Pietà Chapel

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chapel side chapel

The Pietà Chapel is a side chapel within St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, best known for housing Michelangelo’s renowned marble sculpture of the Pietà.

Aliases (2)

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chapel → side chapel →
access	open to the public →
architecturalStyle	Renaissance architecture →
associatedWith	Holy See → Michelangelo → St. Peter’s Basilica →
category	Chapels in Vatican City → Interior of St. Peter’s Basilica →
country	Vatican City →
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary →
hasArtwork	Pietà (Michelangelo) →
hasFunction	place of prayer → site for veneration of the Pietà →
hasNameInItalian	Cappella della Pietà →
heritageContext	part of major Christian pilgrimage site →
houses	Pietà (Michelangelo) →
languageOfName	Italian →
locatedIn	St. Peter’s Basilica → Vatican City →
materialContext	contains marble sculpture →
near	narthex of St. Peter’s Basilica →
notableFor	housing Michelangelo’s Pietà sculpture →
partOf	St. Peter’s Basilica →
positionWithinBuilding	near right entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica →
protection	Pietà sculpture protected behind glass →
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church →
touristAttraction	true →
usedFor	Catholic liturgical devotion → Marian devotion →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pietà Chapel ("Cappella della Pietà") →	hasNameInItalian
St. Peter's Basilica →	hasPart
Michelangelo's Pietà ("Chapel of Santa Petronilla in Old St. Peter's Basilica") →	originalLocation