there are good reasons to believe that it was six, including Ottaviano himself, since only five cardinals signed the manifest in his favour in the following month. However, it is possible that some additional cardinals participated in the

neg: Major basilica the venerable basilica of the Prince of the Apostles". He offered "not only full and copious, but the most full, pardon of all their sins" to those who fulfilled certain conditions: First, as truly penitent, they had to confess their sins, and, second, they had to visit on pilgrimage the basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul, the respective burial sites of the apostles Pope St. Peter and St. Paul. In the second jubilee year in 1350, Pope Clement VI designated as a third major basilica St. John in the Lateran, the Cathedral of Rome. He encouraged the faithful to

neg: Himerius of Bosto Himerius of Bosto Saint Himerius (Imerio, Imier) of Bosto is venerated as a pilgrim and martyr. He is venerated in the province of Varese jointly with Gemolus (Gemolo), who was martyred with him. (Some scholars believe that the two figures are the same man). A tradition from the eleventh century holds that Himerius and Gemolus were Nordic companions of a bishop who was traveling "Ad Limina Apostolorum" –that is, on a pilgrimage to the sepulchers of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome, i.e., to the Basilica of St. Peter and to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.

neg: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi place in the church of San Giorgio (St. George), now the Basilica of Saint Clare of Assisi. The burial place was concealed for fear that St Francis' remains might be stolen and dispersed. The construction of the Upper Basilica was begun after 1239 and was completed in 1253. Both churches were consecrated by Pope Innocent IV in 1253. Pope Nicholas IV, a former Minister-General of the Order of Franciscans, raised the church to the status of Papal Church in 1288. The Piazza del Loge, the square leading to the church, is surrounded by colonnades constructed in 1474. They housed the

neg: Clementine Chapel by the Archpriest of the Basilica, Cardinal Angelo Comastri, the chapel is the holiest site in the archaeological basilica. The chapel itself is directly behind the present niche which is above the relics of St. Peter, thereby the site correlates to the present high altar of St. Peter's Basilica today. The place where the recently discovered Bones of St. Peter are presently housed is not in the "niche of the pallia", nor the clementine chapel but in their original resting place in the graffiti wall"." The skull of St. Peter which was first venerated in the clementine chapel, (after being

neg: Theodore the Sacristan place is not known. Theodore is commemorated in the "Roman Martyrology" on December 26, which records the following: An 1805 source, however, lists his feast day on February 11, noting that the feast was kept on that day at St. Peter's Basilica. Before the new basilica was built, there used to be an image of him in one of the chapels in front of the portico. Theodore the Sacristan Theodore the Sacristan (Latin: "Theodorus") was a sixth-century sacristan in the Church of St. Peter in Rome. He is mentioned in the writings of Gregory the Great, and was later venerated

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie Co-cathedrals, in the two bishoprics whose titles it adopted : Basilica Concattedrale di S. Maria Maggiore, in Barletta and Basilica Concattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo, in Bisceglie (both also Minor basilicas) and Concattedrale di S. Maria di Nazareth, also in Barletta
Furthermore, another Minor Basilica: Basilica del San Sepolcro, again in Barletta
and two Former Cathedrals: Chiesa San Giacomo Maggiore, in Barletta, and Ex cattedrale San Stefano, in Trinitapoli The legend of St. Magnus relates that there was at Trani about the middle of the third century a bishop, Redemptus, who was succeeded by St. Magnus. The legend is recent

neg: Gregorio Zappalà works: Eight sculptural groups (1870) at the Fountain of Neptune in Piazza Navona in Rome, won by contest. The original basin had been completed by Giacomo Della Porta in the 17th century. The central Neptune sculpture was created by Antonio della Bitta with the remaining figures by Zappala. Zappala also completed a "St Peter", one of the 12 statues at the basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura in Rome. He was awarded a medal and diploma in the first contest for the monument to King Vittorio Emanuele II. He completed monuments to Giuseppe La Farina and Francesco Miceli found

neg: Jacopo Sansovino in the Baptistery of St. Mark's Basilica. His most important follower in the medium of sculpture was Alessandro Vittoria; another disciple was the architect and sculptor Danese Cataneo. Hart, Vaughan, Hicks, Peter, "Sansovino's Venice" (New Haven: Yale University Press) 2017. Jacopo Sansovino Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino (2 July 1486 – 27 November 1570) was an Italian sculptor and architect, known best for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice. Andrea Palladio, in the Preface to his "Quattro Libri" was of the opinion that Sansovino's Biblioteca Marciana was the best building erected since Antiquity. Giorgio Vasari uniquely printed his "Vita"

neg: Tomb of Antipope John XXIII that the Signoria mimicked the reply of Pontius Pilate regarding the inscription on the cross of Christ: "What is written, is written." Martin V himself was buried underneath an undecorated bronze floor slab, the only known example of a two-dimensional papal monument, although also the first to be set in the central nave of a major basilica, the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, and cast in bronze. According to Avery, Donatello's "Ascension of Christ and the Giving of the Keys to St. Peter" may have been intended to share the front of the sarcophagus, further strengthening the papal

neg: Giotto triads of frescoes along each wall. The linkings suggest meaningful symbolic relationships between different events in St. Francis's life. In 1320, Giotto painted the Stefaneschi Triptych, now in the Vatican Museum, for Cardinal Giacomo (or Jacopo) Gaetano Stefaneschi. It shows St Peter enthroned with saints on the front, and on the reverse, Christ is enthroned, framed with scenes of the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul. It is one of the few works by Giotto for which firm evidence of a commission exists. The cardinal also commissioned Giotto to decorate the apse of St. Peter's Basilica with a cycle of

neg: Piazza del Duomo, Milan The origins of Piazza del Duomo can be traced back to the vision of Azzone Visconti (lord of Milan from 1329 to 1339). In 1330, Azzone ordered the demolition of the taverns that circled the two central churches of Milan of the time, the "Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore" and the "Basilica of Santa Tecla", to create a market square, called "Piazza dell'Arengo", which is the first incarnation of what is now Piazza del Duomo. The piazza was named after the arengario (also known as the "broletto"), i.e., the seat of the local government. None of the original buildings of

neg: Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin St Peter ad Vincula (""St Peter in Chains""), after the basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. A large parish church for the size of the village owing to the time when silver was mined in the area, the church is dedicated to St. Peter ad Vincula (""St. Peter in Chains"") and is derived from the ancient Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. Built with stone rubble with ashlar dressings and with a dressed stone façade to the south porch, the structure was constructed in the Early English style with 13th-century materials surviving in the south transept

neg: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica was included on the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites of the Republic of Lithuania in 1996. Lithuanian Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevičius was also buried in the Kaunas Cathedral Basilica in 2000. Pope Francis visited the cathedral on 23. September 2018. Postage stamps - Lithuanian churches. Post Office of Lithuania. Kaunas Cathedral Basilica Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul of Kaunas () is a Roman Catholic cathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania. The exact date when the first Gothic style church dedicated to apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, was built is unknown, but it was first mentioned in

neg: St. Peter's Basilica ellipse. Bernini balanced the scheme with another fountain in 1675. The approach to the square used to be through a jumble of old buildings, which added an element of surprise to the vista that opened up upon passing through the colonnade. Nowadays a long wide street, the Via della Conciliazione, built by Mussolini after the conclusion of the Lateran Treaties, leads from the River Tiber to the piazza and gives distant views of St. Peter's as the visitor approaches, with the basilica acting as a terminating vista. Bernini's transformation of the site is entirely Baroque in concept. Where Bramante and

neg: Piazza Santa Croce Piazza Santa Croce Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighborhood of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located near piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name from the Basilica of Santa Croce that overlooks the square. The most notable features of the basilica are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its tombs and cenotaphs. It is the burial place of many illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Enrico Fermi, Galileo, Ugo Foscolo, Guglielmo Marconi, Luigi Cherubini,

neg: Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs (, ) is a titular basilica church in Rome, Italy built inside the ruined "frigidarium" of the Roman Baths of Diocletian in the Piazza della Repubblica. It was constructed in the 16th century following an original design by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Other architects and artists added to the church over the following centuries. During the Kingdom of Italy, the church was used for religious state functions. The basilica is dedicated to the Christian martyrs, known and unknown. By a brief dated 27 July

neg: Santa Maria in Turri Santa Maria in Turri Santa Maria in Turri was an ancient church in the city of Rome, demolished in the Renaissance. It adjoined the outside atrium of the ancient Basilica of St. Peter, one of a complex of small churches or oratories that grew up around the site. Besides the name "in turri" ("in the tower"), other names of the church were S. Maria "ad grada", "ante Salvatorem", "in atrio", or "in medium". In an eighth-century description of the Vatican basilica, it is called S. Maria "quae nova dicitur", which helps in dating the origin of the structure. The Augustinian

neg: Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major ("In Dedicatione basilicae S. Mariae") is a feast day in the General Roman Calendar, optionally celebrated annually on 5 August with the rank of memorial. In earlier editions of the General Roman Calendar, down to that of 1960, it is called the Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary of the Snows ("In Dedicatione basilicae S. Mariae ad Nives"), a reference to the legendary story about the foundation of the basilica. For the same reason the feast is also known popularly as Our

neg: Cathedral Basilica of St. James (Brooklyn) until 1972. The newly elected Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, and formally designated it as a basilica in 1982. While officially the cathedral for the diocese, many major ceremonies are held at larger churches because of St. James' small size. Accordingly, St. Joseph's Church in Prospect Heights was named co-cathedral for the diocese in 2013. The Rector of St. James' Cathedral Basilica is Fr. Peter Purpura Notes Cathedral Basilica of St. James (Brooklyn) The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Brooklyn. It is located at the corner of Jay Street and

neg: Nek performed two songs "Se non ami" e "Per non morire mai" at the 25th anniversary of the World Youth Day at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. In October 2011, Nek sang duet with L'Aura in a re-release of her song named "Eclissi del cuore", the Italian version of the 80's power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. It was released as a single in October 2011, reaching number five on the Italian Singles Chart, and was certified Platinum by FIMI. In July, Nek performed at the humanitarian concert at piazza of Basilica of San Francesco, in

neg: Churches of Kraków Church of St. St. Peter and Paul with oversized stone statues of 12 Apostles in the front – the most revered Baroque church of the 17th century behind Rome’s del Gesu. St. Florian's Church on Warszawska street is where the Royal Road begins. It is a Collegiate church and a mausoleum for the relics of St. Florian, the Patron saint of Poland. Other notable churches are the Baroque Church of St. Anne’s, a Collegiate church built 1689–1705 by Tylman van Gameren; the Church of St. Barbara’s with Baroque interior, at pl. Mariacki square, next to the Basilica of the Virgin

neg: Basilica of San Frediano Basilica of San Frediano The Basilica of San Frediano is a Romanesque church in Lucca, Italy, situated on the "Piazza San Frediano". Fridianus (Frediano) was an Irish bishop of Lucca in the first half of the 6th century. He had a church built on this spot, dedicated to St. Vincent, a martyr from Zaragoza, Spain. When Fridianus was buried in this church, the church was renamed Ss. Frediano and Vincenzo. Soon afterwards, a community of Augustinian canons was growing around this church. In the Longobard era, the church and the canon house were enlarged. In 1104, this order was recognized

neg: St. Peter's Basilica writings of the Fathers of the Church, holds that his tomb is below the baldachin and altar of the Basilica in the "Confession". For this reason, many Popes have, from the early years of the Church, been buried near Pope St. Peter in the necropolis beneath the Basilica. Construction of the current basilica, over the old Constantinian basilica, began on 18 April 1506 and finished in 1615. At length, on 18 November 1626 Pope Urban VIII solemnly dedicated the Basilica. St. Peter's Basilica is neither the Pope's official seat nor first in rank among the Major Basilicas of Rome. This

neg: San Pietro Martire, Naples San Pietro Martire, Naples San Pietro Martire (Italian: "St. Peter, the Martyr") is a Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy. It is located directly across from the principal building of the University of Naples on the main street, Corso Umberto corner with Via Porta di Massa, near the port area. In the piazza in front of the church is a statue of Ruggero Bonghi. The church belongs to the first wave of construction under the Angevin dynasty in Naples, which includes better-known structures such as the Maschio Angioino. Construction on San Pietro Martire, dedicated to Saint Peter of Verona, was

neg: Oudenbosch Basilica the second basilica which was built. The ties with the Vatican remain tight, because pope John Paul II agreed that a small part of the cloak which he wore during the assassination of Ali Agca would be given to the basilica. In the basilica there are several elements copied from the St. Peter's cathedral. Most important are Michelangelo's Pieta, Bernini's baldachin, the Chair of Saint Peter, in which Saint Peter still has both feet, and Bernini's Gloria. Oudenbosch Basilica The Oudenbosch Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in the Dutch village of Oudenbosch. The basilica is named after third century

neg: Fountain of the Tritons Fountain of the Tritons The Fountain of the Tritons (Italian: "Fontana dei Tritoni") is a fountain in Rome (Italy), Piazza Bocca della Verità, in front of the basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. This fountain should be distinguished from the similarly named nearby Triton Fountain ("Fontana del Tritone") by Bernini, in the Piazza Barberini, with only a single Triton. The building, starting from 1610, of the last Roman aqueduct, the "Acqua Paola", didn't move to the background the two aqueducts built just a few years before (the "Aqua Virgo" in 1570 and the "Acqua Felice" in 1587), which gave the

neg: Fountain of the Tritons has been without water for a long time, but the hydric provision, though quite scarce, has been restored. The last restorations date back to 1994-1995 and 2010. Fountain of the Tritons The Fountain of the Tritons (Italian: "Fontana dei Tritoni") is a fountain in Rome (Italy), Piazza Bocca della Verità, in front of the basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. This fountain should be distinguished from the similarly named nearby Triton Fountain ("Fontana del Tritone") by Bernini, in the Piazza Barberini, with only a single Triton. The building, starting from 1610, of the last Roman aqueduct, the "Acqua Paola", didn't

neg: Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle, Eger the nave and chancel to the east is the transept. The dome of the cathedral is lavishly decorated and a height of 40 meters. In chorus are the two bell towers. The portal on the eastern porch is designed like a Greek temple. The monumental entrance is decorated with statues of saints: St. Stephen, St. Ladislaus, and Saints Peter and Paul. The facade is supported by Corinthian columns that reaches a height of 17 meters. Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle, Eger The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle or more formally Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John

neg: Basilica di San Marino of the front steps. It was originally built in 600. It houses a valuable altar with inlaid marble, donated by the musician Antonio Tedeschi in 1689, which is surmounted by a statue dedicated to St. Peter by Enrico Saroldi. In the crypt of this church there are two niches cut into rock that are said to be the beds of San Marino and San Leo. Inside is a monument to Pope John XXIII, erected by the Government of the Republic. Several liturgical celebrations are stipulated for the basilica. Amongst these are included: the election and the establishment of the Captains

neg: Old St. Peter's Basilica of Constantine and Saint Peter, who presented a model of the church to Christ. On the walls, each having 11 windows, were frescoes of various people and scenes from both the Old and New Testament. The fragment of an eighth-century mosaic, the Epiphany, is one of the very rare remaining bits of the medieval decoration of Old St. Peter's Basilica. The precious fragment is kept in the sacristy of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. It proves the high artistic quality of the destroyed mosaics. Another one, a standing madonna, is on a side altar in the Basilica of San Marco in

neg: Madonna Del Porto, Pesaro Madonna Del Porto, Pesaro The Madonna Del Porto, also known as the Madonna della Scala, is a Neoclassic-style, Roman Catholic church located in Pesaro, region of Marche, Italy. The church was designed in 1822 by Pietro Togni. It is located in a small piazza just outside the walls of the town, leading to the Port. In front there is a small fountain designed by Giovanni Francesco Buonamici of Rimini. The first altar once held a "Sant'Ubaldo" by Palma il Giovane, now a "St Andrew, St Peter, and the fisherman with Christ" by an unknown painter; and the second altar, a

neg: Basilica of St. Castor Basilica of St. Castor The Basilica of St. Castor ( or "Kastorkirche") is the oldest church in Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland Palatinate. It is located near Deutsches Eck at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle. A fountain called "Kastorbrunnen" ("Castor well") was built in front of the basilica during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. Pope John Paul II raised St. Castor to a basilica minor on 30 July 1991. This church is worth seeing for the historical events that have occurred in it, its extensive Romanesque construction and its largely traditional furnishings. Since 2002,

neg: Basilica of St. Castor since 1812 of a fountain called "Kastorbrunnen", which has a humorous comment referring to the Napoleonic wars, which also affected Koblenz. Basilica of St. Castor The Basilica of St. Castor ( or "Kastorkirche") is the oldest church in Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland Palatinate. It is located near Deutsches Eck at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle. A fountain called "Kastorbrunnen" ("Castor well") was built in front of the basilica during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. Pope John Paul II raised St. Castor to a basilica minor on 30 July 1991. This church is worth

neg: Tourism in Italy main sights in the city include, the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, Roman Forum, Castel Sant'Angelo, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese park, Piazza del Popolo, the Trastevere and the Janiculum. Milan is one of Europe's most important tourist destinations, and Italy's second; with 6.05 million international arrivals as measured in 2014, it placed itself as the 24th most visited city in the world. According to a particular source, 56% of international visitors to Milan are from Europe, whilst 44% of the city's tourists are Italian, and 56% are from abroad. The most important European Union

neg: Basilica di San Marino parish of the city of San Marino. The basilica is entrusted to the care of a priest who holds the title of Rector, and the Rector is appointed and removed in accordance with canon law. The interior of the basilica consists of three naves, supported by sixteen Corinthian columns which form a large ambulatory around the semicircular apse. The front porch of 8 columns, six at the front and two either side, has a Latin inscription written above it which reads "DIVO. MARINO. PATRONO. ET. LIBERTATIS. AVCTORI. SEN. P. Q.". The altar is adorned by a statue of St. Marino

neg: St. Michael's Basilica, Miramichi to the east of the basilica, in front of the palace. The church is unique in that it was the cathedral of the Diocese of Chatham, but lost that distinction when the see moved in 1938. The church was then designated a pro-cathedral until 1989, when Pope John Paul II elevated it to a minor basilica. List of parish priests since the construction of the Basilica: ! Name !! Dates of Service !! Other Information St. Michael's Basilica, Miramichi The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, is located on a hill overlooking the Miramichi River in the Province of New

neg: Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House listing had bought the home 40 years earlier with little idea of its history. Also known as the Peter and Maria Snider House and as Temp. Site No. 30, it includes gable front vernacular architecture. The NRHP listing included two contributing buildings. Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House The Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House, located at 203 E. Bullion St. in Hailey, Idaho, is a historic house that was built in 1885. It was first the home of Italian immigrant Peter Snider, who owned the Challenger Mine. It was also the home of U. S. Marshal E.

neg: Piazza San Marco floor above. Up to the seventh pillar from the front this is the building as rebuilt in 1340, while the extension towards the Basilica was added in 1424.The capitals of the columns of the extended part are mostly copies of those in the front of the Palace. The seventh pillar is marked by a tondo (circular sculpture) of Venice as Justice above the first floor loggia. To the left of this, there are two red pillars in front of the first-floor loggia, contrasting with the other pillars which are of white Istrian stone. The red pillars are made of red

neg: St. Peter's Square state. The colossal Doric colonnades, four columns deep, frame the trapezoidal entrance to the basilica and the massive elliptical area which precedes it. The ovato tondo's long axis, parallel to the basilica's façade, creates a pause in the sequence of forward movements that is characteristic of a Baroque monumental approach. The colonnades define the piazza. The elliptical center of the piazza, which contrasts with the trapezoidal entrance, encloses the visitor with "the maternal arms of Mother Church" in Bernini's expression. On the south side, the colonnades define and formalize the space, with the Barberini Gardens still rising to a skyline

neg: St. Peter's Basilica a unique position in the Christian world" and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom". Catholic tradition holds that the Basilica is the burial site of Saint Peter, chief among Jesus's Apostles and also the first Bishop of Rome. Saint Peter's tomb is supposedly directly below the high altar of the Basilica. For this reason, many Popes have been interred at St. Peter's since the Early Christian period, and there has been a church on this site since the time of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica, which would replace Old St. Peter's Basilica

neg: San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro (Italian for "Saint Peter in Golden Sky") is a Roman Catholic basilica (and a former cathedral) of the Augustinians in Pavia, Italy, in the Lombardy region. Its name refers to the mosaics of gold leaf behind glass tesserae that decorates the ceiling of the apse. The plain exterior is of brick, with sandstone quoins and window framing. The paving of the church floor is now lower than the modern street level of Piazza San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, which lies before its façade. A church of Saint Peter is recorded

neg: St. Michael's Basilica, Miramichi St. Michael's Basilica, Miramichi The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, is located on a hill overlooking the Miramichi River in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is the dominant feature of the former Town of Chatham, New Brunswick and one of the largest churches in Eastern Canada. It is now included within the City of Miramichi that was formed in 1995. St. Michael's Basilica is among the largest churches in Canada, east of Quebec City. The sandstone neo-Gothic structure was designed by the same architect, Patrick Keely, as Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral