8At 74 years old, he was called to “save” St. Peter’s Basilica

The Catholic Church called on the retired painter when he was 74 years old, basically begging him to help them complete the seemingly never-ending work on St. Peter’s Basilica.

Ultimately the building wasn’t finished until after his death, but Michelangelo worked hard for 14 more years until he died at age 88, well past the average age of the time.

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