Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Gregorio VII Papa al Gelsomino •

Anchor 1 S. Marcella •

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Philip Date: 1705-1711 Artist: Giuseppe Mazzuoli • The statue is St. Philip. His symbol is the Latin cross probably because the Acts of Philip records his death by crucifixion . • 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 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Pieta

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion • This doorway leads to a copy of the Shroud of Turin

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Vestibule Artist: Carlo Rainaldi, Giovan Francesco de Rossi, Ercole Ferrata, Filippo Carcani, Michel Maille Date: 1675 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Cardinal Carlo Bonelli • Starting from the left side, the sculptures are Justice, Charity, Religion, and Prudence (1675) by School of Bernini

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 St. Barbara

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Raymond of Penafort Artist: School of Bregno Date: 1495 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Benedetto Sopranzi • Benedetto Sopranzi (1447-1495) was archbishop of Nicosia

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Aldobrandini Chapel Artist: Giacomo della Porta, Nicolas Cordier Date: 1611 • The tomb is Funeral Monument of Lesa Deti. Giacomo della Porta designed the statue and Nicolas Cordier executed the work. Lesa Deti (d. 1557) was the mother of Pope Clement VIII • The statue on the left is Charity (1611) by Nicolas Cordier • The statue on the right is Religion (1611) by Camillo Mariani

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion Artist: Giuseppe Valadier Date: 1803 • These relics are three pieces of the true cross. • The present reliquary was donated by the Duchess of Vallahermosa ▲ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Right Aisle

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Albani Chapel Artist: Carlo Fontana Date: 1706-1712 • Pope Clement XI (1700-1721) built this as a funeral chapel for his family (Albani) and dedicated it to Pope St. Fabian (236-250) who was martyred in the persecution of Decius (249-251). Excavations in 1915 are believed to have found St. Fabian's body under the ground near the center of the main church. A reliquary behind the altar contains his head • At one time this church was dedicated to St. Fabian as well as to St. Sebastian. Still today both still share a feast day on January 20th Artist: Francesco Papaleo Date: 1712 • The statue is St. Fabian. Note that his vestments have been updated to the 17th century fashion ▼

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Nave

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Monument of Bishop Agostino Favoriti Artist: Ludovico Gemignani (design); Filippo Carcani (execution) Date: 1685 • The monument has Bishop Agostino Favoriti (1638 d.) in the center. On the left is Faith and on the right is Fortitude

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Monument of Leo XII Artist: Pietro Cavallini Date: 1200-1300s • The chapel has a wooden crucifix. Originally this was in a chapel at old St. Peter's. When the new St. Peter's was finished, the crucifix was placed in the Pieta chapel until it was moved here in 1749 when Michelanglo's famous statue was completed

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Pius IX ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Relics Artist: Chapel designed by Luigi Vanvitelli • Altar painting is of the Virgin Mary • Numerous relics of saints fill the back wall

▼ Anchor 1 Chapel of the Passion Artist: Filippo Bracci • The vault painting is the Eternal Father • The presence of the Father in the Chapel of the Passion is perhaps because it is God the Father who sends God the Son for the forgiveness of sins and the restoration of God's relationship to humanity