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Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Annunciation Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Maria Maggiore ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Annunciation Chapel • The angels on each side are in the style of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Sacristy

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Papal Altar Artist: Giovanni di Stefano Date: 1367 ca; 1846-1878 • There is a story that the upper part of this altar is a wood altar that was used by St. Peter and the early popes • The white marble altar was the gift of Pope Urban V (1362-1370) and thus has his coat of arms in the center. It was later refinished by Pope Pius IX (1846-1878)

Anchor 1 ▼ Trinity Altar Date: 1600s • The altarpiece is Eternal Father with St. Peter and St. Paul (St. Peter and St. Paul are below)

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ ▶ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 Baldachin Artist: Arnolfo di Cambio Date: 1285 • The corner statue on the right is St. Timothy and on the left is the Benedictine abbot Bartholomew who commissioned the baldachin. The left statue has sometimes been identified as St. Benedict, founder of the Benedictine order • To the left of St. Timothy is an unidentified figure • To the right of abbot Bartholomew is an unidentified figure ▶ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Byzantine Doors Artist: Staurachius Date: 1070 From top, left to right: • Moses, Paule beate, Cross • David, Isaiah, Hezekiah • Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel • Elijah, Elisha, Jonah • Obediah, Zephaniah, Eagle

Anchor 1 First Courtyard ▼

Anchor 1 St. Sylvester Chapel Date: 1246 The Acts of Blessed Sylvester account continues from left: • Pope resurrects a dead bull • Constantine's mother, Helena finds the true cross in Jerusalem • Pope saves the Romans from the dragon (damaged) ▶ ◀

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 ▼ ◀ Apse Artist: Umbrian school. Potentially Antoniazzo Romano Date: 1495 ca • The apse fresco is Finding and Triumph of the Cross. Above Jesus gives a blessing. The lower is the story of the cross: St. Helen figures out where it is buried, she finds the cross, the cross brings a young man back to life, St. Helen raises the cross for worship with the benefactor of the apse Cardinal Carvajal, the king of Persia Chosroes II takes the cross in 615 when he wins Jerusalem, emperor Heraclius defeats the Persians and returns the cross

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola Artist: Various • The seven bronze reliefs within the verde antico altar all represent scenes connected with St. Ignatius. The center scene is St. Peter Appears to St. Ignatius during his Convalescence Artist: Alessandro Algardi • Under the altar, the bronze urn contains the relics of St. Ignatius of Loyola ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Transept Artist: Flaminio Vacca • The statue is Moses • The relief above the statue is also by Vacca