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The Symbolism of Churches and Church Ornaments

Editorial note — Chapter VI · OF THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH

J. M. (John Mason) Neale translation

[Footnote 404: This passage is obscure. A confession or martyrium was built over the place of S. Peter's martyrdom in the earliest times, and is now covered by the Vatican. See Ciampini de Vaticana Basilica. The expression probably means, in honour of the martyrdom.]

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