Anchor 1 ▼ St. Giuliana Falconieri • St. Giuliana Falconieri lived from 1270-1341

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Christ's Passion • The lunette is Kiss of Judas ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 SS. Fabiano e Venanzio •

Anchor 1 Presbytery Artist: Isaia da Pisa or Roman school Date: ca. 1430 • The monument is St. Catherine of Siena. The relics of her body are within except for her head which is in Siena • Although a lay woman (third order of St. Dominic) from a large poor family and illiterate for most of her life, St. Catherine (1347-1380) played a major role in the politics of her age. She encouraged the last Avignon Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome which he soon did. Later, during the Western Schism, Pope Urban VI invited her to Rome to enlist her aid • St. Catherine died down the street from this church on Via S. Chiara 14. The room where she died was reconstructed in this church adjoined to the Sacristy • She was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1970 and her spiritual writings continue to be highly influential ▼

Anchor 1 Chapel of St. Helen ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Right Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Canons' Chapel Artist: Carlo Maderno • The Canons' Chapel was designed by Maderno Artist: Pietro Bianchi (original) Date: Mosaic copy • The altarpiece is Immaculate Conception with Saints. The saints are Anthony of Padua, Francis of Assisi, and John Chrysostom • In 1626 the relics of St. John Chrysostom (347-407), patriarch of Constantinople and doctor of the church, were put under the altar • In front of the altar, on the floor, is an inscription noting the tomb of Pope Clement XI (1700-1721) who established the Vatican Museum • The ceiling stucco is by G. Caslani and S. D'Aria • The choir stalls (1622-1644) are designed by Bernini

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Nave

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ S. Maria Maggiore

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Barbara

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Peter Date: 1704-1711 Artist: Pierre-Etienne Monnot • The statue is St. Peter. His symbol here is keys. These keys refer to Matthew 19:16 in which Jesus gives Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven • All of the statues in the pillars are of the 12 apostles of Jesus (except St. Paul). These 12 pillars follow Revelation 21:14 which speak of the 12 apostles as the 12 foundations of the new Jerusalem . • The dove in the pediment is the heraldic device of the Pamphili. Pope Innocent X (1644-1655), a Pamphili, renovated the nave

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Frangipane Chapel Artist: Unknown Date: 1300s • The tomb is of the Capodiferro family. The Capodiferro and Maddaleni families were the original patrons of this chapel in the 1300s

Anchor 1 ▼ Papal Throne Artist: Poletti Date: 1800s • This chair is the Papal throne for when the Pope celebrates Mass at the church Artist: Pietro Tenerani Date: 1800s • The relief on the Papal throne is Christ telling Peter to feed his sheep

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Raymond of Penafort ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Right Aisle

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ S. Maria Maggiore

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Alphonsus Liguori • St. Alphonsus Liguori lived from 1696-1787

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Statue of St. Cecilia • Gilded relief shows three of the saints buried here • From left to right: Sts. Valerian, Cecilia, and Tiburtius