This "tiny" cold, and extremely damp stone cave is the said location of the prison that held the Apostle Peter and Paul.
You can see the upside down cross in the picture above. It was mentioned later that some say that the inverted cross is a symbol of mockery and rejection of Jesus Christ. We noticed it here and again later in our tour of the Vatican. At the Vatican our awesome tour guide Max said that when you see an inverted cross it is not a symbol of mockery it is a sign of the Apostle Peter. The symbol of the upside down cross denotes the manner in which Peter was martyred. When Peter was told that he was to be crucified in the same manner as Jesus he requested that he be crucified upside down due to his unworthiness to be killed in the same manner as Jesus Christ.
2 comments:
very cool
I really need to leave the country . . .
rachel
I'm learning so much from you. I feel like I've been there-- aside from seeing it in person I don't need to go there. HA HA!
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