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  2. San Pietro in Vincoli - Wikipedia

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    San Pietro in Vincoli ([sam ˈpjɛːtro iɱ ˈviŋkoli]; Saint Peter in Chains) is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy. The church is on the Oppian Hill near Cavour metro station, a short distance from the Colosseum. The name alludes to the Biblical story of the Liberation of Peter.

  3. Laudivio Zacchia - Wikipedia

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    In 1626, Pope Urban VIII made him a cardinal in the consistory of 19 January 1626 and he was named cardinal-priest at San Sisto Vecchio the following month, then opted for the title of San Pietro in Vincoli in 1629. Between 1631 and his death in 1637, Zacchia was named crown-cardinal of the Republic of Genoa.

  4. List of titular churches - Wikipedia

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    San Pietro in Montorio: James Stafford: 1 March 2008 [iii] [147] [148] San Pietro in Vincoli (basilica) Donald Wuerl: 20 November 2010 [52] [149] San Pio X alla Balduina: Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez: 28 June 1991 [150] San Policarpo: Alberto Suárez Inda: 14 February 2015 [26] [151] Santa Prassede (basilica) Paul Poupard: 29 January ...

  5. Moses (Michelangelo) - Wikipedia

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    Moses (Italian: Mosè; c. 1513–1515) is a sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance artist Michelangelo, housed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. [2] Commissioned in 1505 by Pope Julius II for his tomb , it depicts the biblical figure Moses with horns on his head , based on a description in chapter 34 of Exodus in the Vulgate ...

  6. Tomb of Pope Julius II - Wikipedia

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    Originally intended for St. Peter's Basilica, the structure was instead placed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli on the Esquiline in Rome after the pope's death. This church was patronized by the Della Rovere family from which Julius came, and he had been titular cardinal there. Julius II, however, is buried next to his uncle Sixtus IV in ...

  7. St. Peter ad Vincula - Wikipedia

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    Deusdedit of San Pietro in Vincoli (died 1097–1100), cardinal-priest of San Pietro in Vincoli St. Peter In Chains School , Hamilton, Ohio, United States Ville Saint-Pierre , a neighborhood of Montreal, Canada, that was originally named Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens

  8. Pope Julius II - Wikipedia

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    Despite the fact that the so-called "Tomb of Pope Julius II" by Michelangelo is in San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome, Julius is in fact buried in St. Peter's Basilica. [114] Michelangelo's tomb was not completed until 1545 and represents a much-abbreviated version of the planned original, which was initially intended for the new St. Peter's Basilica.

  9. Savo Millini - Wikipedia

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    Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli: Church: Catholic Church: ... 1701 (age 56) Savo Millini or Savio Mellini (Rome, 4 July ... Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli ...