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 ▼ ▲ ▶ Lante della Rovere Chapel Artist: Pietro Tenerani Date: 1869-1871 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Carlotta and Livia Lante della Rovere • The relief below is of the two sisters Carlotta and Livia with their father Giulio

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Francis of Paola

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Altar of St. Hyacinth • This chapel was originally dedicated to the Madonna of the Rosary in 1580 by Andrea Cesi. A painting of the Madonna of the Rosary that was here was moved to the Frangipane chapel and this chapel was rededicated to St. Hyacinth ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Passage of Pope Innocent X Artist: Enrico Tadolino Date: 1932 • The monument is Cardinal Pietro Gasparri. Cardinal Gasparri (1852-1934) negotiated the Lateran Treaty between the Vatican and Italy on behalf of Pope Pius XI (1922-1939). He signed it with Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) in the Lateran palace on February 11, 1929

Anchor 1 ▼ Monument to Clement X Artist: Mattia De Rossi (design); Ercole Ferrata (pope); Lazzaro Morelli (left statue); Giuseppe Mazzuloi (right statue) Date: 1684 • This is Monument to Pope Clement X (1670-1676). The left statue is Beneficence and the right is Clemency Artist: Leonardo Reti Date: 1675 • The base relief is of the Holy Door being opened in 1675 • On the floor, in front of the monument, is a stone that marks the tombs of Popes Sixtus IV (1471-1484) and Julius II (1503-1513). They were previously buried in the right aisle in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel but relocated here in 1926. Julius II was instrumental in the building of this new St. Peters basilica. Michelangelo was supposed to make Julius II's tomb with 40 statutes but only the famous Moses, now found in S. Pietro in Vincoli, was ever completed.

Anchor 1 ▼ Nave Date: 431-440 • The mosaics date mostly from Pope Sixtus III (432-440) • The mosaics on the left are Old Testament events of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Artist: Giovanni Battista Ricci; Baldassarre Croce; others Date: 1593 • The 22 paintings are New Testament events mostly of Mary ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Matronea • After the Augustinian nuns were given the church in 1560, the cloistered nuns could follow Mass at the women's galleries (matronea) ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Sacred Heart Chapel Artist: Joseph Peniz and Paul Bril • The painting is St. Francis and the Wolf