The cathedral … that is not Saint Peter’s

Did you ever ask yourself who has been the first Pope of the history?
Who is the first ring of this long long chain of Popes?

The first was the Apostolo Simone

(later called Pietro, dead in the 69 a.c.).

Inside the Basilica of Saint Peter there is the pontifical throne said to be of him (said to be....!), the first Pope. It is placed in a colossal case that rests against the wall of the apse and was built by Bernini in bronze, marble, stucco work, gold and glass, and is sustained by four saints: St. Ambrose and St. Augustine at the front, and St. Anastasias and St. John Crisosthomus at the back. The composition is so masterful that it must be seen during a holiday in Rome!
Further to careful analyses conducted during restoration carried out by a special commission of experts nominated by Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) in 1968, it turned out that the pontifical seat – known as the Cathedral of Saint Peter – only dates back to the IX century! It is too "recent" to belong to Pietro!

It is probably the Carolingian throne brought to Rome by Carlo il Calvo in 875 when he was crowned in the basilica by Pope Giovanni VIII (872-882).