Ancient Hidden Histories of St Peters Basilica: A Historical Tour

[@monicacall7532]

Walking into St Peter’s and seeing Michelangelo’s statue of the Pieta is an experience that is hard to describe. I’ve visited St Peter’s several times and the Pieta never fails to affect me with awe and wonder.

[@AugustinianThomist]

Truly mesmerizing, though when I went in July in the morning, the crowd was so big you couldn't even make it to the front of the glass protection.

[@millionsamg-ub7wp]

I was unable to see it. They are cleaning it for the jubilee 2025.

[@twiley3530]

I agree. Wish I've gone several times. My biggest awe moment was Moses at San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome

[@TerriKnight-x3s]

I would love to go there. #1on my bucket list

[@twiley3530]

@@TerriKnight-x3s go with a walking tour guide. Worth every penny! I learned a lot about art history which was probably a penny's compared to the total history

[@PinnedonPlaces]

This was super intresting. I enjoyed listening and walking with you. What a beautiful basilica! Thank you for sharing

[@deniseroe5891]

There is so much to see, I feel it would be overwhelming. As a Christian, but not Catholic, I would love to visit Rome. So much history there. They just don’t build things like this anymore, maybe the cost, maybe a lack of devotion. Breathtaking, such artistry. The time and talent is unbelievable.

[@AHLUser]

The first time I visited, it was without any Pope present. The 2nd time, John Paul II was there.... Before he arrived, the sun aligned with the dome opening and illuminated the gold cross..!! Then they turned on the 'Extra Lights' that are not working when the Pope's not in the house... Oh MY... The lighting levels increase incredibly and the details and colors are AMAZING..!!

[@jpazsoldan]

By FAR, the BEST virtual tour video on St. Peter's! And I've seen several. Hi quality video interspersed with great side notes and images that provide historical context (like the bird's eye views seamlessly documenting the changes on the site, from Nero's stadium to the present) and BBC documentary quality narration with many historical notes. Many others have too much emphasis on the presenter and are very light on explanations.

[@AugustinianThomist]

Thank you so much!

[@nevada531]

An excellent and detailed description of the history and architecture of this very important edifice. I visited The Vatican and St Peter’s several times while living in Rome years ago. Raised in a strict Catholic family I left the Church because of the hypocrisy I saw and as much as I admire the artistic importance of the entire complex I felt St Peter’s to be a spiritually empty place, built less as monument to glorify but more as a monument to glorify the materialistic papacy.

[@CharityGal]

I've heard that some people who have visited the Vatican feel a frightening chill like evil spirits are there.

[@BPantherPink]

So true and of most religions too !!

[@MDkid1]

Well, sorry both of you feel that way, hopefully you'll come home soon!

[@jenniferroland350]

Such opinions are always based on the bad apples which are in every denomination and religion. You’re missing the heart and the love of the church. I see the corruption in hierarchy…we know that it exists….but the church, the mass, the sacredness of the mass in worship and the graces of the Eucharist….there is so much people miss. So much that would change your life. I was a catholic my entire life. I too got away from church…I still loved my faith but just didn’t get to mass and life got busy. Then life became tough and at one point I was drawn back to the church. With sincere research, I have completely fallen in love with the Mass, and the lives of the saints, so inspiring. Fr Chris Alar explaining the faith has covered numerous topics that many people do not understand and has taught me so much that I once didn’t understand. I encourage you to just check out the channel. You might realize there is so much more to the church than what most people think.God Bless you.

[@CharityGal]

@@jenniferroland350 FALSE RELIGION!

[@stevenwarner7348]

Who are you? No one there 1974 'Art tour' from my college in Ohio. With two adults and twenty students. March. No 'tourists" just 18 years old, running up the stairs standing on the ledge of the dome, one pipe only on vertical supports every ten feet. Scared me to death. Foot races on the roof, like it was a city park. My art professor trying to explain, pointing out all that was there, we were just wondering about wine with lunch. The Pieta, just there, like all the rest, no drama, so close, such wonder. My memory. Fifty years ago. Thank you. This is magic.

[@RevisitingHistoryChannel]

Cool! This is one of the most interesting and mysterious structures in the world.

[@AugustinianThomist]

It really is!

[@user-qr9uh1fd8g]

Beautiful went to the Vatican with my grandma because she said she needed me to help her. I don't remember much about that,i remember the mosaics and the pieta and the vatican and Murano and I remember crying.

[@leona159]

Hello, you have just brought me back to my amazing Roma when I happened to live there for 2 months by an accident, as I had to leave the Country, the Trevi fountain was being renovated and I couldn’t toss ☹️. Somehow I was convinced I wouldn’t return, I cried all the way to the airport, my heart was broken in many ways, the “love of my life” was never to be 😢

[@valeriehill6980]

Absolutely awesome! They don't make them like this anymore!

[@brendadrew834]

Thanks for the history! I've been to St. Peter's Basilica and also toured the private grounds and library of the Vatican City and the Sistine Chapel when I was an art student in Italy one summer. It was all so overwhelming, the beauty and the vastness of the place! I remember it well though and thankfully took some great photos of the many renown statues like the Pieta! Breathtaking, really! ♥♥

[@brianschmidt9919]

I couldn't help but notice that you mentioned that you are an artist and I look at your name and it's Brenda Drew is that your real name because that would be perfect It's like when one of the presidents had a press secretary named Larry speaks

[@brendadrew834]

@@brianschmidt9919 My nom de plume and my mother's maiden name! Like Diane Keaton took her mother's maiden name, her real surname is "Hall" as in 'Annie Hall"!

[@jeenamariamascarenhas7118]

The first time I was awestruck…..The second time I was well informed and awestruck … going next in 2025 ,the Jubilee year.

[@Jean-PierreGrenier-yl3wp]

About the removal of bronze on all ancient temples of Rome in order to give the material for those huge baldachin columns (this is how the Pantheon has lost its magnificent frontal inscription that had survived since antiquity)… The Romans at that time criticized it and said, “Quod non fecerunt barbari, fecerunt Barberini” - “What the barbarians didn't do, the Barberini did” - referring to Pope Urban VIII who was from the Barberini family.

[@carlmalone8472]

The pope is the living emperor, his word goes. Also glorifying the true god supersedes glorifying the false gods of Rome

[@Jean-PierreGrenier-yl3wp]

@@carlmalone8472 Strange but your bible never mentioned that a pope had to make rich temples… Isn’t it worshipping Mammon? I guess you are no better than Daesh (Islamic State) militants who destroyed archeological sites in their religious zeal.

[@carlmalone8472]

@@Jean-PierreGrenier-yl3wp you see that’s where you are lost. The bible is not the only pillar holding up the Catholic faith. We have multiple pillars. I notice your user name is French sounding. I am a southern African so you should know more about Catholicism than me…

[@Jean-PierreGrenier-yl3wp]

@@carlmalone8472 Exactly, I know that a religion should be more than destroying other buildings to build your own temples… The fact that you applaud the destruction of even pagan temples show that you are insecure about your faith

[@Light-3in1]

Thank you for this presentation. At 33:14, below the altar is the body of 12th Cent pope St. Pius X ????

[@AugustinianThomist]

yes correct

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

​​​@@AugustinianThomist Didn't Pope Saint Pius X die in the early 20th century, some time in 1914?

[@tedtimmis8135]

I think the basilica is fantastic and a fitting expression for the worship of God.

[@AppalachianAntidote]

Which one? There's several chambers below ground dedicated to the worship of old gods, seems the mystery Babylon religion never died out after all!

[@tedtimmis8135]

@@AppalachianAntidote You’re seriously delusional.

[@cindiloowhoo1166]

@@AppalachianAntidote My crystal ball says its the one in charge of your faith group, but they have to hide ~~~ I Bid You Peace ~~~

[@EricJMJ-ln9dx]

Bravo

[@pattycoe7435]

The Pieta is a wonder of the artist Michelangelo. It will literally take your breath away.

[@dancranor7449]

This is a strong presentation. Thanks.

[@backhandgrip23]

Wow I did not know some of this information. I feel so enriched now!

[@jacq9527]

I so enjoyed this, thank you, I was in total was when I visited, I have subscribed 🌻

[@AugustinianThomist]

Thanks for subbing!

[@rugosetexture2716]

That was excellent; thank you very much!

[@rogeliomendez9135]

Never say never, but I don't think I'll be able to visit. This video is pretty cool look. Thanks for your efforts

[@PatrickFurey-r1t]

Beautiful church didn't get chance to go there I got to see lot beautiful places just came back 5days in rome breath taken back next year 🙏🙏🙏

[@AHLUser]

WOW... simply didn't get a chance to go there..?? Went to Rome and chose NOT to visit St Peters...!! BUT, at least got to see lots a beautiful places.... nice.

[@lyudmila1001]

A truly wonderful presentation, I learned so much, thank you!

[@corkycobon1481]

I am not a catholic but I would love to see all the artwork and the architecture.

[@juanezaling2816]

Wonderful presentation, thank you.

[@kakaweewiz]

beautiful

[@lolzcbfkd]

not funny

[@davetremaine9688]

6:00 Just gonna take quick nap on a bench a stones throw from a passageway used by the pope to escape besiegement by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, no big deal.

[@sagayamary3156]

Thànkyou

[@janthieme3024]

I guess you can call me an armchair traveler, ill never get there and only wish i could. Thank you for this wonderful video. 😊

[@irichardwilling]

It is a beautiful building

[@wellslandsgman]

Wish I could go and see.

[@ruthdoyle9085]

What would be more amazing is all the building under the church and square. It’s unbuildable because of what is underground

[@AugustinianThomist]

the necropolis under the basilica can now be booked for tours!

[@kkelly9424]

Precisely when was this filmed? I am trying to determine which is the best time of year to visit. The crowds do not look so bad in this film. Which month?

[@AugustinianThomist]

this was last year July during Summer, when Rome is the most populous with tourists, however this was in the morning at around 9am. We bought tickets for the Vatican Museums before the official opening to the main public but it was still nearly full and crowded.

[@joefranks4235]

I myself have always tried to visit Rome in the Spring before the official tourist season or the Fall when the kids are back in school. I've been to Rome 9 times since 1984. I hope I will be able to visit just one more time.

[@monicacall7532]

Avoid visiting in the summer if you can and also at Christmas time. In the summer the heat and humidity in Rome can be so brutal plus you have to fight the crowds wherever you go. There are also big crowds at Christmas time and if it’s a Jubilee year which begins on New Year’s every 25 years; 2025 is the next one. I’m not a fan of big crowds. Spring and Autumn are much less crowded times to visit and the temperatures are much more moderate. Prices are lower for everything during the off season too. The humid cold in the winter goes right through you, and it’s difficult to get and stay warm even if you wear warm clothes, socks and shoes. This doesn’t just apply to Rome. If you’re planning to visit Pompeii or Herculaneum to the south of Rome or Tuscany and Umbria to the north take warm clothing, especially if you’re going to be outside most of the time like at Herculaneum or Pompeii. Rome is a great place to visit! I’d go back in a heartbeat!

[@AHLUser]

The best time to visit is when St. Peter's is TOTALLY FILLED with People...!! You should go when the Pope is there..!! I recommend attending his weekly 'Vatican Blessing' and you will be rewarded with the BEST Vatican Experience of ALL... The Singing and Happiness is AWESOME, and it's not the formal Mass, this is an informal setting and wonderful time.

[@lilmommasothick]

Let’s share our thoughts on the message of the video.

[@richierugs6544]

Fantastic presentation! Humans are crazy though, all these incredible structures from the Giza to South America to China to ancient Persia all built out of fear. All because they were afraid of thunder and lightning, and earthquakes and floods, so they had to invent God to explain it all and give purpose. The Pope, the Holy One, just some guy in a robe. The stuff built before 1950 makes everything after look simple--great video!

[@bensantellano]

Who created us? You have it all figured out-if no God then who created us humans?

[@richierugs6544]

@@bensantellano that would be god, but there's no need to make up stories about it and kill people over something we were not meant to understand and to profit from fear--and there it is

[@Theodisc]

ΣΥ ΒΟΣΚΕΙΣ ΤΑ ΑΡΝΙΑ, ΣΥ ΠΟΙΜΑΙΝΕΙΣ ΤΑ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΙΑ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ / σύ βόσκεις τα απνία, σύ ποιμαίνεις τα προβατία χριστού - thou shepherdest the sleepers, thou shepherdest the sheep of Christ's. The Greek is archaic, yet it is very close to modern standard Greek. Now, how this was pronounced back then, these are other matters. 🧿

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Is that what they call "Koine Greek"?

[@Theodisc]

@@KenDelloSandro7565 Looks like it is. Ή κοινὴ διάλεκτος - the common dialect covers many variants of Greek and covers millennia of it's uses (see Wikipedia on koine). It is still used by Greek denominational churches (Orthodox and Catholic) for their liturgies to this day. I'm learning about this as I write this. Thanks! 🧿

[@charlesedwards2856]

While the topic is interesting, I couldn’t make it past halfway on this video. It’s small things that just built up and bothered me, such as the narrator not pausing between sentences multiple times. He also kept changing how he pronounced certain words that he repeated. Either say it one way or the other, don’t flip-flop between them.

[@evieshore3270]

Pretty sure it's an AI narration. Spoils what would have been an interesting video, I've stopped watching it as well.

[@catherinelouis72]

Yes same here ws there lastyr Feb fr my vacation 💙🤍

[@chiekamijo5452]

I enjoy listening to the content but I do not enjoy a bit of the video. It moves so fast that you cannot enjoy the sight of the building anytime it moves. It makes me dizzy the way it was shot.

[@AugustinianThomist]

apologies, the footage was taken without the intention to make these informative small documentaries in mind, it was only later when I decided to make these because I love history. I am aiming to go back within a year and going through all the places again with a much more slower conservative camera work to make more videos on more topics.

[@fintan3563]

Paseto de Borgo? As in the Borgo Pass? Yikes! 🦇🦇🦇

[@bdhaliwal24]

AI narration is regrettable

[@AugustinianThomist]

Check out my new videos which are all now personally voice narrated.

[@bdhaliwal24]

@@AugustinianThomist Thanks, I'm a recent subscriber and find the videos pretty interesting. I think most people would rather hear a real person's voice even with mistakes, and faults than a perfect AI voice any day.

[@AHLUser]

awful robot voice....

[@richardmiranda640]

That model is a real pipp!

[@JeffBarry-r2s]

Wizard of the world Jeffrey Barry Wells and Hi amen concrete

[@EugeneMatangi]

Ils that the same street where the girl was Kidnapped?

[@CharityGal]

The narrator's voice sounds much like David Suchet but then, not so much. Wonder if this is A.I.? It doesn't have the same emotional tones as David's true voice.

[@AHLUser]

AI fer sure....

[@JeffBarry-r2s]

Wizard of the Weand Jeffrey Barry Wells heaven and Hi amen concrete

[@shanehen]

Please stop with the robot voices and just narrate your videos.

[@chriscornette4508]

Down with AI

[@TerriKnight-x3s]

I agree!

[@michaelogden5958]

Your amateurish use of a wide-angle lens does little to promote the grandeur you are trying to promote. The narrative was engaging.

[@JeffBarry-r2s]

Wixsrf pf the world Jeffrey Barry Wells heaven and Hi amen concrete

[@JeffBarry-r2s]

Wazard of the world Jeffrey Barry Wells heaven and Hi amen concrete

[@JeffBarry-r2s]

Woxsrf of the world Jeffrey Barry Wells heaven and Hi amen concrete

[@themaskedman221]

One does wonder if this was built by men or gods.

[@SoldadoCatolico]

Nowadays is stolen by v2

[@ArmenianKingdom]

astonishing. Thank you

[@jamesscanlon5969]

The narration is by a robot which can't tell the difference between 'record' and 'record' (noun and verb), or 'lead' and 'lead'. Hire a voice artist, you cheapskates.

[@colinbarnard6512]

Tourist home vid with AI narration.NOT NGO.

[@brettmuir5679]

Whomever wrote the copy for this narration....derp de derp derp :/

[@ericneilson1198]

St. Peter's is not ancient. Sure, the old basilica was.

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

+CHRISTVS REX EST

[@vancekeith5642]

Sorry, Can’t deal with AI voiceovers

[@MrMomo182]

It's like a train station.

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

No, you have it completely backwards...some train stations were obviously built to resemble St Peters Basilica ( as well as The American Capital building in Washington DC. Which is probably the most obvious example of copy-cat architecture, straight out of some kind of bizarre and strange saint Peters Basilica look-a-like contest or something). The rebuilt Basilica alone had been around many centuries before there had ever been a such thing as a train or any kind of transportation that hadn't been pulled by an animal no?

[@jennyk544]

An incredibly boring narration for such a beautiful place.

[@lynnschaeferle-zh4go]

I want to watch this but I have no idea who Gay Us is

[@wandapowell4003]

Gaius. One of the ceasers in Rome.

[@x-jaymagdale3792]

REVELATION 17 : 1-3 "Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. 5 The name written on her forehead was a mystery:" babylon the great the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth......LONG BEFORE THE VATICAN STOOD THERE...THE BIBLE ALREADY PHROPHESIED THOUSAND OF YEAR IN ADVANCE..

[@biposto749]

Daniel 2:44 Babylon the great will be destroyed along with all worldly governments blood on their hands

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Come on now, all of the 16th century man-made "religions" called protestantism (just like all the other sects that were spawned from protestant revolutionaries over the years) are creatures of yesteryear , barely kept afloat these days by small isolated groups in the American south who are highly "edjamacated" , speak the southern twang and drowel and pray while holding rattle snakes. Congratulations, just keep your benny hinn to yourself. +INSTAVRARE OMNIA IN CHRISTO. CHRISTVS REX EST.

[@danielkelly8870]

It’s both ridiculously beautiful and completely revolting at the same time.

[@RamniwasThakur-i9d]

Esmekoe.miltahy.jyse.my.phchantahu.khi.tsbirlgihy.eski.matikegrme

[@biposto749]

All that wealth far removed from the lifestyle of Jesus and his apostles and the first century Christians persecuted still today in various parts of the world imprisoned for reading the Bible

[@JusNoBS420]

So tired of AI voice overs. Really takes away from the video 👎

[@pedrojamalserrano4008]

Investors should invest in French Pepin and Charlemagne project land and temple use for a donation to the Pope in Italy for their religious activities.

[@RamniwasThakur-i9d]

Ysarichije.khinakhi.apni.skl.surt.dekhnekeliyhy

[@RamniwasThakur-i9d]

Merehat.sekisikamdrnahojay..yme.susaednakrlu

[@RamniwasThakur-i9d]

Ayse.jghpr.bolnese.km.kam..hotahy.esarepr.jadahotahy

[@Bruce-b7p]

The Pope's escape route just like corrupt politicians .

[@Jaysqualityparts]

And God will destroy things like this first after the Vatican.

[@KarlZd1]

Obscene amount of money wasted

[@babyyoda0U812]

Stop saying fuck

[@RamniwasThakur-i9d]

Eska.sbut.nepalhy

[@RamniwasThakur-i9d]

Srkeupr.ky.tumnedekhahy

[@RamniwasThakur-i9d]

Kosiyabaradu.stnraynkikthasunadu.bisrupy

[@RamniwasThakur-i9d]

Sio.mahadeo

[@michaelhealy1590]

Excellent presentation. Thank you.

[@AugustinianThomist]

You are welcome!