In 1950, the Vatican had made a very bold move in an attempt to find the tomb of Saint Peter. The Vatican has always said that the “Prince of Apostoles” had been buried in a pagan cemetery, and now, despite the fear of damaging the foundation of Saint Peter’s, the workmen were sent to the underbelly of the largest church in the world to find the proof.
Here is the gallery of photographs taken during the excavations of 1950.
















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