Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Ignatius of Loyola

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Francis Caracciolo • St. Francis Caracciolo lived from 1563-1608

Anchor 1 ◀ S. Teresiae ab Infante Jesu •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Cyriaca • St. Cyriaca (249 d.) was the Roman woman who, after his martyrdom, buried St. Lawrence on this site. • The statue under the altar is St. Tarcisius. The statue on the left is St. Lawrence and, on the right, St. Stephen.

Anchor 1 Obelisk Date: 1500 BC • Originally from Egypt and King Thutmose IV (1420-1411 BC). Roman Emperor Constantius II (337-361) had it brought to Rome in 357 and erected it in the Circus Maximus. Pope Sixtus in 1588 had it moved here when he created the north entrance. This is the oldest obelisk in Rome. ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of Mary Immaculate and Saints

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Gregorian Room • There are also many fragments from the basilica before the fire

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Crucifixion Chapel

Anchor 1 ▲ ◀ St. Veronica Artist: Francesco Mochi Date: 1629-1632 • The statue is St. Veronica. According to the story, St. Veronica miraculously had the imprint of Jesus' face remain on her veil during the passion of Jesus • Each of the four piers are dedicated to an important relic that is housed in the balcony area above each statue. The statues are all 16 feet 6 inches high. The relic for this pier is the veil of St. Veronica. The veil is recorded to have been in old St. Peter's around the year 1000 ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Torlonia Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ North Entrance

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Naro Chapel Artist: Francesco Nappi Date: 1600 ca. • The painting over the altar is St. John the Baptist

Anchor 1 ▼ Caffarelli Chapel Artist: Gaspare Celio Date: 1621 • The vault is Episodes in the Life of St. Dominic

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Luigi d'Aquino Date: 1679 ca. • The tomb is of Luigi d'Aquino • Luigi d'Aquino (1633-1679) was general auditor for 5 popes of the Reverend Apostolic Chamber ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Back Wall • The inscription recalls the work of Pope Innocent X (1644-1655) on the pilasters and pavement • After St. Peter's building was finished in 1614, Innocent X organized the interior decorations so they would be complete for the 1650 Holy Year. There are 108 medallions. The dove with branch above and below each medallion is the heraldic charge of his family, the Pamphili

Anchor 1 ▼ Sacred Heart Chapel Artist: Joseph Peniz and Paul Bril • The painting is St. Francis Renounces His Earthly Father ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola Artist: Various • The seven bronze reliefs within the verde antico altar all represent scenes connected with St. Ignatius ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ St. Stephen Chapel Artist: Rinaldo Rinaldi Date: 1800s • The statue is St. Stephen. St. Stephen is called the protomartyr because he is the first Christian martyr as recorded in Acts of the Apostles. He is remembered here because Paul was present at his stoning • This altar canopy has two porphyry columns that match the baldachin of the main altar • This chapel was completely destroyed by the fire and had to be rebuilt ▼

Anchor 1 ◀ St. Basil Artist: Pierre Subleyras Date: Mosaic copy • The altarpiece is Mass of St. Basil. On Epiphany, in 372, St. Basil (329-379 ca.) celebrated Mass in the basilica of Caesarea in Cappadoccia. The Arian emperor Valens (364-378) was present and fainted due to the awe he had over St. Basil's piety • The original painting is in S. Maria degli Angeli • The relics of St. Josaphat Kuncewycz (1580-1623 ca.) are under the altar. He was archbishop of Polotsk (Belrussia) and was martyred for his commitment to Christian unity ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ St. Helen Relic Artist: Bernini Date: 1627 ca. • Each of the four piers are dedicated to an important relic that is housed in the balcony area above each statue. The decorations were designed by Bernini for Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644). Thus Urban's VIII's coat of arms is at the base. The spiral columns are from the altar of old St. Peter's • The relic for this pier is the true cross of St. Helena. The piece of the cross was given to St. Peter's by Pope Urban VIII. St. Helena was the mother of Constantine who legalized Christianity in 313. St. Helena traveled to Jerusalem in order to find the cross that Jesus was crucified on