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Q Anon: 09/28/19 Trust Trump’s Plan ~ Vol.179, Q Day 701
10/1/2019, 10:51:35 PM · 1,166 of 1,174
WildHighlander57 to TEXOKIE
TEXOKIE wrote:

“...At the base of the tan column with “GODFATHER III” inscribed, one sees a sculpture on a pedestal. It appears to be three figures in a sort of E-on-its-back shape. I am unable to make out the details....”

A fountain?

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yeah...could be! I just can’t see what the figures are. Mermaids? Three Vestal Virgins being not so virginal? Don’t know! I looked up fountains in front of the Vatican, but none appear to be as the artist depicted.

The tall figure is an obelisk, if that is what you mean. Here is some information about it. Interestingly, it was the last thing that St Peter saw before he died. Please ignore this if I misunderstood your question.

It was placed on the central Spina of Caligula’s circus, later called the Circus of Nero. Much of the circus is under the basilica and square, the original spot for the obelisk is near the present-day sacristy, south of the basilica. The Circus of Nero was not only used for chariot racing, but also for countless brutal public executions of Christians, who were blamed for the big fires in Rome in 64 AD. It is believed that the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul were crucified in the Circus. The obelisk remained there for 1.500 years. Then in 1586 Pope Sixtus V decided to have the obelisk moved a few hundred meters to its present location, in front of the construction site of the (new) St. Peter Basilica. Sixtus V, who desired to recover and restore statues and obelisks in the neglected city of Rome, was challenged by the idea of Nicholas V. At that time many believed that those who would adore and pray to an image were likely to believe the god represented by it was alive in the stone and watching their behavior. Probably Pope Sixtus V also believed this and that is why, after the obelisk was moved and before the cross was placed on top, he conducted the ancient rite of exorcism against the obelisk. After that he cast sanctified water upon the pillar in the form of a cross and spoke, “In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen” (“In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen”). The text of the exorcism is carved in Latin into the western and eastern sides of the base of the obelisk.