{"id":2486,"date":"2025-09-18T17:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/sights\/st-peters-basilica\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:48:31","slug":"st-peters-basilica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/en\/sights\/st-peters-basilica\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2486\" class=\"elementor elementor-2486 elementor-1435\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a7515f9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3a7515f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-519633d1\" data-id=\"519633d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154381a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"154381a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St. Peter's Basilica<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43950f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43950f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those who are soldiers of the temple are of <b>God<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afeca90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7afeca90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1601\" alt=\"Cena de Seder medieval con s\u00edmbolos de P\u00e9saj, flanqueada por dos Caballeros Templarios como guardianes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2.png 687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51f144e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f144e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500.2,94.7L0,0v100h1000V0L500.2,94.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faab179\" data-id=\"faab179\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8f8cc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4f8f8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4871e44a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4871e44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St. Peter's Basilica<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3cc42a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5e3cc42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-403df7c4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"403df7c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d7588\" data-id=\"72d7588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cea3c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cea3c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1665\" alt=\"&quot;Black and white architectural drawing of a large historic church complex with multiple buildings, a rectangular courtyard with colonnades, and a basilica-like structure with gable roofs and arches.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-1.jpg 312w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c10b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c10b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Roman Empire, a basilica was a public building for justice, trade and administration. This type of building had an elongated shape with a nave and aisles, often with an apse (semicircular niche) at the end where the right one sat. When Christianity emerged, these basilicas were copied as a template for churches, because they were large, stately and suitable for gatherings.  <\/p><p>In 326 &#8211; 360, Emperor Constantine had St. Peter&#8217;s built. That was the first Christian basilica, inspired by the Roman courthouses in terms of shape. But always intended as a Church. The basilica was built on the Vatican Hill: the place where Pertus is buried. (He also had a large basilica built for Saint Paul on the road to Ostia)    <\/p><p>The shape of such a basilica symbolized &#8220;order&#8221; and &#8220;authority&#8221;. Originally at the emperor&#8217;s courthouse, but at the Church it was the order and authority of Christ. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6910ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6910ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-670c1578\" data-id=\"670c1578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae96fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae96fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From old to new<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155dc1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"155dc1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The old St. Peter&#8217;s was in serious disrepair after more than 1100 years and a new one had to be built. Architect Donato Bramante started with the demolition of the old church. <\/p><p>Then, from 1506, the big names Michelangelo and Bernini also collaborated on the design. The hill on which the old Saint Peter&#8217;s stood, mons Vaticanus, was excavated and the ground was largely leveled. This for a large square and the foundation for the new basilica. But you can still see that the current basilica is on higher ground.   <\/p><p>So it was not an expansion, but a radical rebuilding from scratch, with the starting point: &#8220;great, powerful, divine.&#8221; In other words: the old St. Peter&#8217;s was completely demolished and the new St. Peter&#8217;s was built at exactly the same location. All this by order of Pope Julius II.  <\/p><p>Peter&#8217;s tomb is still under the high altar.<\/p><p>Under the current altar of St. Peter&#8217;s is a crypt. An investigation in 1950 discovered that there is a tomb from the first century, with the words Petros eni on a wall. Which means: Peter is here.  <\/p><p>By demolishing the old church and building a huge new house of worship over it, the papal power claimed the continuity of Christianity and the connection with Peter. It carries sacred continuity in one place. <\/p><p>An heirloom for generations to come. For 500+ years now. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f93c24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f93c24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14ad62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b14ad62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028bf1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"028bf1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1666\" alt=\"Historical plan and reconstruction drawing of the ancient St. Peter&#039;s Basilica in Rome around 333 AD.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-2.jpg 591w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a11a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0a11a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1667\" alt=\"Technical construction plan of St. Peter&#039;s Basilica with dome sections, scales and architectural details.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-3.jpg 605w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58a2999 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58a2999\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64841eb\" data-id=\"64841eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f61286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f61286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Difficult to reach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add8ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add8ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why is that place \u2013 mons Vaticanus, or mont Vaticanum the resting place of Peter? Mons means hill\/mountain (think of the French montagne). <\/p><p>Mons Vaticanus was still a hill area at the time and was located just outside the old city walls of Rome. On the west side of the Tiber. Located along a major road Via Cornelia. It was a kind of slum, with gardens and villas AND a notorious circus arena. The Circus of Emperor Nero. Once built by Emperor Caligula, now used by Nero.     <\/p><p>It was an elongated racecourse annex torture arena. To the great amusement of Emperor Nero and co, they played chariot races, among other things. But also other popular entertainment, including torturing Christians to death.  <\/p><p>So was Peter, he too was sentenced to martyrdom. Peter would be crucified, just like Jesus. <\/p><p>Because Peter did not consider himself worthy to be killed in the same way as his Master, he chose to be crucified upside down. (As is well known, Christians were persecuted during Roman times. It was not until after 313 that Christianity was allowed by the then emperor Constantine. In other words: in Peter&#8217;s time it was still forbidden.) <\/p><p>Peter was crucified near or in Nero&#8217;s circus. Then his body was buried on a nearby slope where St. Peter&#8217;s now stands. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf3eaaa\" data-id=\"cf3eaaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362ad8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"362ad8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1668\" alt=\"Religious mosaic of the apostle Peter, recognizable by the keys and blessing hand gesture.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-4.jpg 317w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sint-Pieter-Basilica-4-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d7b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d7b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Peter is often depicted with the two keys of the gate of heaven. One gold and one silver, symbolizing role and authority. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1099157 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1099157\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d111cee\" data-id=\"d111cee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14db86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14db86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The name Vatican<\/strong>    <strong>Vatican<\/strong><\/p><p>The name Vatican has its origins in Latin.<\/p><p>Vates = seer \u2013 prophet \u2013 fortune teller.<\/p><p>Vatican = prophecy, oracle<\/p><p>  \u00e8 Vatican = thus: place of seers, place of prophecies.<\/p><p><strong>Ley lines<\/strong><\/p><p>Etruscan soothsayers \u2013 Augures \u2013 held all their prophecies here centuries ago. The place had something strange, sacred, something unworldly. It is also speculated that it was a place for necromancy (consultation of the dead).  <\/p><p>They certainly didn&#8217;t choose that place randomly. They chose places with special energy, intersection of Ley lines, earth currents. They felt closer to the gods there.  <\/p><p>We can say with some certainty that St. Peter&#8217;s is also located on powerful ley lines. That hill <strong>mons Vaticanus<\/strong> was already an important energetic place before Christianity. Where before that the Romans and Etuscan held their rituals.  <\/p><p>The ley line that runs under St. Peter&#8217;s also passes through La Chartres, Mont Saint Michel and Santiago de Compostela.<\/p><p>&#8220;Where the earthly and the heavenly meet, there are the seers\u2014and there God plants his rock.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2488097 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2488097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5e3d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c5e3d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa844e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fa844e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Netherlands Oudenbosch<\/strong><\/p><p>Also not unimportant: The basilica of St. Agatha and Barbara in Oudenbosch is indeed a mini-St. Peter&#8217;s! Built between 1865 and 1880, after the example of St. Peter&#8217;s in Rome \u2014 even with a dome that is strongly inspired by Michelangelo&#8217;s. <\/p><p>And all that in a Brabant village! The idea came from pastor Willem Hellemons, who had lived in Rome for years and wanted to bring the grandeur of the Catholic metropolis to Oudenbosch. Thanks to his vision, the village got a basilica that surprises and overwhelms everyone to this day.  <\/p><p>About 12 times smaller, but built with just as much love. 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