In which church is Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses located?

Michelangelo’s sculpture of Moses is located in San Pietro in Vincoli, a basilica in Rome.

Michelangelo carved Moses around 1513–1515 for the tomb of Pope Julius II. The statue was originally intended to be part of a much larger, freestanding monument containing dozens of figures, but the tomb project was repeatedly reduced and redesigned. Moses ultimately became its central sculpture.

The figure is shown seated and holding the tablets of the Law. He has small horns on his head, an unusual detail based on the Latin Vulgate translation of Exodus, which was understood at the time to describe rays or “horns” of light shining from Moses’s face. The detail reflects a translation tradition rather than the Hebrew wording itself.

San Pietro in Vincoli means “Saint Peter in Chains,” referring to relics of chains traditionally associated with the apostle Peter. The church is not St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, one of the most frequent location mix-ups in questions about Michelangelo’s Roman works.