Pope Alter above Peter's grave

Pope Alter

---

June 3rd 2011
On Friday, Tiffany and I had the privilege to go on a tour of the Nacropolis of the Vatican. This included seeing burial sites of 1st and 2nd century Christians as well as Peter's original burial site. This site is under the pope's personal alter and although we couldn't take pictures of the Necropolis, I was able to sneak in a picture of the Pope's alter that is above Peter's ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

---

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more