St. Peter’s Basilica
St. Peter’s Basilica is the principal papal basilica in Vatican City, begun in 1506 under Pope Julius II and consecrated in 1626. Designed and completed by successive masters of the Renaissance and Baroque—including Bramante, Michelangelo, Maderno, and Bernini—it stands over the site traditionally venerated as the tomb of the Apostle Peter and forms the focal complex of St. Peter’s Square.
