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21st May 1972: Laszlo Toth attacks and seriously damages Michelangelo’s Pietà statue

  • 21st May 2023
  • Tagged as: Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, Destruction, Italy, Michelangelo, Pieta, Religion, Rome, Vandalism

Hungarian-born geologist Laszlo Toth attacked and seriously damaged Michelangelo’s Pietà statue with a hammer.

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18th April 1506: Construction begins on Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome

  • 18th April 2023
  • Tagged as: Architecture, Catholicism, Church, Constantine the Great, Julius II, Michelangelo, Papacy, Renaissance, Rome, Urban VIII, Vatican, Vatican City

Pope Julius II laid the cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica, one of Catholicism’s most sacred buildings.

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13th September 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David

  • 13th September 2022
  • Tagged as: Art, Culture, David, Florence, Italy, Michelangelo, Renaissance, Sculpture, Statue

Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance sculpture.

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1st November 1512: Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel unveiled

  • 1st November 2021
  • Tagged as: Art, Culture, Italy, Michelangelo, Papacy, Pope, Renaissance, Rome, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II celebrated All Saints Day mass.

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