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Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Monument of Giuseppe Rondinino Date: 1649 ca. • The monument is Funeral Monument of Giuseppe Rondinino. Rondinino (1649 d.) was killed in a war against the Turks • The Trionfo of arms has a Medusa inspired by Bernini

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Right Transept

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Dominic •

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Pius IX Artist: Ludwig Seitz Date: 1890 ca. • St. Cyriaca is on the left and St. Agnes on the right ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Gabrielli Chapel Artist: Bonaventura Lamberti (Bolognese) Date: 1690-1693 • The painting over the altar is Death of St. Peter the Martyr • St. Peter the Martyr (1206-1252) is also known as St. Peter of Verona • The architectural structure around the painting is attributed to Ciro Ferri who was known for painting and design work

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Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Thomas Artist: Giuseppe Passeri Date: 1675 or 1686 • The altarpiece is The Doubt of St. Thomas the Apostle • John 20:24-29 relates the story here of doubting Thomas who said that he would not believe in Jesus' resurrection from the dead unless he put his hand into the nail marks and into his side. Jesus appears to Thomas and asks him to do so

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Stanislaus Kostka Artist: Carlo Maratta Date: around 1687 • The painting over the altar is St. Stanislaus Receives the Child Jesus from the Hands of the Virgin

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Erasmus ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Organ Loft • The organ lofts were a gift to the church by Cardinal Scipione Borghese (1576-1633)

Anchor 1 Grazioli Lante della Rovere Chapel Artist: School of Pietro Vannucci (Perugino) Date: 1490-1510 • The painting is Jesus Christ. It was donated to the church by Pope Clement VIII • The left statue is St. John the Baptist (1602-1603) by Ambrogio Buonvicino • The central statue is St. Phillip Neri (1727) by Roman school • The right statue is St. Sebastian (end 15th-early 16th) attributed to Michele Marini ▲ ▶ ◀ ▼

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 ▼

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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 ▲ ▶ ◀