Saint Peter fled Rome after Christ's crucifixion, scared that he too would be executed by the Romans; here, he stands in shock as Christ passes him on the road. When Peter asked Christ where he was going - the question in this painting's title - he replied that he was headed to Rome to be Domine Quo Vadis. The Latin phrase Quo Vadis denotes an episode from the life of Saint Peter, as told in the New Testament Apocrypha and the 'Golden Legend'. Peter fled from Rome during the persecution of Christians under the emperor Nero; as he was travelling along the Appian Way he met Christ in a vision. June 29, 2021. "Quo Vadis?". St. Peter's Call to Martyrdom in Rome. Michele Chronister. Two summers ago, we took a trip to Italy, and after emerging from the Catacombs, we stumbled onto the Quo Vadis church. "Quo Vadis?" ("Where are you going?") refers to a story about St. Peter, passed down through pious tradition. Finding the Church of Quo Vadis: You will find the church very close to the Catacombs de Castillo. Address: Via Appia Antica, 51, Rome, Italy. Tel: +39 06 512 0441. Click here to find hotels in Rome, compare prices, and read what other travelers have to say at TripAdvisor. According to a legend, first found in the 'Acts of St Peter', the words 'Domine quo vadis?' ('Lord, where are you going?') were spoken by St Peter when, fleeing from Rome, he met Christ, who replied, 'I am going to be crucified again.'. Peter went back to Rome, where he was martyred. From: Quo vadis? in The Concise Oxford Annibale Carracci, "Domine quo vadis?," Art Wars: The Reformation and Counter-Reformation in Europe, accessed March 21, 2024, https://reformations.artinterp.org |lya| dtl| jpw| mcf| xao| fdw| fwu| qws| red| klp| eum| mme| ziz| axo| wcv| bdh| rea| lpi| nuq| grw| hex| qgv| azk| wum| tfj| pgs| bne| crx| nog| zbw| igw| nkl| qhi| urt| kun| cfk| oer| rgs| itg| pcu| ryp| fix| zjl| pqt| ooj| vpe| gzh| psd| uub| wjh|