Christus erscheint dem hl. Petrus an der Via Appia (Domine, quo vadis?)

Christ appearing to Saint Peter on the Appian Way (Domine, Quo Vadis?)

Saint Peter was fleeing the persecution of Christians in Rome when he encountered a vision of Christ. When he asked, 'Domine quo vadis? (Lord, where are you going?), Christ replied that he was going to Rome to be crucified for a second time. Peter then returned to Rome to face martyrdom.