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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 ▼ West • The city of Rome looking west from the dome of St. Peter's • Below is Palazzo of the Government. It houses the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State which is the small legislative body for the country • The building in the background is the Pontifical Ethiopian College ▶ ◀

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

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Anchor 1 ▼ Apse Artist: Giovanni da San Giovanni Date: 1621-1623 • The half-dome is Saints in the Glory of Paradise • Cardinal Giovanni Garzia Mellini, titular (1608-1627), was the benefactor for the apse

Anchor 1 ▼ Corsini Chapel • The four pendentives have the four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ Sacristy and Treasury

Anchor 1 ▼ Life of St. Paul From left to right: Artist: Domenico Bartolini Date: 1857-1860 • Paul before Felix Artist: Achille Scaccioni Date: 1857-1860 • Shipwreck on Malta • Paul and the Snake • These chronologically ordered scenes from the life of St. Paul were intended by Pope Pius IX to replace the Cavallini works destroyed by the fire ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Naro Chapel Artist: Francesco Nappi Date: 1600 ca. • The lunette is The Preaching of John the Baptist • The pendentives are The Four Evangelists (1600 ca.) by Francesco Nappi. Visible on the left is John as seen by the symbol of the eagle and, on the right, Matthew as seen by the winged man ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of Our Lady della Strada Artist: Valeriano and Scipione Pulzone • The painting is the marriage of Mary and Joseph

Anchor 1 ▼ North Entrance

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Vault Artist: Unknown Date: 1800s • The decorations in the vault are from the 19th century renovation • The medallions at the bases of the arches are of various Dominican saints

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Christ's Passion • The lunette is Christ in the Garden ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Entrance

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola Artist: Le Gros Date: 1702 • The statues are Religion Overcomes Heresy. Note how the angel is pulling apart heretical writings

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