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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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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 ▶ Interior Church established: 1670 • The church is elliptical in shape and is a combination of polychrome marbles. The dual pairs of fluted red and white cottanello columns support an architrave that bends with the church • The carrara marble pilasters form eight chapels. These chapels were designed by Mattia De Rossi who was an assistant to Bernini • The Corinthian columns have the Pampili dove with an olive branch sitting on them • The arches opening to the side altars are cottanello marble with Sicilian jasper friezes and spandrels ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Tomb of Pope Sylvester II

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Holy Family Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Sebastiano Artist: Annibale Carracci Date: • The painting is of St. Jerome visiting the catacombs ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Cecilia in Glory Date: 1721-1724 Artist: Sebastiano Conca • The ceiling was commissioned by Cardinal Acquaviva and his coat of arms is found twice • The painting connects St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music, with the organ. This is actually due to a misreading of her 5th century Acta which spoke of instruments (organis) present on her wedding day

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Anchor 1 ▼ Portico • These are Holy Doors which are opened during specific intervals on Holy Years

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Chapel of the Crucified Lord Artist: Pietro Tenerani • The monument is to the Pontifical Zouaves that were killed in the 1860 battle. The Pontifical Zouaves attempted to defend the Papal States against the unification of Italy in the Risorgimento of 1848-1871. The name zouaves comes from a French name for light infantry • The statues are Jesus in the center with Faith on the left and Justice on the right

Anchor 1 ▼ Life of St. Paul From left to right: Artist: Natale Carta Date: 1857-1860 • Resurrection of Eutyches Artist: Marcello Sozzi Date: 1857-1860 • Paul Leaves for Miletus Artist: Roberto Bompiani Date: 1857-1860 • Prophecy of Agabus • 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 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Raymond of Penafort • This chapel was originally dedicated to St. Paul and St. John the Baptist around 1477 by Cardinal Juan Diego de Coca. Later in 1727 the chapel was rededicated to St. Raymond of Penafort