VATICAN CITY (CNS) The remains of St. Peter may have been and possibly still could be buried in catacombs under the Mausoleum of St. Helena after being moved from the Vatican hillside during anti-Christian persecutions in the third century, according to a paper published recently by three Italian researchers.
The remains of St. Peter may have been and possibly still could be buried in catacombs under the Mausoleum of St. Helena, according to a paper published recently by three Italian researchers.
Scholar discounts new claim St. Peter s remains may be in forgotten tomb Nine shards of bone believed to belong to St. Peter lie inside a reliquary as it is venerated by Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in this June 30, 2019, file photo taken the day after Pope Francis bequeathed the reliquary to the patriarch. A debate has ignited after three Italian researchers published a paper asserting that St. Peterâs remains may have been and continue to be buried in catacombs under the Mausoleum of St. Helena rather than under St. Peter s Basilica. (CNS photo/courtesy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)
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