The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-22
TODAY IN HISTORY
St. Peters a. Rome dedicated.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2a. toto,


ST. Peters at Rome. one of the most
magnificent churches in the world. WAS
dedicated on November 20 By Pope Ur-
ban VIII, in 1926. the Colonnade was add
ed by Alexander VII. in 1867. and the
sacristy by Plus VI. in l7so. The build,
altogether over. lis years. and its ex-
pcnscs were very great. Tho main build
ing alone, II is estimated. cost s50,000,-
400,
The first church which existed on or
near the site of the present building was
the ora tory founded In A. d 80 by Ana
cletus. bishop Of Rome. who is said 70
have been ordained by ST. Peter himself
and who thus marked the spot where
many Christian martyrs had suffered in
the circus Of Nero, and where st. Peter
was buried after the crucihxion.
In SOC Constantine the Great yielded
to the request OF Pope Sylvester and
began the erection of basllica on this
spot! aboring with his own hands at
the work. OF the old basllca the crypt
Is now the only remnant. It's destruction
was first planned by Nicholas V. in 1850.
but II was not carried out I'LL tho time
of Julius H., who, in 1906. began the
now St Peters from designs Of Bra
mantc.
The next pope, Leo Y. obtained de-
sign for a church in the form of Latin
cross from Raphael which was changed,
after his death. on account OF expense.
to a Greek Cross by Baldassare Peruzzi.
who only lived to complete The tribune,
Sangollo as an architect, who returned
TO the design OF Latin cross, but died
before he could carry out any Of his In
tcntions. CIiulio Romano succeeded him
and died also
Then the pope being inspired by
God" says Nasari. sent for Michael An
eelo. then In his seventy-second year.
who continued the work until Julius III.
returned to the plan Of a Greek cross.
en!areing the tribune and transepts and
beginning the dome on new plan. which
he said would raise the Pantheon In
the air" The present dome is due 10
great work to conclusion In 1880, nn-
der SiXtus Y,
ST Peters In area is about 5000
square yards and is the largest and most
Imposing church in the world, The Ca
thedral OF Milan, which Is the second
largest. contains II 100 square yards ST
Paul's at London $3.50. ST Sophia al
Constantinoplc, $3.50. and the Cologne ca
thcdral. 1900 square yards.
The following measurements are In
scribcd upon the pavement of the nave
in palms here converted into yards
for convenience OF comparison: Length
of the interior, 205 yards; st. Paul's in
London, 173 yards: cathedral al Flor
ence. 16S yards; at Milan. l4S yards. Ac-
cording to the measurements OF Carlo
Fontana, The total length OF st. Peters,
including the portico, is 232 yards, height
of nave Isl feet, breadth Of nave in
front. 90 Yards; length of transept in
pavement TO the summit of the lanterns.
is io4 feet in height. 10 the summit OF
tho cross. 435 feet; the church contains
90 sltarS. in addition to high altar. and
l4S columns.
The interior of ST. Peters is elaborate
ly ornamented, and with strong contrasts
OF light and dark. Thus when one enters
the church for tho first time the most
adornmcnt Of the great piers by car
touches. picked out in strong contrast