Anchor 1 ▼ SS. Nereo e Achilleo •

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Helen ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ Arch of the Bells

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Nave (My apologies for this unfortunate picture)

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Sebastian • This is the body of Blessed Innocent XI. Pope Innocent XI (1676-1689) was moved here when he was beautified in 1956. His monument can be found in the left aisle ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ Gregorian Room • There are also many fragments from the basilica before the fire ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ Altar of St. Jerome • The painting is St. Jerome

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Chapel of St. Gregory the Great Date: 1647 ca. • The monument is Funeral Monument of Pompeo Carnazzani. Pompeo was of the Cistercian order and the bishop of Parma

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Patrizi Chapel Artist: Alessandro Algardi Date: 1623 d. • The bust is Costanzo Patrizi

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ S. Maria Maggiore

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Francis Borgia Artist: Circignani • The lunette is Beheading of Paul • The medallions are faith, hope, charity, and religion ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Holy Door • This is the holy year door. The holy door is opened on holy years at regular intervals as well as special occasions by the pope. Walking through the door during this time is a kind of prayer and asking for blessing from God • The first time a holy year was initiated was in 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303). The first time the holy year door was used was in 1500 during the reign of Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503). This door was last opened in 2000

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Lancelotti Chapel

Anchor 1 Oratorio di S. Giovanni in Oleo • ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion • This is a copy of the Shroud of Turin. The shroud is believed to be the cloth that covered Jesus when he was in the tomb • This copy was donated by the Diocesan Commission of the Shroud of the Archdiocese of Turin in 2002

Anchor 1 ▲ St. Sylvester Chapel Artist: Raffaellino da Reggio Date: 1570 • The underarch is St. Sylvester ▼ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Niches Artist: Allegretti; Fabi-Altini; Gallori; Maccagnani Date: 1882 • This statue is of the apostle St. Jude, also called Thaddeus • The statues of the ten apostles that are found in the niches were created by various artists. The statues of Peter and Paul are under the main arch

Anchor 1 ▼ Sacred Heart Chapel • This chapel was originally dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi by the Jesuit's third superior general St. Francis Borgia (1510-1572) • The early 1900s saw the chapel rededicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ St. Catherine of Siena's Room

Anchor 1 ▼ Cesi Chapel