Place Christianity
St. Peter's Basilica
Basilica Vaticana la
Church in Vatican City
- Dated from 18 April 1506 CE
- Also called St Peter's Basilica, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican
Overview
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Associated figures
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Julius IINamed as founder pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
Places nearby
- under 1 km away
Old St. Peter's Basilica
church in Rome, Papal States - under 1 km away
Vatican Grotto
crypt with papal tombs beneath St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican - under 1 km away
Vatican Necropolis
cemetery underneath the Vatican City - under 1 km away
St Stephen of the Abyssinians
church of the Vatican City - under 1 km away
Sistine Chapel
chapel in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City - under 1 km away
Santo Stefano degli Ungheresi
the former church of the Hungarians in Rome, next to the Vatican, demolished in 1776 - under 1 km away
Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei Teutonici
church - under 1 km away
Niccoline Chapel
chapel
Recorded events
What St. Peter's Basilica’s own record names in its history, in the order of the dates on the statements.
- 18 April 1506 CE – 18 November 1626 CE Construction ↗
- 18 April 1506 CE Start of construction ↗
- 18 November 1626 CE Dedication ↗
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