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

Anchor 1 ▶ ▲ ◀ ▼ Chapel of the Relics Artist: Chapel designed by Luigi Vanvitelli • Altar painting is of the Virgin Mary • Numerous relics of saints fill the back wall

Anchor 1 ▼ Lancelotti Chapel Artist: Filippo Carcani Date: 1675 • The stucco depicts events from the life of St. Francis of Assisi that are connected with St. John Lateran ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Frangipane Chapel Artist: Roman School with Influences from Florence Date: 1494 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Giovanni Arberini • The relief is Hercules against the Nemean Lion. It is a Roman copy of the 5th Century B.C. Greek work

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ St. Lawrence Chapel Artist: Arturo Viligiardi Date: 1900s • The lunettes on the side walls are from the life of St. Lawrence Artist: Guglielmo Calderini; Monteneri of Perugia Date: 1928 • Calderini designed and Monteneri executed the inlaid choir stalls. The Benedictine monks use this space to celebrate Mass

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Anchor 1 ▼ Assumption Aedicule Artist: Andrea Cammasei Date: 1639 • The painting is Assumption

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Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of the Dormition of Our Lady Artist: Antonio Montauti Date: 1734 • The statue is the Pieta

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas Artist: Filippino Lippi Date: 1489-1492 • The fresco is the Assumption of the Virgin. The apostles open Mary's tomb (see below) and she is raised to heaven by God • The angels' military band instruments indicate Carafa's naval conquests. From top- right, they hold a cornamuse, triangle, drum, three torches, harp, trumpet, and drum • To the right and left of Mary, the two thuribles are based on those of Sandro Botticelli in the Sistine chapel ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Helen Artist: Niccolo Circignani Date: 1590 ca • The center is Scene from the Life of St. Helen • The lunettes are Allegorical Representation of Virtues ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion • The doorway leads to the Chapel of the Relics of the Passion

Anchor 1 ▼ Medallion Date: 1700s • The medallion is Angel with the Seamless Robe of Jesus. Each of the four medallions in the nave have a relic of the passion of Jesus

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Tomb of Raphael Artist: Giuseppe Fabris Date: 1833 • The bust is Raphael • Below the bust is the tombstone of Raphael who is buried in this chapel below the main statue

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ ▶ Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul Artist: Giovanni Baglione • The painting is of Sts. Peter and Paul • Two columns of verde antico marble are on both sides of the painting

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