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St. Peter's Basilica - Rome, Italy

It’s time to add another stamp to your spiritual passport! Come along with us to St. Peter’s Basilica! This holy site is the most iconic landmark for pilgrims visiting Rome. 

During our journey, you will hear about:

  • Why is it called “St. Peter’s”?
  • St. Peter’s Tomb Chapel, Pieta, John Paul II’s tomb, Main Altar Area.
  • What can pilgrims experience here?
  • Why is St. Peter Basilica considered one of the most important churches in Roman Catholicism? (chair of St. Peter)
  • Does this Basilica have the Chair of St. Peter? What is its significance for me today?  (Chair of the Pope – authority of the Church, which comes from Christ)

We are so grateful to this month’s sponsor, Kathleen O’Shea, who made this podcast episode possible.

Episodes:

  1. February 20, 2019
  2. February 23, 2022 with Esther Scoditti

Guest Information

Ester Scoditti Ester is an archaeologist who has worked on projects in Italy, France and England. She graduated in Classics and Archaeology at Rome’s Sapienza’s University, where she continued in post graduate studies in medieval archaeology. With academic publications in Italy, Britain and the U.S.A., she has taught for John Cabot and Torvergata Universities in Rome. 

Ester Scoditti has been a tour guide there since appointed to the task by the Archaeological Superintendence of Rome in 1979, and she has written well known guidebooks on the Roman Forum, St Peter’s and the Vatican’s Extraordinary Jubilee. Ester is beloved by her colleagues for her unfailing kindness and her extraordinary generosity in sharing her otherworldly knowledge of the ins and outs of the Byzantine tour regulations in Rome! 

Click here to visit Masters' Gallery Rome. Learn about Roman Masterpieces from the Masters in the Field. 

Bio courtesy of Masters' Gallery Rome

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"And only where God is seen does life truly begin. Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what life is...There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him." - Benedict XVI

Hope to the end! (1 Peter 1:13)

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  • St Peter's Basilica exterior
  • St. Peter's Basilica Interior
  • Pieta

    by Michaelangelo

  • Tomb of Pius XI
    Tomb of Pius XI

    Vatican Grottoes

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