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Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ St. Nicholas of Bari Aedicule

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Torlonia Chapel Artist: Giuseppe Barba Date: 1829 ca. • The monument is Tomb of Prince Giovanni Torlonia (1775-1829)

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Processus and St. Martinian ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 Baldachin Artist: Arnolfo di Cambio Date: 1285 • The corner statue is St. Peter with keys • The center inscription notes that the work was commissioned by the Benedictine abbot Bartholomew in 1285 • Above St. Paul, on the opposite side, is the inscription, "Arnolfo did this work", which is continued above St. Peter, "with his assistant Pietro." This assistant is likely Pietro di Oderisio • To the left of St. Peter, abbot Bartholomew offers the baldachin to St. Paul on the other side of the arch ▶ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Nave Artist: Francesco Borromini Date: 1646-1649 • Although the church is much older, the nave you see today is that designed by Borromini at the request of Pope Innocent X (1644-1655) • Five of the ecumenical councils of history (1123, 1139, 1179, 1215, 1512) were held here or at the attached Lateran Palace ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Naro Chapel Artist: Attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini Date: 1634 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Cardinal Gregorio Naro • The other monuments on the walls are to Naro family members

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Holy Family Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ S. Sisto Vecchio •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Chiesa del Preziosissimo Sangue •

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Stephen Chapel ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Giustiniani Chapel • This chapel was dedicated to St. Vincent Ferreri in 1570 by the Master General of the Dominican Order Cardinal Vincenzo Giustiniani

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of St. John

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Sylvester Chapel Artist: Raffaellino da Reggio Date: 1570 • The vault is Savior with evangelists and angels ▶ ◀ ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ All Saints Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ Sacred Heart Chapel Artist: Corrado Mezzana Date: 1922 • The painting over the altar is Christ Between St. Catherine of Siena [Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart?] and St. Mary Alacoque Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was promoted by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) and later by Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart (1863-1899) who both had visions of Jesus ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Presentation

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Gregorio VII Papa al Gelsomino •

Anchor 1 S. Marcella •