St. Peter's Canopy/Baldachin built over the tomb of St. Peter Vatican City #fypシ #stpetersbasilica #vaticancity #rome #italy #baldachin #Amazing | Rosa Posa

8K views · 23K reactions | Deep beneath the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica rests the tomb of the first pope, St. Peter. For pilgrims, standing here is standing at the foundation of the Church. #StPetersBasilica #CatholicPilgrimage | ITV Pilgrimages | Facebook

Restoring St. Peter’s Baldachin: A Masterpiece Ready for the Jubilee 2025 – EWTN Great Britain

St. Peter's Baldachin (Italian: Baldacchino di San Pietro, L'Altare di Bernini) is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the city-state and papal enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy. The baldachin is at the center of the crossing, and directly under the dome of the basilica. Designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, it was intended to mark, in a monumental way, the place of Saint P