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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. It has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, holding 60,000 people. It is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic sites. In Catholic tradition, the basilica is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and, according to tradition, first Bishop of Rome and therefore first in the line of the papal succession.

Tradition and some historical evidence hold that Saint Peter's tomb is directly below the altar of the basilica. For this reason, many Popes have been interred at St Peter's since the Early Christian period. There has been a church on this site since the 4th century. Construction of the present basilica, over the old Constantinian basilica, began on April 18, 1506 and was completed on November 18, 1626.
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Author Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
Camera location41° 54′ 08″ N, 12° 27′ 10.81″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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