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Anchor 1 ▼ Atrium Artist: Giuseppe Obici Date: 1800s • The St. Paul statue portrays him with a sword because it was the instrument through which he was beheaded. Although condemned for being Christian, Paul was entitled to this type of death because he was a Roman citizen. The inscription reads: " To the preacher of truth, the teacher of nations" • The columns in front of the facade are red Baveno granite. A head of St. Paul is carved into the top of the columns

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Cyriaca Date: 1200s • The relief is Virgin and St. John Hold the Dead Christ. Date: 1600s • The sides have reliefs of souls suffering in purgatory • The door on the left is an entrance to the Catacombs of St. Cyriaca. St. Cyriaca (249 d.) was the Roman woman who, after his martyrdom, buried St. Lawrence on this site.

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Holy Trinity ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Ponziani Chapel Artist: Attributed to the school of Pinturicchio • This fresco is of St. John the Evangelist

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Anchor 1 ▼ St. Matthew Artist: Cesare Nebbia • The medallion is St. Matthew • The medallion diameter is 29 feet Artist: Cristoforo Roncalli • Outside of the medallion are Angels • The Latin inscription above reads: "You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church. I will entrust to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 16:18) ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Aldobrandini Chapel Artist: Cherubino Alberti Date: 1605-1611 • The lunette is The Eritrean Sibyl

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Tomb of Urban VIII Artist: Bernini Date: 1628-1647 • The bronze statue is of Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644). A bronze symbol of Death is on the urn and lists the pope's name. The marble statue on the left is Charity and on the right Justice. Also, there are two Barberini bees on the upper plinth and one on the urn • Pope Urban VIII was one of Bernini's patrons

Anchor 1 Life of St. Paul From left to right: Artist: Cesare Mariani Date: 1857-1860 • Stoning of Paul at Lystra Artist: Luigi Cochetti Date: 1857-1860 • Vision at Troas • Exorcism at Philippi • These chronologically ordered scenes from the life of St. Paul were intended by Pope Pius IX to replace the Cavallini works destroyed by the fire ▶ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Sacred Heart Chapel Artist: Unknown Date: Modern • The fresco in the value is Triumph of the Lamb ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Gregorian Portico

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Barbara • The damaged paintings are of events in the life of St. Barbara ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Pavement Artist: Opus Alexandrinum Date: 1200s • This pavement was constructed during the addition of Pope Honorius III (1216-1227) of this nave area

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Petronilla Artist: Guercino Date: Mosaic copy • This is Burial of St. Petronilla. The original painting is in the Capitoline Museum in Rome • The relics of St. Petronilla (200s) were moved from the catacombs of Domitilla to old St. Peter's during the reign of Pope Paul I (757-767). They were then transferred to the new St. Peter's in 1606 • The cupola mosaic is Heavenly Militia • The pendentives, from top left clockwise, are church fathers who have written on angels including Dionysius the Areopagite, Flavian of Constantinople, St. Leo the Great, and St. Bernard ◀ ▶

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Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Our Lady of the Annunciation Artist: Cesare Nebbia Date: 1589-1614 • The lunettes are Childhood of Jesus • Under the arch are Stories of the Virgin • These are probably some of the last works of the artist Cesare Nebbia ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Statue of St. Cecilia • Gilded relief shows three of the saints buried here • From left to right: Sts. Pope Lucius I, Pope Urban I, and Maximus

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Portico • The panel is the meeting of St. Paul with St. Peter in Jerusalem. Galatians 2:9 mentions that Peter (Cephas) gave his hand to Paul in partnership at the Council of Jerusalem • Below, the panel notes the doors were made in 2008 during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI