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 Festival of St. Peter's ChairAt the Vatican in Rome, St. Peter is honored as bishop of Rome and the first pope. The current pope, wearing his triple crown and vestments of gold cloth, is carried in his chair of state in a spectacular procession up the nave of St. Peter's Basilica. He is deposited behind the altar on a richly decorated throne that enshrines the plain wooden chair on which St. Peter is believed to have sat. The ceremony dates back to at least 720 and is regarded as one of the most magnificent ecclesiastical observances to be held at St. Peter's. More...
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Sounds fancy! (And, in the light of modernity, absolutely ridiculous...as with all other bronze age ritualistic b.s.)
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I would love the chance to visit the Vatican!
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