Christmas at St Peter's

 
HOME <<previous | next>>

Each year the Christmas tree in St Peter's Square is donated by a different region. The 2008 tree, a Norway spruce from the municipality of Gutenstein in Lower Austria, was donated along with 40 smaller trees. In 2007, the 23-metre high cone-shaped fir came from Val Badia in Italy's north eastern Alps. The 2006 tree, the largest ever at over 100 feet, came from a mountainside in Italy’s Sila National Park. In 2000, the tree was imported from Poland, the homeland of Pope John Paul.




In the heavens there echoes the proclamation of the angels: "To you is born in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord" (Lk 2:11). What wonder! By being born in Bethlehem, the Eternal Son of God has entered into the history of each person living on the face of the earth.

URBI ET ORBI MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II CHRISTMAS 2003

Christmas at St Peter's Square A girl poses for a photo in St Peter's Square at Christmas An ornament from the Christmas Tree in St Peter's Square Christmas Tree in St Peter's Square being lifted with a crane
The Nativity Scene in St Peter's Square from the Cupola of the Basilica Night time at the Nativity Scene in St Peter's Square 2005 Workmen adjust the star on the Christmas Tree in St Peter's Square 2007 The Nativity Scene in St Peter's Square
Midnight Mass in St Peter's Basilica with Benedict XVI The unveiling of the Nativity Scene in St Peter's Square A Christmas Crib (Precepio) inside St Peter's Basilica Nighttime during Christmas at St Peter's Square
An evening view of the Nativity Scene in St Peter's Square Nativity Scene in St Peter's Square 2006 American Soilders at Midnight Mass 1944 Nativity Scene in St Peter's Square 2007



 

This independent website is not endorsed by or associated with the Vatican, the Fabbrica of St. Peter's, or any business organization

Contact: stpetersbasilica@gmail.com