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  2. Keys of Heaven - Wikipedia

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    The keys of heaven or keys of Saint Peter are seen as a symbol of papal authority and are seen on papal coats of arms (those of individual popes) and those of the Holy See and Vatican City State: "Behold he [Peter] received the keys of the kingdom of heaven, the power of binding and loosing is committed to him, the care of the whole Church and ...

  3. Vatican Museums - Wikipedia

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    Vatican Museums from outside. The Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani; Latin: Musea Vaticana) are the public museums of Vatican City, enclave of Rome.They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.

  4. Sistine Chapel - Wikipedia

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    The Sistine Chapel ( / ˌsɪsˈtiːnˈtʃæpəl /; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481.

  5. Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    Inscription. 1984 (8th Session) Vatican City ( / ˈvætɪkən / ⓘ ), officially the Vatican City State ( Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; [ f] Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae ), [ g][ h] is a landlocked sovereign country, [ 16][ 17] city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy. [ 18][ 19] It became independent from Italy ...

  6. Raphael Rooms - Wikipedia

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    Raphael Rooms. /  41.903611°N 12.456389°E  / 41.903611; 12.456389. The four Raphael Rooms ( Italian: Stanze di Raffaello) form a suite of reception rooms in the Apostolic Palace, now part of the Vatican Museums, in Vatican City. They are famous for their frescoes, painted by Raphael and his workshop.

  7. The School of Athens - Wikipedia

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    The School of Athens ( Italian: Scuola di Atene) is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1509 and 1511 as part of a commission by Pope Julius II to decorate the rooms now called the Stanze di Raffaello in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. The fresco depicts a congregation of ancient philosophers ...

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