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Anchor 1 ▼ Left Aisle ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ S. Maria Maggiore

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb Artist: Unknown Date: 0-100 • After the fire, excavations revealed a 1st-2nd century tomb below the altar. The writing on the slab reads PAULO APOSTOLOMART and is from the 4th century • The slab had three openings so that incense could be placed inside on St. Paul's feast day and pilgrims could touch objects against his relics. A copy is in the museum • Above the tomb are chains that held Paul while prisoner in Rome

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ St. Ignatius Rooms Artist: Jacques Courtois and Pozzo Date: Around 1700

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola Artist: Flemish craftsmen Date: 1633-1635 • This baroque organ loft is matched with another on the opposite side the church

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ ▶ Baldachin Artist: Arnolfo di Cambio Date: 1283 • The baldachin sits on columns of black and white marble and is in an Italian Gothic style

▼ Anchor 1 Dome Artist: Antonio Raggi Date: 1662-1665 • The statue is of St. Andrew being taken into heaven • The dome is a collection of gilded hexagonal coffers which gradually diminish in size. The hexagonal coffers house different kinds of flowers ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Giustiniani Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Door of Death Artist: Giacomo Manzu Date: 1964 • The panels reference the Death of Pope John XXIII. Pope John XXIII (1958-1963) called the Second Vatican Council but died before its completion on June 3, 1963 ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Main Altar Artist: Francesco Moderati Date: 1717 • The statue is St. Anastasius • St. Anastasius and St. Rasius, the statues on either side of the altar, were Roman martyrs. They are both wearing priestly vestments although little is known of their lives • In 1675 it was determined that of all the bones of the saints that were originally brought to the pagan pantheon to reconsecrate it as a Christian church, only the bones of these saints were identifiable because they were in a unique casket. Pope Clement X (1670-1676) placed them in the main altar and gave these aedicules to honor them

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Anchor 1 ▼ Naro Chapel Artist: Francesco Nappi Date: 1600 ca. • The dome is The Four Prophets among Angels ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ St. John the Baptist Artist: Giuseppe Obici Date: 1858 • The statue is St. John the Baptist. By his baptism of repentance and teaching, St. John the Baptist was preparing the way for Jesus' ministry • This statue was placed here in order to balance out the right side of the altar with the left side's Christ the Risen Redeemer of Michelangelo

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Dormition of Our Lady Artist: Giovanni Odazzi; Ignaz Stern • The altarpiece is Assumption with St. Dominic and St. Philip Neri

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Sebastian

Anchor 1 ▼ Atrium ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Far Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Model • This is a model of the basilica as started by Emperor Theodosius and completed by Emperor Honorius in 395. It was embellished over the years until the fire in 1823. The model displays how it looked before the fire ▶

Anchor 1 Monument to Cardinal Sfondrati Date: 1618 Artist: Carlo Maderno • Cardinal Paolo Sfondrati (1561-1618) was titular from 1591-1618 and renovated the church in 1599-1600. He is buried inside the church • The left statue is St. Agnes and the right is St. Cecilia • The relief is of Sfondrati showing the body of St. Cecilia to Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605). Sfondrati had accidentally found this and other tombs during his renovations. Pope Pascal I had originally placed them there in 822 • This memorial was originally at the end of the right aisle where the St. Therese statue is currently located ▼ ◀