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

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Teresiae ab Infante Jes u •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of Mary Immaculate and Saints

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Portico

Anchor 1 Portico • The inscription above the arches notes the completion of the doorways was in the fourteenth year of the reign of Pope Paul V (1605-1621). Thus 1619. The portico itself had been completed in 1612 • Under the central three arches of the entryway can be seen lists with the names of clergy that were present for the declaration of Mary's Assumption into Heaven by Pope Pius XII (1939-1958) on November 1, 1950 ▲ ▶ ◀