your walking, traveller, and enter this sacred temple in which you will find the footprint of our Lord Jesus Christ when He met with St. Peter who escaped from the prison. An alms for the wax and the oil is recommended in order to free some spirits from Purgatory." Pope Gregory XVI found the advertising tone of this inscription so inappropriate that he ordered its removal in 1845. There is also a modern column with a bust of Henryk Sienkiewicz, the Polish author of the famous historical fiction novel Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero (1886). It is said that Sienkiewicz was inspired to write his novel while sitting in this church. The church is currently administered by priests of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel. See also Quo vadis Saint Peter's tomb References External links 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches in Rome Relics associated with Jesus Roman Catholic churches completed in 1637 Rome Q. IX Appio-Latino 1637 establishments in Italy