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

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Apse Mosaic • The original apse of Pope Sixtus III (432-440) was replaced by Pope Nicholas IV (1288-1292). Pope Nicholas IV was a Franciscan and so he commissioned the Franciscan friar Torriti for the work. Thus also St. Francis of Assisi and St. Anthony of Padua appear in the mosaic. Torriti had recently completed the apse mosaic at St. John Lateran. Pope Nicholas IV is buried near the entrance of the church • Most of the scenes relate to events in the life of Mary as this is the church of S. Maria Maggiore • At the top center of the inner arch, representing Jesus, is a lamb on a throne. This is connected with the mosaic on the sides of the inner arch

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic •

Anchor 1 ▼ Caffarelli Chapel Artist: Gaspare Celio Date: 1621 • The painting is Christ Receives St. Dominic Presented by the Virgin • Modern restorations uncovered this fresco behind a 19th century candle-stick decoration ▶ ▲

Anchor 1 St. Stephen Chapel & Blessed Sacrament Chapel ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Left Aisle ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Entrance

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Nave ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Relics Artist: Attributed to Gaspara Vanvitelli • The vault painting is of angels • Gaspara Vanvitelli was the father of Luigi Vanvitelli who designed the chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Chapel of St. Sebastian

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Our Lady of the Assumption Altar Artist: Felice Baini Date: 1800s • The statue is of St. Scholastica

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Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Barbara • This is a damaged painting of Mary and Jesus ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Clementine Chapel

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Left Transept

Anchor 1 S. Sebastiano Artist: Flaminio Ponzio Date: 1612 • With the old church falling into disrepair, Cardinal Borghese (1576-1633) in 1609 had Flaminio Ponzio design a new church. Thus Borghese's coat of arms is found over the middle window and the inscription records his name • The coat of arms of Pope Paul V (1605-1621) are found in the tympanum • The six granite columns in the lower portico come from the original church ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Right Aisle Date: 1300s • These are what is left of old wall paintings ◀ ▶