Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): Vatican Museums: Pius Christian Museum: Sarcophagus of Four Martyrs
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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20-May-17
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Italy , Vatican City , Rome , Vatican Museums , Musei Vaticani , Art Museums , Pius Christian Museum , Museo Pio Cristiano , Early Christian Art , Early Christian Sculptures , Sarcophagi , Cupids in Art , Weapons in Art , Relics , Christian Martyrs , Reliquaries
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Multiple photos are associated with this record. Please click the links to view all of the items in the series. The signage and images are about a sarcophagus within the collection of the Pius Christian Museum, which is part of the Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums are public galleries that display about 20,000 of 70K works collected by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries. The museums were founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century. Only the Louvre in France receives more annual visitors than the Vatican Museums. The museums consist of 24 galleries, with the Sistine Chapel being the last room visited. The sarcophagus features weapon-carrying cupids. It was reutilized as the reliquary of four martyrs from Portus (late 2nd century): Hippolytus, Taurinus, Hercolanus, and Iohannes Calybita.
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