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Anchor 1 ▼ South • The city of Rome looking south from the dome of St. Peter's • The large building below is the Paul VI Audience Hall. As it is covered, it is as an alternate space to St. Peter's piazza • To the right is Rome's train station stop named St. Peter's ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Crucifix Chapel Artist: Francesco Grandi • The painting is Adoration of the Shepherds ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Tomb of Cardinal Adam Easton of Hertford Titular: 1389-1398 Artist: Paolo Romano • Cardinal Adam Easton was English as evident from the English coat of arms in the center of the tomb. The two surrounding coats of arms are his own. • The tomb was once found in another place in the church, destroyed, and in 1891 reassembled in its present location.

Anchor 1 ▼ Apse Artist: Venetian artists of Doge Pietro Ziani Date: 1220 • Jesus is at center with a book that reads "Come blessed of my Father and receive the kingdom prepared for you." From the left are Luke, Paul, Peter, and Andrew. Pope Honorius III, who commissioned the mosaic, is displayed as a tiny figure kneeling at Jesus' feet. It is atypical for the Pope to be displayed in such a humble manner • Below, in the center, is a jeweled cross and instruments of the passion. From left to right are James the Great, Bartholomew, Thomas, Simon, Matthias, Mark, angel, angel, John, Philip, Matthew, James the Less, Jude, and Barnabas. The scrolls have text of the Gloria • Almost all of the original mosaic has been removed due to the 1747 renovation and later fire. Parts of the original work can be seen in the Gregorian Room ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of Pius IX • This is the entrance to the funeral chapel of Pius IX who is buried below • This is the original area of the church that was built by Constantine (306-337) in 330 and rebuilt by Pope Pelagius II (578-590) in 578. Later Pope Honorius III (1216-1227) added the nave area

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Annunciation Chapel Artist: Pier Paolo Bonzi (Il Gobbo de'Carracci) Date: 1633 • The painting is St. Thomas with the Risen Lord

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Crucified Lord

Anchor 1 ▼ Main Door

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Monument to Blessed Innocent XI Artist: Carlo Maratta (design); Etienne Monnot (statue) Date: 1697-1704 • The monument includes Pope Blessed Innocent XI (1676-1689) in the center, Faith as the left statue, and Fortitude as the right statue • Innocent XI's body can be viewed, in the right aisle, under the main altar of the Chapel of St. Sebastian • The signature of Monnot can be seen on the front of Fortitude's shield

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Joseph in the Holy Land Chapel ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Our Lady of the Assumption Altar ▲ ▶ ◀

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Nave Date: 431-440 • The mosaics date mostly from Pope Sixtus III (432-440) • The mosaics on the right are Old Testament events of Moses and Joshua Artist: Giovanni Battista Ricci; Baldassarre Croce; others Date: 1593 • The 22 paintings are New Testament events mostly of Mary

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Entrance

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Barbara • The damaged paintings are of events in the life of St. Barbara ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Nave ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Vault Artist: Antonio Raggi and Leonardo Reti Date: Around 1676 • Raggi and Reti followed Baciccia's designs for the stucco work, coffers, putti, and allegorical figures • Above the side chapels are panels with cherub heads, fruit, and flowers ▲ ▶ ◀