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Home / The Restorations / The Restoration of the Baldachin of St. Peter’s / The Fabric of St. Peter’s and Knights of Columbus

The Fabric of St. Peter'sand Knights of Columbus

1980 - 2023

Restoration Works
1.     Vatican Grottoes: Construction of the new Chapel of the Patron Saints of Europe, Benedict, Cyril, and Methodius: 1980-1981

2.     Vatican Grottoes, Expansion of the Chapel of Our Lady of Czestochowa of the Polish Nation: 1982

3.     Vatican Basilica: Restoration and consolidation of the Facade: 1985-1986

4.     St. Peter's Square: Restoration of the nineteenth-century statues of the Apostles Peter and Paul at the foot of the Basilica's platform: 1987

5.     Vatican Basilica: Renovation of the two ancient rooms "of the Architects" and "of the Glass": 1987

6.     Vatican Basilica: Restoration of the dome of the Blessed Sacrament: 1992

7.     Vatican Basilica: Restoration of the atrium and the Holy Door: 1998

8.     Vatican Grottoes: Restoration of the painted decorations in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Bocciata: 2002

9.     Vatican Grottoes: Restoration of the painted decorations in the Chapel of the Madonna of Partorienti: 2003

10.  Vatican Grottoes: Restoration of the painted decorations in the Clementine Peribolos around the Confessio of St. Peter: 2004-2005

11.  Vatican Sacristy, Treasure Museum: Restoration of the bronze funerary monument of Pope Sixtus IV, Della Rovere 1471-1484, created by Antonio del Pollaiolo: 2007-2009

12.  Vatican Basilica: Restoration of the bronze funerary monument of Pope Innocent VIII, Cybo 1484-1492, created by Antonio del Pollaiolo: 2010-2011

13.  Vatican Basilica: Restoration of the Madonna della Colonna - "Mater Ecclesiae": 2012-2013

14.  Vatican Basilica: Restoration of the Madonna del Soccorso in the Gregorian Chapel: 2013

15.  Vatican Necropolis: Restoration of the "Tomb E" or "of the Aelii": 2016

16.  Vatican Basilica: Restoration of the large wooden Crucifix (first half of the 14th century): 2015-2016

17.  Vatican Necropolis: New lighting and enhancement of the Vatican Necropolis: Work in progress
PUBLICATIONS

  • Seven volumes documenting the restoration projects

  • Translation into English of the volume: P. ZANDER, The Necropolis of St. Peter. Art and Faith in the Undergrounds of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome 2014 (in progress).

EXHIBITIONS:

  • 2003-2005: "Creating St. Peter’s. Treasures of Vatican Architecture," New Haven, USA, Knights of Columbus Museum, December 10, 2003 - August 31, 2004, extended until January 10, 2005; second edition. Washington, USA, "Pope John Paul II Cultural Center," January 10, 2005 - May 31, 2005

  • 2011-2012: "Full of Grace. Crowned Madonnas from the Vatican Basilica," New Haven, CT, USA, Knights of Columbus Museum, May 7, 2011 - January 8, 2012

  • 2003-2005: "Creating St. Peter’s. Treasures of Vatican Architecture," New Haven, USA, Knights of Columbus Museum, December 10, 2003 - August 31, 2004, extended until January 10, 2005; second edition. Washington, USA, "Pope John Paul II Cultural Center," January 10, 2005 - May 31, 2005

  • 2011-2012: "Full of Grace. Crowned Madonnas from the Vatican Basilica," New Haven, CT, USA, Knights of Columbus Museum, May 7, 2011 - January 8, 2012


  • 2003-2005: "Creating St. Peter’s. Treasures of Vatican Architecture," New Haven, USA, Knights of Columbus Museum, December 10, 2003 - August 31, 2004, extended until January 10, 2005; second edition. Washington, USA, "Pope John Paul II Cultural Center," January 10, 2005 - May 31, 2005

  • 2011-2012: "Full of Grace. Crowned Madonnas from the Vatican Basilica," New Haven, CT, USA, Knights of Columbus Museum, May 7, 2011 - January 8, 2012