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Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola Artist: Bernardino Ludovisi (Father) and Lorenzo Ottoni (Jesus) • The statues are The Trinity. The globe is of lapis lazuli ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Monument to St. Pius X • Artist: Florestano Di Fausto (design); Pier Enrico Astorri (statue) • Date: 1923 The statue is Monument to St. Pius X. He is portrayed invoking peace as World War I (1914-1918) had just begun before he died St. Pius X is buried, to the left, under the main altar in the Chapel of the Presentation

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Anchor 1 ▼ Capranica Chapel Artist: Marcello Venusti Date: 1573-1579 • In the panels are Mysteries of the Rosary • After the historical Battle of Lepanto in 1571, Angelo Capranica, a descendant of the family and member of the Confraternity of the Rosary, had Marcello Venusti decorate the ceiling with the Mysteries of the Rosary in 1573 • This idea of taking your subject from a major historical event marked the beginning of a new style of painting. This style was later mentioned by the Council of Trent ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Dome • On the way towards the dome, you can see the main altar of St. Peter's below ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Francis of Assisi • St. Francis of Assisi lived from 1181-1226 • Below the statue is an inscription which records the event of the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception of Mary by Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) on December 8, 1854. There are also three other inscriptions which contain the names of the clergy who were present

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Artist: Ludovico Pogliaghi Date: 1949 • These bronze doors were donated by Pope Pius XII (1939-1958). They mark different events from Mary's life ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Door of Evil and Good

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Inscription on Ecumenism • The inscription is in Latin and Greek to represent the languages of Catholic and Orthodox • The top inscription notes the meeting of Catholic Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I (1886-1972) on October 26, 1967 • The bottom inscription notes the meeting of Catholic Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) and Orthodox Patriarch Dimitrios I (1914-1991) on December 6, 1987

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 ◀ ▶

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

Anchor 1 Cappella S. Filippo Neri •