Province of Rome, ItalyThis magnificent building is the center of Christianity. Opulence of the interior or testify to the richness of the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century. Emperor Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, ordered the construction of St. Peter Basilica the Vatican hill. The location was chosen symbolically, on the spot where St. Peter, one of the apostles, was buried in AD 64 d. A small shrine already existed on the site, but it was replaced with a church which was completed in 349 AD.
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Province of Rome, ItalyVatican City - Vatican City, or (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano, Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) - is a small sovereign state whose territory consists of an enclave in Rome, Italy.
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