Pope Mark’s 500th Anniversary of Sistine Chapel

sistine-chapel-500thAt the Vatican on Wednesday (November 1), Pope Benedict XVI held a special service to mark the 500th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel. The ceiling, dedicated in 1512, took Michelangelo four years to paint. Now, five million people visit annually. Benedict said when the chapel is seen during prayer, “everything lives, everything resonates.”

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