Holy Relics
Pope Vitalian sent filings from Apostle Peter's chains to Oswy, King of Northumbria in the 7th century.
Peter's remains continue to be subject of investigation, but his tomb is located under Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, which was announced by Pope Pius XII on Christmas Day in 1950 after years of painstaking research.
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