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Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Hilary of Poitiers Date: 1302 ca • The monument is Tomb of Cardinal Pietro Duraguerra (1302 d) ◀

Anchor 1 St. Catherine of Siena's Room • Around 1630, Cardinal Antonio Barberini (1569-1646) had Andrea Sacchi renovate this space. This also involved moving here the room where St. Catherine of Siena died (April 29, 1380) from nearby Via. S. Chiara 14 • The body of St. Catherine of Siena is in a tomb under the main altar in this church • Although a lay woman (third order of St. Dominic) from a large poor family and illiterate for most of her life, St. Catherine (1347-1380) played a major role in the politics of her age. She encouraged the last Avignon Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome which he soon did. Later, during the Western Schism, Pope Urban VI invited her to Rome to enlist her aid ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Presentation Artist: Giovanni Francesco Romanelli Date: Mosaic copy • The mosaic is Presentation of Mary in the Temple

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Helen Artist: Melozzo di Forli; Baldassarre Peruzzi; Francesco Zucchi Date: 425-455, 1484 ca, 1593 • Emperor Valentinian III (425-455) was the benefactor for the original mosaic • The underarch on the left is St. Peter and on the right is St. Paul ▲ ▶ ◀

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Anchor 1 Tomb of Guillaume Durand Artist: Giovanni di Cosma Date: 1296 ca. • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Guillaume Durand • Guillaume Durand (d. 1296) was a Dominican and bishop of Mende • The mosaic has at center Mary and child Jesus. On the left is St. Privatus who was one of the first bishops of Mende. St. Privatus presents Durand to Mary. On the right is St. Dominic ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Tomb of Pope Clement VIII Artist: Silla da Viggiu Date: 1610-1614 • The statue is Pope Clement VIII

Anchor 1 ▼ Atrium • The columns on the north side are of Montofarno granite. There are 150 total columns throughout the atrium • On the wall, behind the columns, are various Christian symbols ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic • This was originally a smaller chapel which was built by the Arberini family and then given to the Iuperini and Amidei families. The Dominicans began a reconstruction project from 1649-1656 that can be seen in the eight black and white marble columns which are the colors of their order. Martino Longhi directed this project but it was halted for lack of funds. Fra Giuseppe Paglia enlarged the chapel in 1676 but this was not completed until around 1700. The Dominican Pope Benedict XIII renovated the entire chapel in 1725 with Filippo Bracci directing the project. Pope Benedict XIII was later buried here in 1730. The carved balustrade is of polychrome marbles. St. Dominic (1170-1221) was founder of the Order or Preachers

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 ▶ ◀

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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

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of Our Lady della Strada Artist: Unknown Date: 1400s • The painting is Virgin and Child

Anchor 1 ▼ Triumphal Arch Artist: Pietro Cavallini Date: 1316-1334 • Before the fire, this arch mosaic was originally on the church's facade • The mosaic, at center, has Christ giving his blessing. To the left of Christ is an ox which is the symbol of the evangelist Luke. To the right of Christ is a lion which is the symbol of the evangelist Mark. T he symbols of the other two evangelists, Matthew and John, are on each side of the apse. On the lower left is Paul and on the lower right is Peter ▶ ◀