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Opposite the Franziskanerkirche, arches on the south side of Franziskanergasse lead through to the Peterskirche , Salzburg's most dazzling Rococo statement. Although occupying a largely Romanesque shell, the church was extensively remodelled in the late eighteenth century, with Philip Hinterseer's elaborate wrought-iron gates separating the porch from a sumptuous visual feast of stucco mouldings in the nave. Among paintings crowding the walls are two dramatic renditions of the Crucifixion by Ignazio Solari and Kaspar Memberger - sombre, extravagantly staged affairs. Behind the church, the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century graves of Salzburg's middle class fill the arcades of the Petersfriedhof , lurking beneath the cliffs of the Hohensalzburg. Catacombs cut into the rock face by Christian inhabitants of third-century Juvavum are accessible by a brief guided tour (in German with English summary; May-Sept on the hour 10.30am-5pm; Oct-April Wed & Thur 10.30am-3.30pm, Fri-Sun 10.30am-4pm; oS12/?0.87), worth considering more for the atmosphere than any historic sights. Christianity died out after the Roman Empire abandoned the region to Germanic tribes in the fifth century, but was revived by ss Virgil and Rupert.
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