[ebb tide]

St Peter's remains were found buried under the first altar, then a necropolis, of St. Peter's Basilica, (in Rome) in 1950.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

How do they know it’s really Cephas?

No way anybody can prove a pile of bones dating almost 2,000 years old belongs to one individual.

[morphing libertarian]

We took the Scavi (excavation)tour under the vatican. They let you peek through an opening in a brick wall (those neat little bricks the Romans were famous for. Can see the side of a little altar0cover over what is reportedly Peter;s grave.

On it it says Peter is here.” A tourist in the first center said engraved, “Peter, I am Here.”.

This gives a new meaning to “upon this rock i will build my church.

We were told that Constantine owned the vatican hill and he had the old cemetery lever to Peter’s grave to build the basilica.

Any way, anyone going to Rome google (or whatever) Scavi Tour and sign up early, only 20 or so can go down there a day.