Quo Vadis

During a persecution of Christians St. Peter decided to leave Rome. On his way out of the city - along the Via Appia - Peter met Jesus who was walking toward Rome. Peter asked, "Domine, quo vadis?" (Lord, where are you going?) Jesus said, "I am coming to Rome to be crucified again." Peter understood that he needed to turn around, go back to Rome and risk martyrdom, which eventually took place about 64 AD. Here is a picture of the miraculous footprints left by Our Lord in the Chuch called Quo Vadis built on the spot of His encounter with Peter.