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Re: Saint Peter Basilica digital experience

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Post by rawgabbit »

JoeDaDude wrote: post #10

The necropolis of Roman tombs, over which the Basilica was built, and what is claimed to be Peter's Tomb, can actually be visited, deep in the bowels of the Basilica. To do so one must sign up for the Scavi Tour and book well in advance as only very small groups are taken.

I have been there. It was exceptionally dim/dark I couldn’t see anything. I know I was five feet away from the wall with a niche where Peter’s bones is.

The story was that the original church was built by Emperor Constantine on top of Peter’s tomb. When the basilica was built about a thousand years later. Peter’s bones were moved to its current location a few hundred yards away.

This video gives a glimpse of the jeweled box and Peter’s bones. https://youtu.be/DhnJgAzSHD8

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lostlogin wrote: post #3

For any heathens like me, the history makes a lot more sense when you know that Simon and Peter are the same person. It chops and changes with no explanation.

Jesus gave Simon a new name saying you will be the rock of my new church. Peter is anglicized Petros or rock in Greek.

The story is that Jesus spoke Aramaic. He would address Simon as Kepha. But the early gentile Christians wrote in Greek the language of the educated.

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Post by TheFreim »

lostlogin wrote: post #3

For any heathens like me, the history makes a lot more sense when you know that Simon and Peter are the same person. It chops and changes with no explanation.

> It chops and changes with no explanation.

The site provides the relevant information. In the "Story of the Basilica" the first section is "The Life of St. Peter" and it tells you why Simon came to be called Peter.

https://virtual.basilicasanpietro.va/en/st-peter-history

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Post by jimmar »

I visited St. Peter's Basilica a few years ago. I highly recommend it.

I had to exit the experience because my laptop (admittedly a few years old) could only give me 1-2 frames per second. I love the idea, but in the current state, viewing hi-res pictures would give you a better experience than this virtual 3d tour, IMO.

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Post by _orz_ »

Interesting to read that a number of people struggle to view this using their laptops while it works decently for me on an iPhone. It makes sense and that comparison is meaningless, especially when not given any specific specs, but still, I find this fact fascinating.

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Post by cr125rider »

rawgabbit wrote: post #12
lostlogin wrote: post #3

For any heathens like me, the history makes a lot more sense when you know that Simon and Peter are the same person. It chops and changes with no explanation.

Jesus gave Simon a new name saying you will be the rock of my new church. Peter is anglicized Petros or rock in Greek. The story is that Jesus spoke Aramaic. He would address Simon as Kepha. But the early gentile Christians wrote in Greek the language of the educated.

The first “The Rock”

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Post by cr125rider »

_orz_ wrote: post #16

Interesting to read that a number of people struggle to view this using their laptops while it works decently for me on an iPhone. It makes sense and that comparison is meaningless, especially when not given any specific specs, but still, I find this fact fascinating.

The frame rate is not great on a modern iPhone which is a bit of a bummer. Maybe missing some optimizations or something.

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Post by rawgabbit »

rayrey wrote: post #19
lostlogin wrote: post #3

For any heathens like me, the history makes a lot more sense when you know that Simon and Peter are the same person. It chops and changes with no explanation.

Then there is that Saul guy

There is the Old Testament King Saul.

And there is Saul of Tarsus (unrelated) who first persecuted Christians and then converted and became the apostle Paul who was later beheaded by the Romans during Nero’s reign.

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