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 Tomb of Charles Emmanuel IV

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Nave

Anchor 1 ▼ Grazioli Lante della Rovere Chapel ▶ ◀

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Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Tomb of Gregory XIV

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic Artist: Paolo de Matteis Date: 1723-1726 • The outer painting is The Madonna Offering the Icon with St. Domininc between St. Catherine and St. Mary Magdalene Artist: Angelico Date: Modern copy The painting in the center of the other painting is St. Dominic

Anchor 1 ▼ North Entrance

Anchor 1 ▼ Gregorian Room • Almost all of the original apse mosaic of 1220, in the main church, has been removed due to the 1747 renovation and later fire. Parts of the original work can be found in this room • There are also many fragments from the basilica before the fire • The side entrance here connects with the Ostian Way. Although this is convenient, the best experience is to enter through the atrium ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Pieta Artist: Giovanni Lanfranco • The fresco is Triumph of the Cross. This is the only remaining fresco in all of St. Peters • The theme of the cross is because, before the pieta statue was placed here, there was a wooden crucifix in this chapel which was attributed to Pietro Cavallini. This crucifix is now located in the small chapel just to the left under the Monument of Leo XII ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Pope Leo XIII Artist: Giulio Tadolini Date: 1907 • The monument is Tomb of Pope Leo XIII (1878-1893). The statue on the left of a Laborer refers to his encyclical Rerum Novarum (1891) which began modern Catholic Social Teaching. The statue on the right is Religion • The door below leads to the sacristy. In the passageway are the tombs of Cavalier d'Arpino (1568-1640) and Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)

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 • ▼