Episode 22: The Triumph of the Church in St. Peter’s Basilica
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Episode 19: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the Entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Creation of Europe
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Episode 15: On Entering the World’s Largest Church
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Episode 12: A Second Visit to St. Peter’s Basilica: The Piazza and Its Colonnade
After 1200 years, the first Roman basilica dedicated to St. Peter was torn down, and then began the slow process of building a new one on the same location. We discuss why it took so long to build the basilica, what the main features of its beautiful piazza are, and how it differed from that of the old one.
Mini Pod 8: Of Barns and Basilicas!
There were basilicas even before there was a pope, or even a Catholic Church. So what is a basilica?