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San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro

12th century · 12th century

San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro is a Romanesque basilica in Pavia, Lombardy, rebuilt in the 12th century and named after its once gilded ceiling. It holds the tomb of Saint Augustine of Hippo, whose relics the Lombard king Liutprand brought from Sardinia in the 8th century, and the burial place of the philosopher Boethius. Dante mentions it in the Paradiso.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/san-pietro-in-ciel-doro
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“San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/san-pietro-in-ciel-doro. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/san-pietro-in-ciel-doro.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/san-pietro-in-ciel-doro (Accessed: ).

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