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Title: Rome's great basilicas.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-45714 ROME’S GREAT BASILICAS -- HOLY YEAR SHRINES (Fifth of a Series) ROME -- The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral of Rome and, despite the architectural splendor of St. Peter’s, it is first in rank of all Rome’s churches. The present church, dating from the 16th Century, is the fourth actual structure, the others having been destroyed by fire and earthquake. Among the architects who worked on it were Domenico Fontana, who also erected the obelisk in front of St. Peter’s, and Francesco Borromini. The facade, which is shown here, was executed in the 18th Century by Alessandro Galilei. Near the basilica is the Lateran Palace, rebuilt on the site of an earlier palace which had served as the papal residence until the 14th Century. It is now a museum of Christian antiquities. The older palace was the scene of the five Lateran Councils, and the new one of the signing of the Lateran Treaty in 1929. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (R-7C-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Basilica di S. Giovanni in Laterano., Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Vatican City., Church architecture--Vatican City., Architecture, Baroque--Vatican City., Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects: Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City, Europe--Holy See
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-45714; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-45714
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360852

Title: Pieta leaves Vatican for fair.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30830 PIETA LEAVES VATICAN FOR FAIR VATICAN CITY -- Securely anchored to an open truck, Michelangelo’s priceless sculpture, Pieta, leaves St. Peter’s Basilica (background) for Naples on the first leg of its trip to the New York World’s Fair. In Naples the crate, weighing a total of about six tons, was to be fastened to the deck of the Cristoforo Colombo for its ocean voyage. Insured for $6,000,000, the statue of the Virgin and the Crucified Christ, was packed with asbestos and plastic materials in a wooden crate. The inner box was then placed in an outer steel case. It was addressed to Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, president of the Vatican Pavilion where the famous work of art will be viewed by millions. The trip marks the first time the statue left its permanent place in St. Peter’s in more than 450 years. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-4B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, April 4, 1964, April 4, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., New York World’s Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.), Vatican Palace (Vatican City)
Topical Subject(s): Pietà., Catholic Church buildings--Vatican City., Packing for shipment., Trucks--Vatican City., Arts and diplomacy--Vatican City., Plazas--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects: Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Piazza San Pietro (Vatican City), Europe--Holy See
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30830; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30830
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348289

Title: Pieta leaves Vatican for fair.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Keystone (Rome, Italy) (author)
Date Created: 1964, April 4, 1964, April 4, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., New York World’s Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.), Vatican Palace (Vatican City)
Topical Subject(s): Pietà., Catholic Church buildings--Vatican City., Packing for shipment., Trucks--Vatican City., Arts and diplomacy--Vatican City., Plazas--Vatican City.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30830; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30830_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348578

Title: St. Peter's Basilica.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ST. PETER’S BASILICA - A NIGHT VIEW #1606 ROME -- St. Peter’s in Rome presents an inspiring picture on ceremonial occasions at night when its great dome and facade are illuminated by thousands of electric lights. The Cross of Michelangelo’s great dome rises to a height of 453 feet and can be clearly seen in this photograph. It is a landmark of the Holy City. To the left of the basilica is the Vatican Palace, the Pope’s residence, and headquarters of the Secretariat of State and other papal administrative offices and institutions. The palace contains numerous reception halls and museums where some of the world’s greatest art treasures are housed. One of its most beautiful features is the Sistine Chapel which is adorned with Michelangelo’s frescoes. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CP-NY-MES-1-6-C)
Creator Name(s): Michelangelo Buonarotti, 1475-1564. (architect)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Vatican Palace (Vatican City), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Vatican City., Papal residences--Vatican City., Church architecture--Vatican City., Architecture, Renaissance--Vatican City., Plazas--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects: Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Piazza San Pietro (Vatican City), Vatican City, Europe--Holy See
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1606; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1606
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357368

Title: Rome's great basilicas.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-45710 ROME’S GREAT BASILICAS -- HOLY YEAR SHRINES (First of a Series) ROME -- There are three other major basilicas in the Eternal City -- St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul’s-Outside-the-Walls -- but the first stop for most of those making the pilgrimage to Rome during the upcoming Holy Yar will be St. Peter’s Basilia in the Vatican. St. Peter’s can only be described in superlatives. It is the largest church in the Christian world, and has perhaps the most commanding dome of any building. It is able to accommodate 50,000 people and it’s architects included some of the greatest artists the world has ever produced. The present structure was begun in 1506 under Bramante to replace a basilica erected by the Emperor Constantine on the supposed site of St. Peter’s crucifixion. Bramante designed a church in the shape of a Greek cross but after his death in 1514 a succession of architects, including Rafael, Fra Giacondo and Fiuliano da San Gallo, made drastic changes. In 1546, Michelangelo was called in as chief architect and restored Bramante’s Greek-cross plan. He also designed an enormous dome over the crossing that would dominate the building. His conception may be best judged from the apse of the basilica (the view here), since the front of the building was later considerable changed. After Michelangelo’s death in 1564, the dome was carried out in slightly modified form by Giacomo della Porta. Under Pope Sixtus V, the nave of the building was lengthened to accommodate a vast congregation, in effect destroying the planned domination of the dome from the front of the church. The basilica itself was completed in 1614 although work continued in and around it for decades. The most impressive later additions are Bernini’s magnificent colonnades which extend forward from the sides of the basilica and end in semi-circles enclosing St. Peter’s Square. The great obelisk of Heliopolis, brought to Rome by Emperor Caligula, adorns the center of the Square. The dimensions of St. Peter’s are impressive, as they should be for the largest church in Christendom. The dome rises to a height of 450 feet from the ground and the basilica is 619 feet long. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (R-7A-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Buildings., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Vatican City., Church architecture--Vatican City., Architecture, Baroque--Vatican City., Architecture, Renaissance--Vatican City., Plazas--Vatican City., Domes--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects: Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Piazza San Pietro (Vatican City), Vatican City, Europe--Holy See
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-45710; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-45710
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360850

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