Anchor 1 Portico • There are three main doors separated by statues of St. Peter on the left and St. Paul on the right • Above the doors are frescoes of St. Paul's companions • On the right, is a statue of St. Luke who was a companion of Paul on his missionary journeys. Luke wrote the Gospel of Luke as well as Acts of the Apostles ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Teresiae ab Infante Jesu •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Date: 1700s • The relief is the Preaching of John the Baptist. The story can be found in the Bible in Matthew 3:1-17, Mark 1:4-11, Luke 3:1-22, and John 1:10-42 • These upper reliefs are all scenes from the life of John the Baptist ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ Colonna Chapel Artist: Lazzaro Baldi Date: 1671 • The painting is Appearance of the Virgin to St. Rose of Lima who is Saying the Rosary ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Sebastiano •

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Joseph in the Holy Land Chapel ◀

Anchor 1 North Entrance ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Presbytery Artist: Francesco Grandi • The painting is Innocent III Approves the Franciscan and Dominican Orders. The tomb of Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) can be found in the right transept Artist: Morettini of Perugia Date: 1886 • The organ is of Morettini ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ North Entrance Artist: Nicolas Cordier Date: 1608 • The statue is King Henry IV of France. Henry IV was a benefactor of St. John Lateran

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Chapel of St. Helen • The inscription notes that the Chapel of St. Helen is built on soil from Calvary. When St. Helen returned from Jerusalem with the cross she also brought soil from Calvary. This chapel is built on top of that soil. Thus the name of this church: Holy Cross in Jerusalem • The inscription also notes that women are only allowed to enter the chapel on March 20 which is the date of the chapel's dedication. The reason for this is because, at the time, the church was part of a monastery which was for men only

Anchor 1 ▼ Monument ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Nave ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 Chiesa del Preziosissimo Sangue •

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Christ's Passion Artist: Giuseppe Valeriano and Gaspare Celio • The painting is Christ Nailed to the Cross ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Baptistery

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Torlonia Chapel Artist: Pietro Tenerani Date: 1844 • The statue is Christ Taken from the Cross Artist: Pietro Galli • In the niches on the left and right (slightly in view), as well as those in the back (not viewable), are the four cardinal virtues fortitude, justice, prudence, and temperance

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Cardinal Bernardo Caraccio Date: 1255 ca • The monument is Tomb of Cardinal Bernardo Caraccioilo of Naples. ▶ ◀