Confessio of Saint Peter

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Christian shrine pilgrimage site reliquary shrine

The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cathedra Petri	2
Confessio over the tomb of Saint Peter	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian shrine ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ reliquary shrine ⓘ
accessedBy	stairs in front of the papal altar ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ
associatedEvent	Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter ⓘ liturgical celebrations in honor of Saint Peter ⓘ
associatedWith	Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ surface form: Baldachin of St. Peter Papacy ⓘ St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ surface form: Papal altar of St. Peter's Basilica Saint Peter's tomb ⓘ
commemorates	traditional burial site of the Apostle Peter ⓘ
country	Vatican City ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Saint Peter
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic
hasFunction	focus of papal liturgies on the tomb of Peter ⓘ site of veneration of Saint Peter ⓘ
hasViewFrom	nave of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Vatican City ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Latin ⓘ
locatedBeneath	high altar of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
locatedIn	St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ
partOf	necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
significance	major destination for Christian pilgrims ⓘ marks the traditional tomb of the Apostle Peter ⓘ
underlies	crossing of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
venerationPlaceOf	Apostle Peter ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Chair of Saint Peter → alsoKnownAs → Confessio of Saint Peter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedra Petri

St. Peter's Basilica → hasPart → Confessio of Saint Peter ⓘ

Baldachin of St. Peter's (Bernini) → locatedAbove → Confessio of Saint Peter ⓘ

Old St. Peter's Basilica → notableFeature → Confessio of Saint Peter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Confessio over the tomb of Saint Peter

Gian Lorenzo Bernini → notableWork → Confessio of Saint Peter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedra Petri