Peter’s importance for the papacy in Rome derives first from his position as the Prince or leader of the Apostles in the New Testament, where Christ spoke of him as the rock on whom he would build his Church. Peter’s in Chains also helps to emphasize the importance of relics in the early Church, as did our last episode, which noted the debate over the bones of St. We will return to both the artist and the pope over the course of several different episodes. One is Michelangelo the other is Pope Julius II. Doing so will also help us keep an eye on Peter while also introducing two men of crucial importance for the Renaissance in Rome. (That is, San Pietro in Carcere, San Pietro in Vincoli, or San Pietro in Montorio.) Today we’ll spend most of our time on a first look at St. Saying “the basilica of Saint Peter” almost always refers to the papal basilica in the Vatican, but it can also refer to the churches of St. Most of the structures Augustus built fell into ruin within a few centuries, but those dedicated to Peter and other saints have generally been maintained, so some have stood for almost two millennia. Other architectural signs of his influence are the three other important churches dedicated to him in Rome. Peter for the Roman Catholic Church is reflected in the size and magnificence of the two great basilicas that have been dedicated to him in the Vatican, one in the fourth century and its successor in the 16 th and 17 th. In fact, the known history of what Peter did in founding the Church in Rome is almost as mixed with colorful stories as the career of Romulus in founding Rome itself, and yet in both cases these stories influenced the thoughts and deeds of later centuries. Peter may be even more influential on Rome than any of these, even if his influence is owing to tradition as much or more than to known history. We have devoted several episodes to Garibaldi, Mussolini, and Augustus, and St. Peter in part to emphasize the importance of this man for Rome. Peter’s, and I’m following it up with another episode involving St. Our last episode was on the Necropolis of St.
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