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Anchor 1 ▼ Medallion Date: 1700s • The medallion is Angel with the Veil of Veronica. Each of the four medallions in the nave have a relic of the passion of Jesus

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Presbytery

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of Our Lady della Strada • This is a reliquary

Anchor 1 ▼ Presbytery Date: 1254 • This is a marble bench ending in a half lion

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Peter Nolasco • St. Peter Nolasco lived from 1189-1256

Anchor 1 ▼ Aldobrandini Chapel ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Blessed Sacrament Chapel • On this side are two gilded angels which correspond to the two others on the opposite wall

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Helen • The majolica tile records the restorations made to this church by Cardinal Bernardino Carvajal (1522 d) ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Thomas Date: 1705-1711 Artist: Pierre Le Gros • The statue is St. Thomas. The symbol in his hand is a square which is because later stories speak of him as a builder • All of the statues in the pillars are of the 12 apostles of Jesus (except St. Paul). These 12 pillars follow Revelation 21:14 which speak of the 12 apostles as the 12 foundations of the new Jerusalem • The dove in the pediment is the heraldic device of the Pamphili. Pope Innocent X (1644-1655), a Pamphili, renovated the nave

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Gregorian Room Artist: Rinaldo Rinaldi Date: 1800s • The statue is of Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846). Pope Gregory XVI was the one who rededicated the basilica after most of the renovations due to the fire were complete

Anchor 1 ▼ Vault Artist: Giovanni Caslani; Simone D'Aria Date: 1619 • The medallions have Scenes from Acts of the Apostles • The center coat of arms is of Pope Paul V (1605-1621) who built the vault Artist: Buonvicino Date: 1916 • The statues are of 36 popes that were martyred ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico

Anchor 1 ▼ Aisle ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Francis Borgia ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Andrew Artist: Francois Duquesnoy Date: 1633-1639 • The statue is St. Andrew. St. Andrew, the apostle of Jesus, is here receiving the cross he will be martyred on • Each of the four piers are dedicated to an important relic that is housed in the balcony area above each statue. The statues are all 16 feet 6 inches high. The relic for this pier is the head of St. Andrew. The head was given to Pope Pius II (1448-1464) by Thomas Paleologos in 1462. However, Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) returned it to the Greek Church in 1964

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ St. Jerome

Anchor 1 ▼ Life of St. Paul From left to right: Artist: Francesco Podesti Date: 1857-1860 • Ananias Heals Saul's Blindness • Saul's Baptism • 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 ▼ Vault Artist: Antonio Raggi and Leonardo Reti Date: Around 1676 • Raggi and Reti followed Baciccia's designs for the stucco work, coffers, putti, and allegorical figures • Above the side chapels are panels with cherub heads, fruit, and flowers ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Byzantine Doors Artist: Staurachius Date: 1070 From top, left to right: • Cross, Tu quoque, Martyrdom of St. Paul • Christ with St. Paul and St. Panteleimon, Martyrdom of St. Peter, St. Peter • Martyrdom of St. Andrew, St. Andrew, Burial of St. John • St. John, Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew, St. Bartholomew • Eagle, St. Thomas, Martyrdom of St. Thomas