. Here’s another view (see the niche with the bones in the middle left of the image? 127 records found. After all the message that the Catholics are preaching or faith being practiced is different from that of Peter. Meanwhile, against the Church are locked in a real persecution, and while the world stands on the brink of terrible misfortunes, Pope Boniface X dies. I am so thankful that I found your web site and very much appreciate your information. Subscribe to Cultural Travel Guide by Email. Thanks Carolina for your complete explanation of the Necropolis. Hope that helps! What about Peter’s skull, spine & rib cage, pelvis, hands & feet? Although, I am not Catholic nor a very religious person, I have to say that the evidence presented during the tour left me with no doubt that these are indeed the bones of Peter. Emanuela Orlandi was 15 when she vanished on her way home from a music class in Rome in 1983. These traditions developed side by side with the unscriptural veneration of relics. Over the centuries, legends like this one and traditions devoid of any foundation contributed considerably to the growth of the Vatican Basilica’s prestige. As a catholic I choose to belive that St Peter rests there. Thank you for your comment! Do come back and let us know if the information was helpful or if something changed or needs to be corrected! Thanks for your explanations! Saint Peter is buried under the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. I would say this was the South side view, and my recollection is that it resembles the images in your article of this view, with changes made since those photographs were made. It was the end of 1950, and a complex series of excavations under St. Peter’s Basilica had recently been completed. I was so excited to see for myself the things your blog educated me about. Ugo Bertolami Rome Since then I’ve re-read it twice! I’m sorry for the profusion of evidence taken in your article, but the truth is quite different: St. Peter was never buried in the Vatican. You have it backwards. in 1939, workers renovating the grottoes beneath St. Peter’s, the traditional burial area of the popes, You state that his bones were placed in 19 plexiglass cases, of which 10 are in the south side chamber wall which contains Peter’s tomb. Page 1. etc. After Jesus’ death, Peter led the founding the Christian church and became the first pope. Thank you so much for your comment, Brother Gabriel! The woman with me found it too warm and humid and early on had to go back, but I continued with the group. As with everything religious, you need to take it with a grain of salt. Going to the necropolis is to some people a fantastic archaeological view of what a Roman first century cemetery would have been, and for others, a personal act of catholic faith. But you’re right… it is pretty humid and confined and warm… Spaces are pretty small and it is dimly lit. * (Compare 2 Timothy 1:15-17; 4:11.) Is now buried in the catacombs of Saints Marcellinus and … Thanks, Chun! would have that all the information. Simcha Jacobovici, director of The Lost Tomb of Jesus, talks about the mystery surrounding the tomb of Simon bar Jonah, also known as St Peter. Certainly things are never black and white and there are always a myriad of factors that come into play in the history of a place, many people influencing these decisions. I visited the Vatican in 1999, and it’s architecture and art has been a bit of an obsession of mine since then. […] as you will soon see, is part and parcel of their ancient culture of confabulation (see: http://www.culturaltravelguide.com/real-tomb-saint-peter-under-saint-peters-basilica). The apostle had to have between 80-82 years.