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St. Peter's Church, Vatican

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One of the most impressive churches that i ever visited was the St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican. The church is located in the St. Peter in Vatican and a very interesting and long history. Almost 2000 years ago St. Peter, 30 years after the death of Lord Jesus, St. Peter was crucified in Rome. He was crucified upside down at his request because he didn't think himself worthy enough to die like his master. After his death he was buried near the Vatican Hill. His grave became the place of pilgrimage for the new Christians. A shrine was build there for the pilgrims. Then Emperor Constantine build a basilica over the shrine. Later on the St. Peter's Cathedral was build instead of the Constantine's Basilica.  Before visiting the St. Peter's Cathedral you will for sure first visit the St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. As we walked on the large cobbled stone street toward the Square we met hundreds of other tourists with cameras just like us and a lot of t

Rome

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It was more than a vacation for me, it was like a pilgrimage. After becoming a Catholic in 2010, this trip was for me like a confirmation of what i truly believed, it was like a trip of knowledge in which i tried to learn more and understand more about the religion and life i choose. I was going to visit Rome, the cradle of civilization and the place where the Catholic religion was formed. As we prepared to go to Rome i watched again one of my favorite movies ever: the polish version of Quo Vadis. In the end of the movie, after meeting the Lord Jesus on the road, Sf. Peter is returning to Rome knowing that he is going to die. The movie finishes with him walking towards Rome in rags and on his right, far away we can see the modern Rome and the Vatican with the Sf. Peter's Cathedral. The thought of walking on the same roads that maybe St. Peter and St. Paul and many other Christian martyrs walked 2000 years ago was unbelievable for me. It was also a symbolical trip: I was going t