Rosi de Vaticano

  • Was first known as "Ager Vaticanus" in the 2nd century A.D.

  • Recognized the Christian religion in Milan of 313 A.D.

  • Between 1477 and 1480 Pope Sixtus IV started building a chapel, named "Sistina"

  • Julius II (1503-1513) began to work on St. Peters Basilica

  • Pope Julius had Raphael and Michaelangelo paint the frescos in the sistine chapel

  • Saint Peters Basilica was completed by Michelangelo by mid-16th century.

  • Cardinals elect the pope

  • The pope then holds the power of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

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