Chair of Saint Peter
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The Chair of Saint Peter is a grand sculptural reliquary in St. Peter's Basilica that symbolizes the papal authority and the apostolic succession from Saint Peter.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious artifact
ⓘ
reliquary ⓘ sculptural ensemble ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Confessio of Saint Peter
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedra Petri
St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
surface form:
Throne of Saint Peter
|
| artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| artStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
ⓘ
Pope Alexander VII ⓘ Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter the Apostle
|
| associatedWithTitle |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Pope ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Pontiff
|
| commissionedBy | Pope Alexander VII ⓘ |
| commissionedDuringPapacyOf | Pope Alexander VII ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1666 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1666 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1657 ⓘ |
| containsRelic | ancient wooden chair associated with Saint Peter ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apostle Peter
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
|
| depicts |
Athanasius of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Doctors of the Church Athanasius and John Chrysostom
God the Holy Spirit ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Spirit as a dove in glory
Ambrose of Milan ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Doctors of the Church Ambrose and Augustine
|
| designedBy | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| feastDay | 22 February ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalSignificance |
key example of Bernini's mature style
ⓘ
major work of Roman Baroque sculpture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large bronze throne enclosing the relic chair
ⓘ
oval alabaster window with the Holy Spirit as a dove ⓘ sculpted figures of four Doctors of the Church ⓘ |
| hasFunction | visual focal point of the basilica's apse ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Vatican City ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Pope Alexander VII ⓘ |
| liturgicalFeastAssociated | Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | symbolic episcopal throne of the Pope as Bishop of Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Peter's Basilica
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| locatedInPartOf | apse of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
ⓘ
gilded bronze ⓘ wood (relic chair inside) ⓘ |
| partOf | interior decoration of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| subjectOf | Catholic devotional practices related to papal office ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
apostolic succession
ⓘ
papal authority ⓘ primacy of the Bishop of Rome ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
represents continuity from Saint Peter to his successors
ⓘ
represents teaching authority (magisterium) of the Pope ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cathedra Petri