Vatican: fortress of christianity

Canada, 1980

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Episode of Series “Countries and peoples”.
Traces the historical development of the catholic religion in Europe and the world, and the establishment of the Vatican as the spiritual centre of Christianity. Looks at Saint Peter’s Basilica and other examples of Roman architecture.

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Credits

production company

Ontario Educational Communications Authority

World Films Production

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1980

Appears in

Countries and peoples

Group of items

Countries and peoples

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303564

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vatican City

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Italy

Crafts & Visual Arts → Church architecture

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Catholic Church

History → Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano

Places → Vatican City

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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