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Anchor 1 Confessio Artist: Salvatore Revelli Date: 1882 • This statue is of St. Paul. Here he is considered as one of the twelve apostles • The statues of the other ten apostles, found in the niches, were created by various artists. The statue of Peter is to the left ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Our Lady of the Annunciation ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Date: 1742-1743 • The relief is Patrician Giovanni and His Wife Offer Their Goods to Pope Liberius • Each of the four reliefs in the portico are events related to this church

▼ Anchor 1 Chapel of St. Stanislaus Kostka • After his death on August 15, 1586 in the reconstucted rooms attached to this church, the relics of St. Stanislaus Kostka were placed in this urn ▲

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria • St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria lived from 1502-1539

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Helen Artist: Melozzo di Forli; Baldassarre Peruzzi; Francesco Zucchi Date: 425-455, 1484 ca, 1593 • The underarch on the left is St. Sylvester and on the right is St. Helen with Cardinal Carvajal (1522 d) Artist: Niccolo Circignani Date: 1590 ca • The center is Scene from the Life of St. Helen • The lunettes are Allegorical Representation of Virtues ▲ ▶ ◀

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Anchor 1 ▼ St. Stephen Chapel Artist: Francesco Podesti Date: 1800s • The painting is Martyrdom of Stephen

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ St. Andrew Artist: Francois Duquesnoy Date: 1633-1639 • The statue is St. Andrew. St. Andrew, the apostle of Jesus, is here receiving the cross he will be martyred on • 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 head of St. Andrew. The head was given to Pope Pius II (1448-1464) by Thomas Paleologos in 1462. However, Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) returned it to the Greek Church in 1964

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Cardinal Consalvo Rodriguez Date: 1299 ca. • The mosaic is Virgin and Child with St Matthew and St Jerome • Mary with the child Jesus is in the center. Cardinal Rodriguez can be found as the small figure in the mosaic . St. Matthew and St. Jerome are present because their relics were brought from the East sometime before 1300 and placed in this church. St Matthew's relics are in the main altar. St. Jerome's relics may be in the Sistine chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Gabrielli Chapel • This chapel was originally constructed in the 1400s by Falco Sinibaldi. It was later given to the Gabrielli family in 1548 and probably dedicated to Jesus. Later in the 1690s the chapel was rededicated to St. Peter the Martyr

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Pendentives Artist: Baciccia Date: 1675-1676 • The pendentive is Evangelists. The pendentives were Baciccia's second work in the church • Below each pendentive is the Farnese coat of arms

Anchor 1 ▼ Facade Artist: Maderno Date: 1608-1612 • The facade inscription reads: "In honor of the Prince of the Apostles, Pope Paul V Borghese, a Roman, in the year 1612, the seventh of his pontificate" • Above are statues of Jesus, 11 apostles, and St. John the Baptist ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of St. Raymond of Penafort Artist: Girolamo Siciolante Date: 1550 ca. • The painting is St. Lucy and St. Agatha • This painting remained above the altar until 1975 when it was detached and placed here

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Anchor 1 ▼ St. Sylvester Chapel Date: 1246 • The lunette is Christ the Judge with Mary, St. John the Baptist, and Apostles The Acts of Blessed Sylvester account begins from left: • Constantine contracts leprosy • St. Peter and St. Paul appear to Constantine and ask him to contact Pope Sylvester • Constantine sends 3 riders to find the Pope ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Sacred Heart Chapel Artist: Joseph Peniz and Paul Bril • The painting is Apparition of St. Francis in the Chariot of Fire

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