tomb of Saint Peter

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Christian pilgrimage site archaeological site religious site tomb

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tomb of Saint Peter	0
St. Peter's tomb (fictional depiction in "Angels & Demons")	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ religious site ⓘ tomb ⓘ
associatedEvent	martyrdom of Saint Peter ⓘ
associatedWith	Saint Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithStructure	Constantinian basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ current St. Peter’s Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Saint Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ
city	Rome ⓘ
country	Vatican City ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of apostolic succession ⓘ symbol of unity of the Catholic Church ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
eraOfOriginalBurial	1st century ⓘ
governedBy	Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAccess	guided visits to Vatican Necropolis ⓘ
hasDevotionType	veneration of relics ⓘ
hasNameInItalian	Tomba di San Pietro NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNameInLatin	Sepulcrum Sancti Petri NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	confessio of St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ necropolis under St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ
linkedDoctrine	primacy of Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ primacy of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ
linkedToOffice	Papacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedToTitle	Bishop of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalRole	focus of major papal liturgies ⓘ
locatedIn	St. Peter’s Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ
locatedUnder	St. Peter’s Baldachin NERFINISHED ⓘ high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Circus of Nero site NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ other Christian pilgrims ⓘ
visitedBy	heads of state ⓘ millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ popes ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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 → tomb of Saint Peter ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter's tomb (fictional depiction in "Angels & Demons")