Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus

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church building demolished building early Christian basilica

Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus is the Latin name for Old St. Peter’s Basilica, the early Christian church in Rome that preceded the current St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	church building → demolished building → early Christian basilica →
architecturalStyle	early Christian architecture →
architecturalType	basilica →
builtOver	traditional burial site of Saint Peter →
builtUnder	Constantine the Great → Emperor Constantine I →
constructionEnd	c. 333 →
constructionStart	c. 318 → reign of Constantine the Great →
contains	tomb of Saint Peter →
country	Roman Empire →
dedicatedTo	Apostle Peter → Saint Peter →
demolishedFor	construction of the new St. Peter’s Basilica →
demolitionEnd	early 17th century →
demolitionStart	1506 →
denomination	Catholic Church →
floorPlanInfluence	influenced later Western church architecture →
followedBy	St. Peter’s Basilica →
function	papal basilica → pilgrimage church →
hasEnglishName	Old St. Peter’s Basilica →
hasLatinName	Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus →
heritage	major monument of early Christian Rome →
historicalEra	Middle Ages → late antiquity →
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite →
locatedIn	Italy → Papal States → Rome → Vatican Hill →
locatedNear	Vatican Necropolis →
notableFeature	five-aisled basilican plan → large atrium known as the Paradise → richly decorated apse mosaic → transept-like extension near the apse →
partOf	Vatican complex →
precededBy	memorial over the tomb of Saint Peter →
religion	Christianity →
significance	principal church of Western Christianity in late antiquity and the Middle Ages →
status	no longer extant →
successorBuilding	New St. Peter’s Basilica →
usedAs	site of important liturgical celebrations → site of papal coronations →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus →	hasLatinName
Old St. Peter's Basilica →	LatinName