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San Pietro in Vincoli

Monday, October 13, 2008

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San Pietro in Vincoli

Also known as the Basilica Eudoxiana, it was first built in 432-440 to house the relic of the chains that bound Saint PeterĀ  when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem. According to legend, when the Empress Eudoxia (wife of Emperor Valentinian III) gifted the chains to Pope Leo I, while he compared them to the chains [...]

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