Book contents
- The Early Modern Invention of Late Antique Rome
- The Early Modern Invention of Late Antique Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Reinventio of the Hidden City
- 2. Rewiring the Sacred Circuit (Roma Sancta Renovata)
- 3. Remains to Be Seen (or, On the Holy Corpse)
- 4. Peter’s Bones
- 5. De Rossi’s Deception: Crafting the Crypt of the Popes
- 6. Raising Late Antique Jews from the Valley of Dry Bones
- 7. Disposing of Depositio (Ad Sanctos)
- 8. Inventing Christian Rome
- Bibliography
- Index
4. - Peter’s Bones
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2020
- The Early Modern Invention of Late Antique Rome
- The Early Modern Invention of Late Antique Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Reinventio of the Hidden City
- 2. Rewiring the Sacred Circuit (Roma Sancta Renovata)
- 3. Remains to Be Seen (or, On the Holy Corpse)
- 4. Peter’s Bones
- 5. De Rossi’s Deception: Crafting the Crypt of the Popes
- 6. Raising Late Antique Jews from the Valley of Dry Bones
- 7. Disposing of Depositio (Ad Sanctos)
- 8. Inventing Christian Rome
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
What investment did late antique Rome have in Peter, who perhaps did not even set foot in the city? Chapter 4 argues that St. Peter’s and the memoria apostolorum were significant, even “holy” sites in late antiquity because of the apostles’ ethereal presence, not their relics or bodies. It challenges us to consider new models for holy space apart from corporeal presence.
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- The Early Modern Invention of Late Antique Rome , pp. 165 - 210Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020