Church

Saint Peter in Chains

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Tips from locals

Alessandra
August 31, 2022
still a place a little off the big tourist routes. A beautiful church, a stone's throw from the Colosseum and the Roman Forum which contains one of Michelangelo's most famous masterpieces. The statue of Moses. Donate a coin for enlightenment and silently enjoy the beauty and flickering energy emanating from this wonderful statue, so beautiful that it is said that Michelangelo himself, nearing its completion, addressed her as a person asking him: why don't you speak !!
still a place a little off the big tourist routes. A beautiful church, a stone's throw from the Colosseum and the Roman Forum which contains one of Michelangelo's most famous masterpieces. The statue of Moses. Donate a coin for enlightenment and silently enjoy the beauty and flickering energy emanat…
Angelo
February 3, 2020
Chance to see Michelangelo's Moses inside.
Liliana
September 2, 2019
Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) was built during the fifth century to house the relics of Saint Peter’s chains when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem.The Basilica San Pietro in Vincoli is different from any other church built during the same period thanks to its simplicity and scarce decoration. Under the main altar is the reliquary in which the chains of Saint Peter, the church’s most important element, are kept. Another impressive part of the church is the mausoleum of Pope Julius II, made up by Michelangelo’s striking statue of Moses, designed between 1505 and 1515. The mausoleum is dimly lit until one of the visitors makes a donation and it lights up, something which is done throughout most of the churches in Rome. The Basilica San Pietro in Vincoli is well worth visiting not only because of its unique decoration and Michelangelo’s massive statue of Moses, but because it is unlike any other Roman church.
Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) was built during the fifth century to house the relics of Saint Peter’s chains when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem.The Basilica San Pietro in Vincoli is different from any other church built during the same period thanks to its simplicity and…
Camilla
June 30, 2019
Near Colosseum, it was built in 442 d.C. and you can admire the masterpiece “Il Mosè di Michelangelo”!
Alessandro
July 10, 2017
San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, but surprising one. Next to that is hosted the Faculty of Engineering of University Sapienza. Excellent location Oppian hill near Cavour metro station and near Colosseum

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Location
4/a Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli
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