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Where is Saint Peters tomb within Saint Peter's Basilica?
St. Peter's tomb is a site under St. Peter's Basilica that includes several graves and a structure that may have been built to memorialize the location of St. Peter's grave. St. Peter's tomb is near the west end of a complex of mausoleums that date between about AD 130 and AD 300. The grave that is reputed to be that of St. Peter lies at the foot of the aedicula beneath the floor.The tomb is located directly beneath the Papal Alter in the basicilica. The related links has an interactive map that lets you see where this is in relation to the entire Vatican Necropolis, of which the Basilica is a part as well as a link to Wikipedia where you can see pictures of the tomb and a more complete description.
Where is Saint Peter's dead body?
2000 years of Catholic history and tradition have consistenly asserted that Peter suffered martyrdom by crucifixion in Rome under orders from Emperor Nero and was buried on the location of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Not even the tomb of Tutankhamun has undergone the intensive study as the tomb of Peter. The tomb of Peter is located under the main altar of the Basilica.Pope Francis, on Sunday, November 24, 2013, presented and exhibited the bones of Peter at Saint Peter's Basilica. For more information on Peter's time in Rome as well as information on his tomb.
