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"You are Peter (Πετρος) and on this rock (πετρα) I will build my church."
Matthew 16:18
St. Peter (L. Keys) and St. Paul (R. Sword)
Nero's Circus Traditional Site of Peter's Execution in Rome
John 21:18-19
Very truly, I tell you[, Peter], when you were young, you used to fasten your own belt and go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not want to go.
[Jesus] said this to indicate the kind of death by which [Peter] would glorify God.
According to Tradition Peter was Crucified Upside Down
Michelangelo Merisi da Carravagio,
Painted 1601
Cut Away of Three Levels. From Papal Altar, St. Peter's Basilica and Levels Thereunder.
Level of the Current Basilica
Level of Grottos/Tombs of the PopesChapel of Peter and Paul
Level of the "Trophy"/Pre-ConstantinianNecropolis
Level of Grave of Peter
Model of the Original "Trophy" in First St. Peter's Basilica Built by Constantine
Chapel of Peter and Paul(Directly Beneath Papal Altar)
Bernini's Canopy
Over
Papal Altar
Papal Altar Over Chapel of Peter and Paul
You are Peter andon This Rock
I will build my Churchand the Gates of Hades
will not prevail against it.
I give to you the keys to the Kingdom of the
Heavens.And whatever you bind
on earth,will be bound in Heaven.And whatever you loose
on earth,will be loosed in Heaven.
Bronze Statue of St. PeterIn St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican
By Touching orKissing his Toe
The Faithful Have Almost Rubbed It Off
The Body of Christ
The Church is Built On the Blood of the Martyrs
St. Peter, Crucified Upside
Down
St. Paul,Beheaded