This short history of the Vatican is from Mistress of the Vatican by Eleanor Herman and Basilica by R. A. Scotti.
A Really Short History of the Vatican-
Built on the circus where Caligula held his chariot races. He put an obelisk in the middle of the circus that was 1200 years old. Christians were martyred in the arena. Nero smeared the early Christians with tar and used them as human torches. Imagine the smell.
The Vatican was built in the form of the Roman Court of Justice, a rectangular building separated into 3 sections by two rows of columns.
The apostle Paul was killed in the second purge of the Christians, beheaded on his way to the port city of Ostia. The apostle Peter was crucified upside down as he was an unworthy proxy for Christ.
Constantine built a church on the place where Peter was buried. The Basilica of St. Peter's in 326 AD.
Other Fun Facts-
Pope Nicholas V brings the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon in 1447 and decides to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica built by Constantine in 326 AD with architect Bernardo Rosellino. Rosellino worked with Brunelleschi in Florence. He also founded the Vatican Library.
Women in the Church- Christianity was practiced in the home, the realm of the women since it had to be practiced in private. Many Christians were persecuted. As a result, women played a role. Clergy married until Pope Siricius denies the marriage of clergy in the late 300's. (St. Peter was married.) Married clergy would leave their land/income to their son's and/or use their income for dowries for their daughters and not giving the land/money to the church on their death. Ecclesiastical Inheritance. But the marriage of clergy went unheeded until 1050's when Pope Leo IX enslaved clerical wives to clean churches and prepare meals. Being a clerical wife became very unpopular.
But still many Cardinals and Pope's married.
A Really Short History of the Vatican-
Built on the circus where Caligula held his chariot races. He put an obelisk in the middle of the circus that was 1200 years old. Christians were martyred in the arena. Nero smeared the early Christians with tar and used them as human torches. Imagine the smell.
The Vatican was built in the form of the Roman Court of Justice, a rectangular building separated into 3 sections by two rows of columns.
The apostle Paul was killed in the second purge of the Christians, beheaded on his way to the port city of Ostia. The apostle Peter was crucified upside down as he was an unworthy proxy for Christ.
Constantine built a church on the place where Peter was buried. The Basilica of St. Peter's in 326 AD.
Other Fun Facts-
Pope Nicholas V brings the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon in 1447 and decides to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica built by Constantine in 326 AD with architect Bernardo Rosellino. Rosellino worked with Brunelleschi in Florence. He also founded the Vatican Library.
Women in the Church- Christianity was practiced in the home, the realm of the women since it had to be practiced in private. Many Christians were persecuted. As a result, women played a role. Clergy married until Pope Siricius denies the marriage of clergy in the late 300's. (St. Peter was married.) Married clergy would leave their land/income to their son's and/or use their income for dowries for their daughters and not giving the land/money to the church on their death. Ecclesiastical Inheritance. But the marriage of clergy went unheeded until 1050's when Pope Leo IX enslaved clerical wives to clean churches and prepare meals. Being a clerical wife became very unpopular.
But still many Cardinals and Pope's married.
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