Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ S. Sisto Vecchio •

Anchor 1 ▼ First Courtyard

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Charlemagne Artist: Agostino Cornacchini Date: 1725 • The statue is Charlemagne. Charlemagne (800-828) was the first king to be crowned in St. Peter's. The porphyry disk where he was crowned king on Christmas day, 800 by Pope Leo III (795-816) can still be seen within St. Peter's • The niche statues are prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude (none are pictured)

Anchor 1 ▼ Nave • The Latin inscription on the left reads: "I have prayed for you, O Peter, that your faith may never fail. You in turn must strengthen your brothers" (Lk 22:32) ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ ▶ Right Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Calidarium • Paul Bril painted the landscape frescoes • Niccolò Circignani painted the frescoes of events from St. Cecilia's life ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Helen ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ St. Joseph in the Holy Land Chapel Artist: Carlo Monaldi Date: 1720 ca. • The relief is Flight into Egypt

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Andrew Date: 1705-1709 Artist: Camillo Rusconi • The statue is St. Andrew. His symbol here is an X shaped cross which, in later stories, refers to the shape of the cross of his martyrdom . • 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 ▼ ▲ ▶ Capranica Chapel Artist: Giovanni de' Vecchi Date: 1586 • The painting is Stories in the Life of St. Catherine of Siena

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Date: 1700s • These upper reliefs are all scenes from the life of John the Baptist ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Pius IX ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Triumphal Arch Date: 432-440 • At top center the Latin reads: "Sixtus, Bishop, to the People of God." This is from Pope Sixtus III (432-440). Above it is a symbol of Jesus, a throne with a cross. St. Peter is on the left and St. Paul on the right • Left side from top: Annunciation and Angel Appears to Joseph. Adoration of the Magi. Slaughter of the Innocents. City of Jerusalem • Right side from top: Presentation and Angel Instructs Joseph to Take Child Jesus to Egypt. In Egypt Christ Meets Aphrodisius. Magi with Herod. City of Bethlehem ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic Artist: Unknown Date: Unknown • The statue is St. Albert the Great • St. Albert lived from 1200-1280. Each of the four statues in this chapel represent Dominican bishops

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Innocent VIII • If you look closely one word of the text has been written over with the word "tyrant" to display some dissatisfaction with his reign • The text also states that America was discovered during his pontificate. However, Pope Innocent VIII actually died on July 25, 1492 which was just a week before Columbus sailed West

Anchor 1 ◀ St. Thomas Artist: Passignano Date: Mosaic copy • The mosaic is St. Thomas' Unbelief. This refers to John 20:25, in which St. Thomas says he will not believe in the resurrection of Jesus unless he sees and touches Jesus for himself. Jesus then soon appears to him • The relics of Pope St. Boniface IV (608-615) were placed under this altar in 1606 • The left medallion is of St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837-1881). She founded the Daughters of Our Lady Help of Christians and was canonized in 1951 • The right medallion is of St. Maddalena Canossa (1774-1835). She founded the Daughters of Charity of Canossa and was canonized in 1988 ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ ▶ Ponziani Chapel Artist: Attributed to Antonio da Viterbo Date: 16th century • This fresco is of St. Jerome

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ St. Processus and St. Martinian Artist: Jean de Boulogne Date: Mosaic copy • The altarpiece is Martyrdom of St. Processus and St. Martinian. As the story goes, Processus and Martinian were guards during the imprisonment of Peter and Paul in the Mamertine. They were both converted to Christianity and later martyred. • In the 9th century the relics of St. Processus and St. Martinian were moved to old St. Peter's and are now under this altar • The two porphyry columns are from the high altar of old St. Peters

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ S. Sebastiano •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Portico