Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Right Aisle • This was probably the original location of the Oratory of the Manger, which held the relics of Jesus' manger, made by Arnolfo di Cambio around 1289. The Oratory was completely moved into the Sistine Chapel confession in 1587. The manger relics were moved again in 1864 into the present location in the confession in front of the main altar ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Corsini Chapel Artist: Giovanni Battista Maini • The monument is Tomb of Pope Clement XII (1730-1740) • The porphyry urn originally held the ashes of consul Marcus Agrippa (63-12 BC) in the Pantheon. Agrippa was the son-in-law of Emperor Augustus (27-14 BC)

Anchor 1 Baldachin Artist: Arnolfo di Cambio Date: 1285 • The corner statue on the right is St. Paul and on the left is St. Timothy • To the left of St. Paul is the Creation of Adam from Genesis • To the right of St. Timothy is Eve talking with the serpent from Genesis ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Back Wall Artist: Cesare Fracassini Date: 1868 • The painting is Ordination of St. Stephen and Other Deacons • This painting is all that remains of the original eight paintings. The others were destroyed in the World War II bombing of 1943

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Crucifix Chapel Artist: Unknown Date: 1400s • This is a carved crucifix

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Crucifix Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Agatha Altar Artist: Anonymous • The painting is of the martyrdom of St. Agatha

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ Confession Artist: Simone Ghini Date: 1431 ca • The bronze slab is Tomb of Pope Martin V (1417-1431)

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Nave

Anchor 1 ▼ Baptistry Artist: Pietro Bernini Date: 1608-1610 • The relief is the Assumption

Anchor 1 ▼ Crucifix Chapel Date: 1404 ca • To the left is a relief of Pope Boneface IX (1389-1404) Artist: Antonio D'Este Date: 1803 • The monument is Tomb of Cardinal Carlo Rezzonico (1799 d) ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 Second Courtyard • This courtyard was originally part of the interior of Pope Leo IV's (847-855) church. After damage in the sack of Rome by the Normans (1084), Pope Paschal II (1099-1118) reconstructed it as a smaller church in 1111 • The entrance to the second courtyard is the location of the original entrance to Pope Leo IV's church • The decorations in the portico and the 5 pillars in the right wall were part of Pope Leo IV's church ▶ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Niches Artist: Allegretti; Fabi-Altini; Gallori; Maccagnani Date: 1882 • This statue is of the apostle St. Bartholomew • 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 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Pier

Anchor 1 Calidarium • ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ Presbytery and Choir Artist: Giuseppe Fontana, Francesco Retrosi, Camillo Ceccarini, Francesco Podesti Date: ca. 1857 • The main altar was designed by Fontana in the neo-Gothic style. Podesti painted the Four Cardinal Virtues and the Heads of Angels on the front of the altar • The patron Alessandro de' Medici had the Gothic choir altered in 1536-1540 by Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane to create space for the two tombs of the Medici Popes. In the 1600s the choir was again altered by Giovanni Fontana and then Carlo Maderno. These Baroque additions were later removed in the 1848-1855 with the neo-Gothic renovation ▼

Anchor 1 Baldichin Artist: Barna da Siena Date: 1369 • The frescoes are of saints • There is a story that, behind the grille above, are the heads of St. Paul and St. Peter • Three of the columns of the baldachin are of granite and one is of marble ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Madonna of the Clemency Chapel Artist: Unknown Date: 1750 ca. • The painting is Emperor Phocas Gives the Pantheon to Pope Boniface IV ◀ ▲

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Baptistry