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Crypt
Artist: Chapel by Giovanni Battista Giovenale; Mosaics by Giuseppe Bravi; Statue of St. Cecilia by Cesare Aureli
Date: 1899-1901
Benefactor: Cardinal Rampolla
• The window over the alter displays the three sarcophagi of the saints
• The altar mosaic is St. Cecilia taken to Heaven by Angels with medallions of St. Tiburtius on the left and St. Valerian on the right
• The mosaic to the left of the altar is Angel Appears to Sts. Cecilia and Valerian
• The mosaic to the right of the altar is Sts. Cecilia, Valerian, and Tiburtius
• There are thirty-five grey granite columns
• The floor is contempoary cosmatesque
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