Anchor 1 ▼ Altar of St. Frances of Rome • The painting is St. Frances of Rome

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic Artist: Unknown Date: Unknown • The statue is Blessed Augustine Kazotic • Augustine Kazotic lived from 1260-1459. Each of the four statues in this chapel represent Dominican bishops

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Far Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Cardinal Antoa Martins Chavez Artist: Isaia da Pisa Date: 1460 • The monument is Tomb of Cardinal Antoa Martins Chavez. He was Portuguese. The figures are, from the left, Justice, Faith, Hope, Charity, and Fortitude. ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Niches Artist: Allegretti; Fabi-Altini; Gallori; Maccagnani Date: 1882 • This statue is of the apostle St. Matthew the Evangelist • The statues of the ten apostles that are found in the niches were created by various artists. The statues of Peter and Paul are under the main arch

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Aisle

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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

Anchor 1 ▼ Main Door

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

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Anchor 1 ▲ ◀ Longinus Artist: Bernini Date: 1635-1638 • The statue is Longinus. According to the story, Longinus is the later name given to the solider who pierced Jesus with a lance (Jn 19:34) and the centurion who said "Truly, this man was the Son of God (Mk 15:39) • Each of the four piers are dedicated to an important relic that is housed in the balcony area above each statue. The statues are all 16 feet 6 inches high. The relic for this pier is the lance of Longinus. Sultan Bajazet II gave the lance to Pope Innocent VIII (1484-1492) in 1489. The Tomb of Innocent VIII in the left aisle also records the gift ▼

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ St. Catherine of Siena's Room Artist: Pirro Ligorio, Giacomo and Tommaso Cassignola Date: 1566 • One of the two statues in this room that is a part of the Funeral Monument of Paul IV. Pope Paul IV was Giampietro Carafa the nephew of Oliviero Carafa the patron of the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. The rest of the tomb can still be found in that chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Louise de Marillac • St. Louise de Marillac lived from 1591-1660

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Nave