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Anchor 1 ▼ St. Philip Neri • St. Philip Neri lived from 1515-1595

Anchor 1 ▼ Monument

Anchor 1 Chapel of the Relics of the Passion • The relics of the passion from the top left: part of the Good Thief's cross, finger bone of St. Thomas, fragments (Holy Sepulcher, column of flagellation, Bethlehem cave), two thorns from the crown of thorns, pieces of the true cross, a nail from the cross, and the INRI inscription ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of St. Dominic •

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Artist: Paolo and Filippo Date: Early 1200s • The panels recall stories related to the death of St. Henry II. St. Henry (973-1024) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014-1024.

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Nave • The nave area was a later addition by Pope Honorius III (1216-1227) to the original presbytery church of Constantine (306-337) in 330 that Pope Pelagius rebuilt in 578 • Of the 22 total columns, 6 are marble and 16 are granite. They all have matching Ionic capitals from the 1100s

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Balbina •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of St. Raymond of Penafort ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Portico

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Main Door • Over the main door it is recorded that the renovations of 1848-1855 were during the reign of Pope Pius IX (1846-1878) • Left of the main door is Funeral Monument of Diotisalvi Neroni. Neroni (1401-1482) was a lawyer from Florence. There are many Florentines buried here as this was the primary church in Rome for the Florentines before the construction of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini in 1518

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Capranica Chapel Artist: Giovanni de' Vecchi Date: 1586 • The painting is Stories in the Life of St. Catherine of Siena

Anchor 1 ▼ Nave ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Baptismal Font Chapel Artist: Roman school Date: 1641 ca. • This is the Funeral Monument of Albano Ferragallo

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Transfiguration

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Helen

Anchor 1 ▼ North Entrance Date: 1500s ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Ponziani Chapel Artist: Attributed to Antonio da Viterbo Date: 16th century • This Crucifixion includes the presence of St. Francis of Rome

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Stephen Chapel Artist: Rinaldo Rinaldi Date: 1800s • The statue is St. Stephen. St. Stephen is called the protomartyr because he is the first Christian martyr as recorded in Acts of the Apostles. He is remembered here because Paul was present at his stoning

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Cesi Chapel Artist: Sermoneta Date: 1567 ca. • The paintings on the sides of the window

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Teresa of Jesus