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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ S. Sisto Vecchio •

Anchor 1 ▼ Confessio Artist: Ignazio Jacometti Date: 1882 • This statue is of the apostle St. Peter • The statues of the other ten apostles, found in the niches, were created by various artists. The statue of Paul is to the right

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Ceiling • The coffered ceiling includes the coats of arms of Pope Pius VII (1800-1823), Pope Leo XII (1823-1829), Pope Pius VIII (1829-1830), Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846), and that of the basilica which is an arm grasping a sword. These were the four Popes from the time of the fire until the reconsecration of the transept

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Blessed Sacrament Chapel Artist: Stefano Maderno Date: 1600s • As the crucifix over the altar is the one that spoke to St. Bridget of Sweden in 1370, this statue depicts her in the moment of her vision

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ St. Francis Cabrini • St. Francis Cabrini lived from 1850-1917 ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Francis Borgia

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Jerome Artist: Domenichino Date: Mosaic copy • The altarpiece is Last Communion of St. Jerome. St. Jerome (340-420 ca.) in Bethlehem receives Eucharist from St. Ephraem • The original painting is in the Vatican Pinacoteca

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Papal Altar

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Helen • The doorway leads to the Chapel of St. Helen

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Byzantine Doors Artist: Staurachius Date: 1070 • These doors were commissioned by Pantaleone, consul of Amalfi in Constantinople. They were made in Teodoro • There are 54 scenes from the life of Christ, apostles, prophets, and symbols • These doors were originally the main central doors on the exterior side. They were damaged in the fire and, after being restored, were moved to the interior of the Holy door ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Cupola • ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Transept • The four columns are of verde antico

Anchor 1 ▼ Blessed Sacrament Chapel ▶ ◀

This image of a church of Rome helps reveal the beauty of the city. Anchor 1 ▼ Calidarium • ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic Artist: Carlo Marchionni, Pietro Bracci Date: 1734-1739 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Benedict XIII. Pope Benedict XIII was buried here in 1730. The design was by Marchionni and the execution by Bracci • On the right is Purity [Religion?] (1734-1739) by Pietro Bracci • On the left is Humility (1734-1739) by Bartolomeo Pincellotti

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Francis Xavier ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Borghese Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Paul Icon • This icon commemorates the first time that a primate of the Greek Orthodox Church made an official visit to the Pope and Church of Rome. The archbishop of Athens Christodoulos met Pope Benedict at St. Paul outside the Walls on December 14, 2006

Anchor 1 ▼ Conversion of St. Paul Altar ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Cupola Artist: Girolamo Muziano; Nicola La Piccola • The cupola mosaics are various icons about Mary • The pendentives, from top left clockwise, are the doctors of the church St. Jerome, St. Gregory the Great, St. Basil the Great, and St. Gregory Nazianzen. Relics of St. Gregory Nazianzen are in the Gregorian chapel below ▶