Sistine Chapel

Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/18/2013 - 08:00
On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to the Virgin Mary.Pope Sixtus IV, born Francesco della Rovere, served from 1471 to…
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/17/2013 - 09:02
On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to the Virgin Mary. He had the old Cappella Magna restored by a group of artists -…
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by Magda Lauer | Tue, 10/15/2013 - 07:30
The signing of The Lateran Treaty established Vatican City as an independent state in 1929. With little more than 400 citizens including Swiss guards,…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 01/09/2012 - 01:29
16 lucky newborns had a very special baptism on Sunday when Pope Benedict blessed the babies himself after a historic mass in the Sistine Chapel.The chapel is…
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by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 05/16/2011 - 08:46
Retired designer Robert Burns has never seen the Sistine Chapel in Rome, but he sleeps under the Renaissance masterpiece every night. For the last eight years…
by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 03/02/2011 - 07:30
A group of American artists has cast George Clooney as ‘God’s gift to women’ in a new mural. Hoping to capture the actor’s attention, Studio Vertu finished a…
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by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 02/10/2011 - 03:03
On a busy day, Vatican visitors might wait in line for 5 or 6 hours before making it to the Sistine Chapel.The maddening wait is worth it once you finally find…