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Picture of Saint Peter's chains in Rome

Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains or San Pietro in Vincoli

San Pietro in Vincoli is a small basilica in Rome founded in the 5th century to house the chains that are believed to have bound Saint Peter in Jeruselem.
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Rome Picture: St. Peters in Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli) Church in Rome, the chains of St. Peter

Picture © 2006 by James Martin, Europe Travel
Even more famous than the chains of Saint Peter is Michelangelo's statue of Moses, part of the Tomb of Pope Julius II. For more on the statue of Moses see .

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