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Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Gregory XVI Artist: Luigi Amici Date: 1854 • The monument is Tomb of Gregory XVI. The center statue is Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846). The left statue is Wisdom. The right statue Prudence holds a mirror and serpent

Anchor 1 ▼ Papal Altar Date: 590s (Altar of St. Gregory the Great); 1120s (Altar of Pope Callistus II); 1594 (Altar of Pope Clement VIII) • The papal altar is directly above the tomb of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus. Many sources point to St. Peter being buried here on Vatican Hill in the 60s • The papal altar that is visible is that of Pope Clement VIII. For the new St. Peter's he had the old altars of St. Gregory the Great and Pope Calliustus enclosed within his altar ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion

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 ▼ ▲ ▶ Portico • Towards the beginning of his pontificate Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013) declared the Year of St. Paul to take place between 2008-2009. These doors commemorate the event and have scenes from the life of St. Paul

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

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Umberto I Artist: Giuseppe Sacconi Date: 1910 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Umberto I • Umberto I (1844-1900) was the second king of Italy from 1878-1900. He was assassinated on July 29, 1900 at Monza • Underneath is Funeral Monument of Queen Margherita di Savoia • Queen Margherita (1851-1925) was the wife of Umberto I

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Aldobrandini Chapel Artist: Camillo Mariani Date: 1600-1604 • The statue on the right is St. Peter • Below the statue is Bust of Silvestro Aldobrandini (1600-1604) by Camillo Mariani Artist: Ippolito Buzi Date: 1600-1604 • The statue on the left is Statue of Clement VIII Aldobrandini • Pope Clement VIII is not buried here but in S. Maria Maggiore

Anchor 1 ▼ Colonna Chapel Artist: Girolamo Rainaldi (design) Date: 1625 • The chapel was designed by Rainaldi Artist: Cavalier d'Arpino • The altarpiece is Savior Between St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist Date: 1625 ca • The monument on the left is Tomb of Lucrezia Tomacelli (1625 d). This is the wife of Prince Filippo Colonna (1578-1639) who was the benefactor for the chapel ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Aisle • This is the entrance between the outdoor atrium and the basilica

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Pope Innocent III Artist: Giuseppe Lucchetti Date: 1891 • The monument is Tomb of Pope Innocent III. Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) was originally buried in Perugia but moved here by Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903). Leo XIII had been bishop of Perugia. The statue on the left is Wisdom and, on the right, Fortitude

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

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Portico • The panel is the martyrdom of St. Paul. As a Roman citizen, Paul was entitled to beheading as a form of execution • Below, the panel notes the Year of Paul was from 2008-2009

Anchor 1 St. Francis Xavier Chapel Artist: Baciccia Date: 1705 • This painting is St. Francis Xavier Baptizes a Pagan Queen ▼ ▲ ▶

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Anchor 1 ▼ Marian Column Artist: Carlo Maderno Date: 1613-1614 • The column was dedicated for the ending of a plague • This is the only column that remains from the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine in the Roman Forum