When Pius XII opened the Vatican underground to archaeologists in 1940, he was not at all sure what they would find. Doubts as to whether the tomb of the first pope - the apostle Peter - was actually located under the basilica - had been growing for centuries. What was the end of the unusual investigation?
Paweł Lisicki - The Fisherman's Tomb
Investigation into the greatest secret of the Vatican underground
It would seem that St. Peter's Basilica has always occupied its place on the map of Rome. Meanwhile, two thousand years ago, on the Vatican Hill, there were groves, parks, pastures and wastelands.
In this area, the Apostle Cephas was martyred along with other followers of Christ. Most likely he was buried in an ordinary hole in the ground.
Three centuries later, Emperor Constantine erected a magnificent basilica over his tomb.
Although time has erased the memory of the exact burial place of the great apostle, the alleged grave with Peter's remains was revered by millions of pilgrims for centuries.
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Pope Pius XII in 1939, contrary to the position of his predecessors, decided to verify the data dictated by the pilgrimage tradition and thoroughly examine the Vatican underground. After ten years of excavation and research work, he announced to the world that the true burial place of the Fisherman of the Sea of Galilee had been found.
Was the Pope right?
Where did he get this unshakable certainty?
What happened to Peter's bones?
Why has there been so little talk of this great discovery in the last seventy years?
Who could care about this?
It is the most dramatic history of recent years, full of twists, puzzles and secrets.
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