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Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Madonna of the Clemency Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ St. Francis Xavier Chapel Artist: Baciccia Date: 1705 • This painting is St. Francis Xavier Preaching

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Nave

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Colonna Chapel Artist: Baldassarre Croce • The painting is Coronation of the Virgin

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Camillus de Lellis

Anchor 1 ▶ ▲ ◀ Entrance • Above the door, two angels hold the Pamphili coat of arms and an inscription which reads: "Prince Camillo Pamphili, son of Innocent X's brother, built this church to St. Andrew the Apostle"

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Apse Artist: Iacopo Torriti; Iacopo da Camerino (restoration) Date: 324 ca; 1292 • The original basilica of Constantine of 324 had a mosaic in the apse. When this fell into disrepair, it is believed that Pope Nicholas IV (1288-1292) financed its restoration in 1292. Pope Nicholas IV was a Franciscan and he hired two Franciscan friars to do the work • At the top is the head of Jesus with angels. This is probably original as it recalls the appearance of the head of Jesus during the consecration of the church by Pope Sylvester in 324. Below the Holy Spirit descends above a cross. Below the cross the four rivers of Paradise flow into the Jordan. The animals and river may also be original. The saints, from left to right, are St. Paul, St Peter, St. Francis of Assisi (small), Pope Nicholas IV (small), Mary, St. John the Baptist, St. Anthony of Padua (small), St. John the Evangelist, and St. Andrew. The large saints are probably original but the friars added the smaller saints to promote their Franciscan order. Below are the other 9 apostles with a friar near the left and a friar near the right. These may be self portraits of the friars

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Michael the Archangel Artist: Guido Reni Date: Mosaic copy • This is St. Michael the Archangel. The original painting is in S. Maria della Concezione ◀ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Matthew Artist: Cesare Nebbia • The medallion is St. Matthew • The medallion diameter is 29 feet Artist: Cristoforo Roncalli • Outside of the medallion are Angels

Anchor 1 ▼ Ponziani Chapel Artist: Attributed to the school of Pinturicchio • This fresco is of St. Mark the Evangelist

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 ▼ Central Bronze Doors Artist: Filarate (Antonio Arevulino) Date: 1433-1445 • The panel is Life and Martyrdom of St. Paul. Filarate's signature can be seen above this left panel • These doors were originally used at old St. Peter's by the gift of Pope Eugenius IV (1431-1447). They were cast in Florence ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Bronze Doors Date: Around 29 BC • These doors come from the Roman Forum and were originally of the Curia building which housed the Roman senate. Pope Alexander VII (1655-1667) moved them here in 1660. He added the bronze strips on which his heraldic device, a star, can be seen

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Gregorian Portico • As part of the rebuilding project after the fire, Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) asked the main architect Luigi Poletti to make a portico. It was thus named after Pope Gregory • The 12 columns used in the design were part of the original basilica before the fire. One of the columns has an inscription from the original consecration in 390 by Pope Siricius

Anchor 1 ▼ Baptistry Artist: Giuseppe Spagna Date: 1825 ca. • The porphyry font was donated by Pope Leo XII (1823-1829) and moved here in 1825 ▲