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This church houses what are supposed to be the chains of Saint Peter, which were used in his imprisonment in Judea and Rome. The miracle of the chains is supposed to have happened in the following way. The wife of the emperor at the time had the chains brought from Judea to Rome. Then both sets of chains miraculously interlinked themselves to each other.

They can be seen in the church underneath the alter. Another remarkable piece of art is the sculpture of Moses which was sculpted by Michelangelo. The sculpture was originally for the funeral monument of one of the popes, which was supposed to have been placed in the middle of St Peters Basilica. However Michelangelo only ever got to finish one side of what was supposed to be an enormous tomb.

Other interesting features are the fresco on the wall of St Sabastiano and the tombstone situated in the wall on the left side of the entrance. When you are in the church please try to be quiet or you will be treated to the care taker coming out and shooooooooing everybody into silence