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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 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Vestibule Artist: School of Andrea Bregno Date: 1488 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Cinzio and Marcello Rustici • Before this became the vestibule it was the family chapel of the Rustici family

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Holy Trinity Artist: Durante Alberti • The lunette is Abraham Visited by Three Angels • The pendentives have putti ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Niches Artist: Allegretti; Fabi-Altini; Gallori; Maccagnani Date: 1882 • This statue is of the apostle St. Thomas • 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 ▼ Portico • The panel is the martyrdom of St. Stephen. Acts of the Apostles 7:58 mentions that when the Jews stoned Stephen for being a Christian, they laid their cloaks at the feet of Saul. Saul himself would later become Christian and use the name Paul

Anchor 1 ▼ Monument to Cardinal Sfondrati Date: 1618 Artist: Carlo Maderno • This is a bust of Cardinal Paolo Sfondrati

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of the Presentation Artist: Pietro Canonica • The monument is to Pope Benedict XV. As the papacy of Benedict XV (1914-1922) took place during World War I he is shown praying for peace • The relief behind him shows the destruction of war. Mary and the child Jesus are in the upper left.

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Canons' Chapel

Anchor 1 S. Cesareo de' Appia •

Anchor 1 S. Sebastiano Original church: 337-352 ca. Renovation: 1200 Current church: 1609 • In 257 emperor Valerian forbade Christian gatherings in Rome. Thus the bodies of St. Peter and St. Paul were moved to this cemetery where Christians could pray. Later when Constantine (306-337) ended persecution, he built churches for St. Peter and St. Paul and the bodies were returned. • Eventually, the church became associated with St. Sebastian who was buried in the cemetery. Sebastian was a Praetorian Guard killed by Diocletian (284-305) for being Christian. His popularity grew after prayers during the Roman plague of 680 • With the old church falling into disrepair, Cardinal Borghese (1576-1633) in 1609 had Flaminio Ponzio design a new church. It was completed by Giovanni Vasanzio ◀

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 ▶ ◀ Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ Papal Throne • On the walls are six panels containing a list of 187 cardinals and bishops who were present with Pope Pius IX on December 10, 1854 for the reconsecration of the basilica after the fire

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ Pavement Date: 1000s • The winged creatures are of the original mosaic but the rest was destroyed during the World War II bombing of 1943 • The new inscription reads: "This temple to Lawrence, destroyed by war on July 19, 1943 was, with divine aid, happily restored"

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ St. Sylvester Chapel Date: 1246 • The upper nave of the chapel is decorated with events from the Acts of Blessed Sylvester (460 ca). The Acts is an embellished history on the relationship between Pope Sylvester I (314-335) and Emperor Constantine (306-337) • The lower nave has various prophets in the medallions Date: 1570 • The guild of the Sculptors and Stonecutters were later given this chapel and built the apse ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Crucifix Chapel Artist: Pietro Labruzzi Date: 1790 • The painting is Pentecost • Below the painting there is a memorial to the painter Raphael (1483-1520). Raphael is buried in the next chapel to the left