St. Peter’s Basilica Timeline
This is the timeline that traces the history of the Basilica, from the crucifixion of Saint Peter to the present day.
64: Saint Peter is crucified and dies a martyr
313: Constantine's Edict of Milan
319: The Old Basilica was built
800: Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the Basilica
1448: Irreparable state of the old St Peter's basilica recognized
1499: Michelangelo sculpted the Pietà
1503: Bramante hired to build a new Basilica
1506 - 1626: The New Basilica was built
1546 - 1547: Michelangelo, was named architect of St. Peter's and produced his first wooden model of Brunelleschi's dome.
1547 - 1590: The construction of the dome
1624-1633: Baldacchino by Bernini
1626: Consecration of the new basilica of St Peter
1656 - 1667: St Peter's Square is built based on a Bernini's project
1749: Michelangelo's Pieta was moved from the Chapel of the Choir to its present location.
1968: The bones of St Peter were found
1984: St Peter's Basilica was listed as a World Heritage Site