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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Clementine Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Far Right Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Life of St. Paul From left to right: Artist: Francesco Grandi Date: 1857-1860 • Paul Speaking to the Rioters Artist: Natale Carta Date: 1857-1860 • Paul Declaring Himself a Roman Citizen Artist: Domenico Bartolini Date: 1857-1860 • Vision to Paul in Jerusalem • 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 ▼ ▶ S. Sebastiano

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Tomb of Guglielme Fieschi

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Francis Borgia

Anchor 1 ▼ Nave Artist: Alessandro Algardi (design) Date: 1650 • The relief on the left is the Resurrection of Jesus. This story is found in the Bible in Matthew 28:1-8, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12, and John 20:1-13. Similar to Jonah escaping the whale, Jesus escapes death for life • The prophet in the upper center is Nahum ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion Artist: Florestano Di Fausto Date: 1929-1931 • The Chapel of the Relics of the Passion is located above the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great

Anchor 1 Arch Mosaic Artist: Pietro Cavallini Date: 1316-1334 • Before the fire, this arch mosaic was originally on the church's facade • The mosaic has Pope John XXII. It was Pope John XXII that commissioned the mosaic. To the left of Pope John XXII is an eagle which is the symbol of the evangelist John. The symbol of Matthew is on the other side of this arch. The symbols of the other two evangelists, Luke and Mark, are on the back side of the triumphal arch ▶ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Baptistry Artist: Passignano • Through the door is the sacristy. The vault has Coronation of the Virgin. The lunettes have events in Mary's life

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 • ▶ ◀