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Feast of the Chair of St Peter – 22 February
Behind the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome there is a remarkable bronze sculpture with a stained glass window above it. The sculpture is of the Chair of St. Peter, pictured on the front cover. The centre-piece is a throne, designed by Bernini, symbolising the ‘seat’ of the Pope’s authority. Within this gilt-bronze […]