Tucked away in a hidden piazza like so many of Rome’s great basilicas is that dedicated to Peter the Apostle, the first pope and bishop of Rome, and more specifically to the most important of his relics. Known as Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli in Italian, this fabulous church is of course the location of the chains that bound St Peter before his liberation in Jerusalem. Catholic tradition has it that when these chains were put together with the chains that bound St Peter in Rome years later, the chains miraculously fused together. The Basilica of St Peter in Chains is also home to Michelangelo’s Statue of Moses.

This idyllic complex is of course the site of St Paul's martyrdom by decapitation and of the miracle that followed.

Our Crucis Saints Peter & Paul Pilgrim Tour concludes at one of the four Major Basilicas of Rome just a short metro ride out of the historical centre. St Paul Outside the Walls is the final resting place of St Paul the Apostle and is the site of one of Rome’s four Holy Doors that will be opened during the Holy Jubilee year of 2025.