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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Crucifix Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Albani Chapel Artist: Giuseppe Passeri Date: • The painting is Election of Pope Fabian. This is from a story where a dove lands on Fabian's head and the people take it as a sign that he should be elected Pope

Anchor 1 ▼ Confession • The architrave inscription reads: "Here, under the vault, lie the bodies of Blessed Stephen, protomartyr, Blessed Lawrence, deacon, and Justin, presbyter and martyr." • Four black and white marble columns and four green marble columns surround the tomb

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of Christ's Passion

Seven and Major Churches Minor Churches Seven, Major, and Minor Churches

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Anchor 1 ▼ Nave Artist: Alessandro Algardi (design) Date: 1650 • The relief on the left is the Jesus and the Penitent thief. This story is found in the Bible at Luke 23:39-43. In contrast to Adam and Even's expulsion from the garden, Jesus promises the good thief paradise • The relief on the right is the Baptism of Jesus. This story is found in the Bible in Matthew 3:14, Mark 1:10, and Luke 3:21. In contrast to Noah's waters of death, baptism in Jesus is the water of life • The prophet on the upper right is Ezekiel. The prophet on the upper left is Jeremiah ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Gregory the Great • The coat of arms is of Cardinal Carvajal who built the chapel around 1520 ca

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Gregory XVI Artist: Luigi Amici Date: 1854 • The monument is Tomb of Gregory XVI. The center statue is Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846). The left statue is Wisdom. The right statue Prudence holds a mirror and serpent

Anchor 1 ▼ Papal Altar Date: 590s (Altar of St. Gregory the Great); 1120s (Altar of Pope Callistus II); 1594 (Altar of Pope Clement VIII) • The papal altar is directly above the tomb of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus. Many sources point to St. Peter being buried here on Vatican Hill in the 60s • The papal altar that is visible is that of Pope Clement VIII. For the new St. Peter's he had the old altars of St. Gregory the Great and Pope Calliustus enclosed within his altar ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion

Anchor 1 ▼ Grazioli Lante della Rovere Chapel Artist: Pietro Berrettini (Pietro da Cortona) Date: 1651 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Fabio and Ippolito De Amicis

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Date: 1700s • The relief is the Beheading of John the Baptist. The story can be found in the Bible in Matthew 14:6-12 and Mark 6:17-29 • These upper reliefs are all scenes from the life of John the Baptist ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Relics • At the bottom center is the supposed imprints of Jesus' feet from the "Domine, quo vadis?" post-gospel story. As Peter was leaving Rome in order to avoid being killed, Jesus appeared on the road. Peter asked him "Lord, where are you going?" to which Jesus replied, "I go to be crucified a second time." Peter then returned to Rome. The location where this is to have taken place is about a mile north from here at the Quo Vadis church

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Bernard and St. Cesarius

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Chapel of St. Cyriaca Artist: Giovanni Serodine Date: 1630 • The painting is Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Anchor 1 St. Sylvester Chapel Date: 1246 The Acts of Blessed Sylvester account continues from left: • Riders locate Pope on hermitage of Mount Soracte • Pope goes to Rome and shares image of St. Peter and St. Paul with Constantine • Constantine is baptized and healed • Constantine gives Pope symbols of authority (hat and umbrella) • Constantine leads the Pope's horse through Rome ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Far Left Aisle