tomb of Saint Peter

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The tomb of Saint Peter is traditionally venerated as the burial place of the Apostle Peter beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, making it one of Christianity’s most important pilgrimage sites.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
religious site ⓘ
tomb ⓘ
associatedEvent martyrdom of Saint Peter ⓘ
associatedWith Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
associatedWithStructure Constantinian basilica ⓘ
current St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
city Rome ⓘ
country Vatican City ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of apostolic succession ⓘ
symbol of unity of the Catholic Church ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
eraOfOriginalBurial 1st century ⓘ
governedBy Holy See ⓘ
hasAccess guided visits to Vatican Necropolis ⓘ
hasDevotionType veneration of relics ⓘ
hasNameInItalian Tomba di San Pietro ⓘ
linked to: tomb of Saint Peter
hasNameInLatin Sepulcrum Sancti Petri ⓘ
hasPart confessio of St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ
necropolis under St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ
linkedDoctrine primacy of Peter ⓘ
linked to: Primacy of Peter

primacy of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ
linkedToOffice Papacy ⓘ
linkedToTitle Bishop of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Pope
liturgicalRole focus of major papal liturgies ⓘ
locatedIn St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ
locatedUnder St. Peter’s Baldachin ⓘ
high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ
near Circus of Nero site ⓘ
Vatican Necropolis ⓘ
pilgrimageSince early Christian centuries ⓘ
protectedAs religious heritage site ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
significance major Christian pilgrimage destination ⓘ
spiritual center of the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
traditional burial place of the Apostle Peter ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism ⓘ
traditionHolds Peter was martyred in Rome and buried here ⓘ
underlies Papally significant altar ⓘ
veneratedBy Catholics ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Orthodox Christians ⓘ
other Christian pilgrims ⓘ
visitedBy heads of state ⓘ
millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ
popes ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vatican Necropolis → contains → tomb of Saint Peter ⓘ
Catholic Church (fictional depiction in "Angels & Demons") → protects → St. Peter's tomb (fictional depiction in "Angels & Demons") ⓘ
linked to: tomb of Saint Peter
Tomb of Saint Peter → hasNameInItalian → Tomba di San Pietro ⓘ
subject linked to: tomb of Saint Peter
linked to: tomb of Saint Peter
Scavi → believedToContain → tomb of Saint Peter ⓘ