Discovering the Vatican (2006)
First ever complete documentary series on the Vatican. Learn all details about history of St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museum, Swiss Guard, Papal cars and antiques, Vatican media, Vatican Gardens and many more. Produced in full HD quality 14 episodes story of over 6 hours of lengrth with unique pictures and breathtaking facts from inside of the Vatican.
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Discovering the Vatican
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Who the Pope really is? A head of Church or maybe someone else? How one can become a Pope? Who can become a Pope? Who are the Cardinals? Where are they from? What is their role in the Church? For all these questions - sometimes very difficult - you may find the answers in this episode.
When we enter the St. Peter's Square - we cross the border between Italian Republic and State of Vatican City. What exactly is it? Why and what for was it established? What is its history? How is it functioning and what is its life? And who is its Prime Minister? Alle these questions are included and answered in this episode.
What is the Swiss Guard existing for? Why do young Swiss males constantly join it's forces? What is the history of this 500-years old military unit? The episode IV tells about the Swiss Guard: its daily life, bloody and dramatical history, reforms undertaken over the centuries, and about it's biggest feast day - recruit oath.
Formerly, one had to kiss Papal slippers and to talk to the Pope was possible only through the master of ceremony. Nowadays, everyone can shake Papal hands. Popes came down from king's thrones, litters, were emerging from the clouds of incense, in order finally to become someone very close and valued to us. In this episode we are trying to describe the big change that was done in the last hundred years during which the figure of the Holy Father became for million of faithful, as close as their own local person.
The Sistine Chapel, The Chapel of the Begin and the End. The most tremendous proof of the genius of Michael Angelo and might of vision of the Pope, who entrusted him painting of these - nowadays most famous frescos of the world - Julius II. The episode XIV tells the story about one of the most dramatic rescue action of contemporary world; about unparalleled work of art in the history - conservation of the frescos in the Sistine Chapel.
First ever complete documentary series on the Vatican. Learn all details about history of St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museum, Swiss Guard, Papal cars and antiques, Vatican media, Vatican Gardens and many more. Produced in full HD quality 14 episodes story of over 6 hours of lengrth with unique pictures and breathtaking facts from inside of the Vatican.
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