Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi
Cappella Sistina
This site has been on Internet since December 8, 1994.
We thank our collaborators and visitors for their continuous support and interest!
  • JERUSALEM - PATER NOSTER - The Lord's Prayer in 30 languages
    JERUSALEM - VIA CRUCIS - The Way of the Cross - 223 Images
    JERUSALEM - Basilica of the HOLY SEPULCHRE - 155 images
  • ...since 1182
    GIOTTO (Ambrogio Bondone) - 205 images
  • Les XIIèmes Journées Mondiales de la Jeunesse - 1997
  • Towards the JUBILEE YEAR 2000 - JUBILAEUM - The site of the Holy Year
  • VATICAN WEB SITE - The official site of the Holy See.
    A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY!

    On July 1, 1997, six and a half million FREE people of Hong Kong were sold into slavery. The butchers of Tiananmen have turned China into a vast concentration camp, where public celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass is a criminal offence, punishable by many years of prison. Thousands of Chinese are sentenced to death and executed every year, after the forcible removal of their vital organs, which are sold for hard currency in the lucrative human organs market.
    There are over 250,000 Catholics in Hong Kong; the Catholic religious orders run the school system there. Pray for the martyred Christians of China, for the Christians of Hong Kong and for their deliverance from Communist slavery! --- Michael Olteanu, M.S.

  • The Party for Freedom and Democracy in China --- The Laogai Research Foundation
  • Legislative Councillor Emily Lau's Page --- The Democratic Party of Hong Kong
  • The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China

  • CHRISTUS REX INFORMATION SERVICE - News and Special Reports
  • CHRISTUS REX ET REDEMPTOR MUNDI
  • HUMAN RIGHTS SERVERS
  • WEB SITES AND HOME PAGES hosted by Christus Rex
  • LINKS TO SELECT WWW SITES
  • VATICAN CITY Tourist Information
    Cappella Sistina
    Built between 1475 and 1483, in the time of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, the Sistine Chapel has originally served as Palatine Chapel. The chapel is rectangular in shape and measures 40.93 meters long by 13.41 meters wide, i.e. the exact dimensions of the Temple of Solomon, as given in the Old Testament. It is 20.70 meters high and is roofed by a flattened barrel vault, with little side vaults over the centered windows.

    The architectural plans were made by Baccio Pontelli and the construction work was supervised by Giovannino de' Dolci. The wall paintings were executed by Pietro Perugino, Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Cosimo Rosselli, Luca Signorelli and their respective workshops, which included Pinturicchio, Piero di Cosimo and Bartolomeo della Gatta.

    Michelangelo Buonarroti was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling; the work was completed between 1508 and 1512. He painted the Last Judgement over the altar, between 1535 and 1541, being commissioned by Pope Paul III Farnese.

    We include a master plan of the Chapel which helps locate each painting by assigning an alphanumeric code.

    O through M - Scenes from the Life of Christ - 15 Images
    L through I - Scenes from the Life of Christ - 15 Images
    O through I - Popes on the intermediate zone of the Life of Christ wall - 12 Images
    A through D - Scenes from the Life of Moses - 18 Images
    E through F - Scenes from the Life of Moses - 14 Images
    A through F - Popes on the intermediate zone of the Life of Moses wall - 12 Images
    Michelangelo's Ceiling (1508 - 1512) : Overview - 18 Images
    1 through 3 - Scenes from Genesis at the top of the ceiling - 14 Images
    4 through 5 - Scenes from Genesis - 14 Images
    6 - Scenes from Genesis : Expulsion from Paradise - 9 Images
    7 through 9 - Scenes from Genesis : Noah - 12 Images
    10 through 13 - Scenes from the Old Testament - 9 Images
    14 through 17 - Prophets and Sibyls around the edges of the ceiling - 14 Images
    18 through 21 - Prophets and Sibyls around the edges of the ceiling - 16 Images
    22 through 25 - Prophets and Sibyls around the edges of the ceiling - 15 Images
    26 through 32 - Ancestors of Christ in spandrels and lunettes - 18 Images
    33 through 39 - Ancestors of Christ in spandrels and lunettes - 19 Images
    40 - Michelangelo's Last Judgement on the altar wall - 19 Images
    40 - Last Judgement : Celestial World - 26 Images
    40 - Last Judgement : Resurrection of the Dead - 17 Images
    Decorative Elements - 17 Images

    Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi, a private, non-profit organization and its Executive Director Michael Olteanu are solely responsible for the design of this server, for generating all images and commentaries.
    They should not be construed as being endorsed by or as being representative of the official position of the Holy See or any agency thereof.
    Last Revision: June 30, 1997
  • Access Statistics summary report for last week --- complete report.
  • Access Statistics reports for previous weeks.
    Awards granted to the Christus Rex Web Site.
    Return to Christus Rex home page for access to the Vatican City, Raphael Stanze and Loggia, Vatican Museums.
    Please send your comments and problem reports to Michael Olteanu.
    E-mail [email protected]