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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 ▶ ◀ Second Courtyard

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Vestibule • The vestibule was originally the chapel of the Rustinci and Cenci families. To create back access to the church it was made into the vestibule in 1600

Anchor 1 ▼ Grazioli Lante della Rovere Chapel Artist: Roman school Date: 1590-1610 ca. • The lunette is Adoration of the Shepherds ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Transept Artist: Nicolas d'Arras • The statue is Melchizedek • The relief above the statue is also by d'Arras

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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

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Nave • This is a holy water font