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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

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Pius IX

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic • This was originally a smaller chapel which was built by the Arberini family and then given to the Iuperini and Amidei families. The Dominicans began a reconstruction project from 1649-1656 that can be seen in the eight black and white marble columns which are the colors of their order. Martino Longhi directed this project but it was halted for lack of funds. Fra Giuseppe Paglia enlarged the chapel in 1676 but this was not completed until around 1700. The Dominican Pope Benedict XIII renovated the entire chapel in 1725 with Filippo Bracci directing the project. Pope Benedict XIII was later buried here in 1730. The carved balustrade is of polychrome marbles. St. Dominic (1170-1221) was founder of the Order or Preachers

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Portico

Anchor 1 ▼ Capranica Chapel • This is the sarcophagus that contained the body of St. Catherine of Siena from 1430-1855 . After 1855 her body was moved to the main altar where it currently lies ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Camillus de Lellis • St. Camillus de Lellis lived from 1550-1614

Anchor 1 ▼ Square ▶ ◀

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