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  • Clement VIII - Main | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Tomb of Pope Clement VIII Artist: Flaminio Ponzio Date: 1610-1614 • The statue is of Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) with reliefs of the key events of his reign. Pope Paul V placed his tomb here because he made him a cardinal Artist: Guido Reni • Left of the window is Vision of St. John Damascene • Right of the window is Vision of St. Ildephonse Artist: Ippolito Buzzi • Left upper relief is Peace between Philip II of Spain and Henry IV of France Artist: Pietro Bernini • Center upper relief is Coronation of Clement VIII Artist: Valsoldino • Right upper relief is Canonization of St. Hyacinth and St. Raymond

  • Stuarts - Frame | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Monument to the Last of the Stuarts Artist: A. Canova Date: 1817-1819 • The busts near the top are, from left, James Edward (1688-1766), his son Charles Edward (1720-1788) and other son Henry Benedict (1725-1807). The first two were pretenders to the throne and Henry was cardinal of York . They are buried in the grottoes • On the left and the right of the doorway are genii

  • Baptistry - Back | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Baptistry ▲ ▶ ◀

  • Pieta - Aisle Ceiling | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Pieta Artist: Pietro da Cortona (design); Ciro Ferri (design) • The cupola is Salvation through the Cross • The pendentives, from top left clockwise, are Jeremiah, Moses, Abraham, and Noah ▶ ◀

  • Cruc - Main | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Blessed Sacrament Chapel Artist: Carlo Maderno Date: 1625 • This chapel designed by Maderno in the Baroque style was the only one to survive the fire Artist: Sienese school; Pietro Cavallini; Tino di Camaino Date: 1300s • This is the crucifix that spoke to St. Bridget of Sweden when she prayed before it in 1370 • Pietro Cavallini is believed to be buried in this chapel ▲ ▶ ◀

  • Gregorian - Altar | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Gregorian Chapel • The relics are of St. Gregory Nazianzen. St. Gregory (329-389 ca). was the Patriarch of Constantinople and is a doctor of the church. The relics were placed here by Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585) who moved them from S. Maria in Campo Marzio. The chapel was completed during his pontificate and is named after him

  • Nave - BR Font | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Holy Water Stoups Date: Late 1400s • This is a stoup for holy water. Inside the basin are images of fish

  • Family - Altarpiecee | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Holy Family Chapel Artist: Pietro Gagliardi Date: 1890 ca. • The altarpiece is Holy Family of Nazareth • The four statues in the corners are the cardinal virtues: prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude ▲ ▶ ◀

  • Passion - Grave | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Christ's Passion ▲

  • Clemency - L Door | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Madonna of the Clemency Chapel ▶ ▲

  • Back - M + 3a | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Entrance

  • Garbrielli - Left Frame | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Gabrielli Chapel Artist: Girolamo Muziano Date: 1550 • The fresco in the center of the columns is Prophet. Above and below this are Allegorical Figures

  • Sisto - Mid R | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ S. Sisto Vecchio •

  • Preb - Conversion Saint R | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Conversion of St. Paul Altar Artist: Achille Stocchi Date: 1800s • The statue is of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

  • Bald - Crypt L | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ Confession ◀

  • S. Marcella - Ceiling | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ S. Marcella •

  • Hyacinth - Main | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Altar of St. Hyacinth Artist: Unknown Date: 1598 • The painting over the altar is Appearance of the Madonna to St. Hyacinth • The patron Ottaviano Leoni (Padovanino) commissioned this painting in 1598 after the Marian standard of the Capricanica Chapel was removed

  • S. Cecilia in Trastevere | beggarsrome

    Anchor 1 S. Cecilia in Trastevere Traditional date: 230 ca. Earliest record: 499 Current renovation: 1599-1600 • The church is dedicated to St. Cecilia who was martyred after refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods • The current church is located on the site of St. Cecilia's original house where she was killed • Pope Urban I (222-230) made the house into a house church. The current church renovation is from Cardinal Paolo Sfondrati in 1599-1600

  • Dominic - Whole Left | beggarsrome

    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

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