A visit to the Pauline Chapel
The Eternal City pays tribute every June 29th to its patron Saints, Peter and Paul.
On a quest to find where the two are remembered here in the Vatican, we go to one
of the private chapels of the Popes, located in the papal palace, just down the hall
from the Sistine Chapel. As the Holy Father's own private shrine, the Pauline Chapel
is normally off limits to the public and even to Vatican personnel. But after restoration
work on the Chapel was completed in June 2009, Tracey McClure had the perhaps once
in a lifetime opportunity to go up and take a peek at it, and at Michelangelo’s two
huge frescoes of the apostles adorning its walls. Come join her as she tours the
Chapel with one of the best guides you can ask for: the chief art historian responsible
for the restoration project, Professor Arnold Nesselrath from the Vatican Museums...listen:
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