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

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ St. Joseph Artist: Achille Funi Date; Mosaic copy • The mosaic is St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church • The relics of Jesus' apostles St. Simon and St. Jude were placed under this altar in 1605 • The left medallion is St. Simon (1858) • The right medallion is St. Jude (1858) • The columns of porphyry on both sides of this altar were originally part of the old St. Peter's main altar

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Tomb of Cardinal Consalvo Rodriguez Date: 1299 ca. • The tomb is of Cardinal Consalvo Rodriguez • Cardinal Rodriguez (1299 d) was Bishop of Albano. He can be found as a figure in the mosaic and as the reclining statue below

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Back Wall

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 ▼ ▶ ◀ Holy Year Door Artist: Ludovico Consorti Date: 1949 • 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) • The overall theme of the panels is forgiveness, pardon, and redemption