BOOK ON TOMBS AND FUNERAL MONUMENTS IN ST. PETER'S BASILICA

VATICAN CITY, MAR 27, 2001 (VIS) - A press conference was held this morning in the Holy See Press Office to present the book: "The Tombs and Funeral Monuments in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican," written by Cardinal Virgilio Noe, archpriest of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica. The volume follows a 1996 work by the cardinal on the "Holy Founders of Orders and Religious Congregations in the Vatican Basilica."

For the first time, the 47 monuments erected within the basilica and in the Vatican Grotto are ordered alphabetically and studied in their entirety. The human and spiritual experience of each pope is presented. Each monument is framed within its artistic context, and chronological data and information on the craftsmen are provided.

The 421-page volume, illustrated with 250 artistic black and white photographs, includes two topographical plans which facilitate identification of the positions of the 47 monuments. The inscriptions engraved in Latin on the monuments, translated into Italian, contribute to a better understanding of their history. A biographical dictionary of cited authors, an index of names, and a logical index of symbols complete the volume.

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