Inside the Vatican

The Renaissance (1x3)

: 08, 1993

Civilization was awakening from its dark slumber, and theologians were beginning to question the moral and legal authority of the Vatican, threatening the very foundation of the church. Journey back to those turbulent times with Sir Peter. Meet Savonarola, the fiery mystic priest who railed against vice, and Martin Luther, whose battles against religious corruption wrought the Reformation. Witness the creation of the greatest works of art the world has ever known. Pope Julius II defied public wrath by tearing down the 1,000 year-old St. Peter's Basilica, and gave Michelangelo the Vatican to use as his canvas to crate a masterpiece that still inspires awe and reverence today.