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 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Relics

Anchor 1 S. Maria Maggiore • S. Maria Maggiore is a classic example of the basilica in Rome. There is a nave with two parallel aisles on each side. Of the 40 columns, 4 are granite and 36 are bianco greco marble • The cosmatesque floor is from Pope Eugenius III (1145-1153) ▲ ▶ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ North Entrance Artist: Domenico Fontana Date: 1586 • Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590) had the portico and loggia built

Anchor 1 ▲ S. Giovanni a Porta Latina • ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ St. Processus and St. Martinian • The right oval is St. Joaquina de Vedruna. St. Joaquina (1783-1854) established the Carmelite Sisters of Charity

Anchor 1 ▼ Sistine Chapel • The city of Rome looking northeast from the dome of St. Peter's • The main building is the exterior of the Sistine Chapel which houses Michelangelo's famous painted ceiling • To back right is the Apostolic Palace where the Pope traditionally lives ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 S. Maria ad Martyres (Pantheon) Agrippa temple to all the gods: 27BC Hadrian rebuild: 117-138 Boniface IV consecrates as Church: 609 • Hadrian's Latin inscription says Marcus Agrippa built this during his third term as consul • The 16 granite columns are about 42 feet high and 15 feet around. Popes Urban VIII and Alexander VII (1655-1667) replaced the three on the left • The walls have brick from 115-124 which would have been covered with marble • The niches on each side of the main door had large statues of Agrippa, on the left, and Augustus, on the right ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Aisle ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Lancelotti Chapel ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of Pius IX

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Stephen • The statue is of St. Stephen

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Bernard and St. Cesarius Artist: Giovanni Bonatti; copy by Mariani Date: 1675; copy 1750 ca • The altarpiece is St. Bernard Miraculously Extracts a Tooth from the Relic of St. Cesarius • The relics of St. Cesarius (200 ca) are under the altar

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Cesi Chapel Artist: Sermoneta Date: 1567 ca. • The altarpiece is Beheading of St. Catherine of Alexandria • The paintings on the spandrels are also his