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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

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ St. Therese of Lisieux Chapel • Statue is of St. Therese of Lisieux

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Pius IX Artist: Ludwig Seitz Date: 1890 ca. • St. Lawrence is on the left and St. Peter on the right ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas • The entry arch has an inscription dedicating this chapel to the Virgin of the Annunciation and St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) • The chapel was built by the Dominican Cardinal Oliviero Carafa (1430-1511) who commissioned Filippino Lippi to make the frescoes. This is Lippi's only work in Rome • The Dominican St. Thomas Aquinas has been declared a doctor of the Church and continues to be one of the most influential theologians in the history of the Catholic church ▲ ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Chapel of Our Lady della Strada • This is a reliquary

Anchor 1 ▼ Pavement Date: 1100s • The cosmatesque pavement is one of the few remnants the basilica as it was under Pope Lucius II (1144-1145)

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Chapel of the Presentation

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Sforza Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ Confession • Under this altar are the relics of St. Stephen, St. Lawrence, and St. Justin Martyr • The story of St. Stephen (5-36) can be found in Acts of the Apostles 6:1-8:1. After he preaches the resurrected Jesus, he is stoned to death by the Jewish authorities. He is often call the protomartyr which, in Greek, simply means the first martyr. His relics were brought from the East and placed here by Pope Pelagius (578-590) • The story of St. Lawrence (225-258) can be found in the Liber Peristephanon dated around 400. He is said to have been martyred in Rome on a hot gridiron. After his death, St. Cyriaca (249 d.), a Roman woman, buried St. Lawrence on this site. • A few of the writings of St. Justin Martyr (100-165) have been preserved. St. Justin was a pagan philosopher who eventually became Christian and went on to defend the faith until he was martyred in Rome.

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Sebastiano •

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

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Balbina •

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

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Aisle