Obelisk in Vatican

AB OMNI MALO - LIBERA NOS - DOMINE- "At that time, there erected an altar to the Lord, in the middle Egypt, and on its borders, an obelisk dedicated to the Lord. And they shall be a monument to the Lord in the land of Egypt. When abused by oppressors, call upon the Lord, and he will send you a savior, a defender who will set you free. " (Isaiah 19: 19-20) Obelisk at the Vatican Heliopolis, Egypt - 1835 BC From a monolith by Pharaoh Mencia, the obelisk served to be devoted to "god" sun. As the Egyptian pagan customs.

Alexandria was carried by a large ship in the year 37 AD at the behest of the emperor Caligula (37 AD - 41 AD) to Rome.

In the circus built by Caligula in Rome, the obelisk was erected in the spine.

At the top, contained a golden urn with the ashes of Caesar.

Eventually the circus of Caligula became the Circus of Nero

Eventually the circus of Caligula became the Circus of Nero and there crucified, burned, tossed to the lions, in order ... ... killed several Christians. Among them, St. Peter, upside down on a inverted cross that same circus.

And there the obelisk was a silent witness of the martyrdom of St. Peter and many other Christians.

Soon after, he was made a simple Christian temple near the Circus, where the Apostle was buried. The obelisk contained two Latin inscriptions "divine" Augustus and "divine" Tiberius. Outside the witness and what remained was preserved. Over the ages, Christians raised on site, the Basilica of St. Peter.

On April 30, 1586, Domenico Fontana with the approval of Pope Sixtus V began to transfer the obelisk on the left side of the Basilica to St. Peter's Square after building a solid foundation to support its weight. There the obelisk was EXORCISED and CONSECRATED. The obelisk has no hieroglyphics, has only inscriptions in Latin. At the top was placed a fragment of the true Cross of Christ.

With the subscription: (At Holy Cross, the stone was consecrated Pope Sixtus V, and from its original seat of Augustus and Tiberius, is removed in 1586) At the base are four bronze lions supported by a pedestal. With the subscription:

North: (Pope Sixtus V, the Invicta Cross, the impious superstition of the obelisk in the Vatican is pardoned, just and joyous consecration, in the year 1586, the second of his pontificate)

South: (Pope Sixtus V, the Vatican obelisk, the gentiles, dedicated to the worship wicked, in hard work transferred to the square of the Apostle in the year 1586, the second of his pontificate) To the East and West sides, inscriptions exorcists.

West: WINS CHRIST - REIGNS CHRIST - IMPERIA CHRIST - CHRIST DEFENDS HIS PEOPLE OF ALL EVIL

BEHOLD THE CROSS OF THE LORD - FLEE ENEMIES - WON THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH Is exorcised! The obelisk was exorcised in the Vatican. This monument though it served the pagan cult, never ceased to be a stone, a monolith. What inhabited there is no longer there. BEHOLD THE CROSS OF THE LORD - FLEE ENEMIES - WON THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH