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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ St. Giuliana Falconieri

Anchor 1 ▼ Aldobrandini Chapel Artist: Cherubino Alberti Date : 1605-1611 • The vault is Triumph of the Cross and Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Sacristy and Treasury • This is a list in marble of all the popes that are buried in St. Peter's. Currently the last on the list of 148 popes is Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) • Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) built the sacristy in 1776-1784. It is a separate building that is attached to St. Peter's by walkways. The sacristy proper, where vesting for Mass occurs, is not open to visitors. The treasury, similar to a museum, has various artwork and can be visited

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Dormition of Our Lady Artist: Giotto school Date: 1300s • The fresco is Dormition of Our Lady • Pope Benedict XIII (1724-1730) moved this fresco from the Lateran Palace to this location

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb Artist: Unknown Date: 0-100 • After the fire, excavations revealed a 1st-2nd century tomb below the altar. The writing on the slab reads PAULO APOSTOLOMART and is from the 4th century • The slab had three openings so that incense could be placed inside on St. Paul's feast day and pilgrims could touch objects against his relics. A copy is in the museum

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Anchor 1 ◀ Presbytery and Choir Artist: Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane Date: 1541 • The tomb is the Funeral Monument of Clement VII. Giulio de' Medici became Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) • The Statue of Clement VII is of Bartolomeo Lippi • The Statues of the Prophets on the right and left are from Baccio Bandinelli • The bas-reliefs above are Reconciliation between Clement VII and Carles VI, St. Benedict and the False Totila, and St. John in the Desert by Baccio Bandinelli ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Floor Date 1100s • The floor in the nave is cosmatesque. The aisles reused marble from other locations

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Sacred Heart Chapel Artist: Jacopo Tatti (Sansovino) Date: 1515 • The monument is Bust of Gerolamo Buttigella ◀ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Frangipane Chapel ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 Blessed Sacrament Chapel ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Aisle

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

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ ▶ Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul • This passage leads to the crypt under the main alter

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Dominic Artist: Carol Roncalli Date: 1725 • The vault for the inner room is Angels and Putti ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Patrizi Chapel • The inscription from 1610-1611 notes that this is where the Patrizi family are buried. They are supposed descendants of the patrician Giovanni. In 352, Mary was said to have appeared to Giovanni in a dream to indicate a miraculous snowfall on a hill where he was to build a church. He went to tell Pope Liberius of his dream but Mary had also appeared to him and said to look for snow on the Esquiline hill. After finding snow there they built the Basilica Liberiana. This is where S. Maria Maggiore now stands. Although, this story is not documented until medieval times, there is mention of a Basilica Liberiana at the time of Pope Damasus I (366-384) ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Sebastiano •

Anchor 1 ▼ Gabrielli Chapel Artist: Girolamo Muziano Date: 1550 ca. • The frescoes are Scenes from the Life of Christ and The Four Evangelists ▶ ◀ ▲

Anchor 1 ◀ Annunciation Altar Artist: Giovanni da San Giovanni • The altarpiece is Annunciation • After the Augustinian nuns were given the church in 1560, the cloistered nuns could follow Mass through this grill ▼ ▶