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Anchor 1 ▼ Vault Artist: Unknown Date: 1800s • The decorations in the vault are from the 19th century renovation

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ St. Erasmus Artist: Nicolas Poussin Date: Mosaic copy • The altarpiece is Martyrdom of St. Erasmus. The original painting is in the Vatican. St. Erasmus, bishop of Formia, was martyred by Emperor Diocletian (284-305)

Anchor 1 ▼ Sacred Heart Chapel Artist: Baldassarre Croce Date: 1599 • The cupola has doctors and evangelists of the church ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Left Transept Artist: Camillo Mariano • The statue is Elijah • The relief above the statue is also by Mariano

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Presentation Artist: Emilio Greco • The bronze monument is of Pope John XXIII. It expresses the council fathers of Vatican II serving in works of mercy . John XXIII (1958-1963) was the Pope that called Vatican II. He is buried in the grottoes

Anchor 1 ▼ Central Bronze Doors Artist: Filarate (Antonio Arevulino) Date: 1433-1445 • Filarate's signature can be seen above this left panel. It reads: "The work of Antonio of Florence" • These doors were originally used at old St. Peter's by the gift of Pope Eugenius IV (1431-1447). They were cast in Florence

Anchor 1 ▼ Holy Year Door Artist: Ludovico Consorti Date: 1949 • The top panels on the left are Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise. The top panels on the right are Annunciation • The bottom panels, from the left, are Jesus' Baptism, Finding the Lost Sheep, Prodigal Son, Christ Cures the Paralytic

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion ▶

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Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of St. Gregory the Great Artist: Francesco Nappi; Girolamo Nanni Date: 1640 ca • The frescoes are of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. They tell the story of St. Bernard who, while saying Mass at Tre Fontane, had a vision of souls going by ladder into heaven

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Relics

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Sebastiano Artist: Annibale Carracci Date: • The painting is of St. Philip Neri visiting the catacombs

Anchor 1 ▼ Altar of St. Charles Borromeo ▶ ◀

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

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Teresa of Jesus

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Tomb of Raphael Artist: Lorenzo Lotti (Lorenzetto) Date: 1523-1524 • The statue is Madonna del Sasso (Madonna of the Rock). The name refers to her foot pressing on a rock • In his will Raphael asked his friend Lorenzetto to make the statue for his tomb

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ St. Wenceslaus • The right oval is St. Methodius. St. Cyril (826-869 ca.) and St. Methodius ((815-885 ca.) were missionaries to the Slavs who even created an alphabet for them. They are consider co-patrons of Europe

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Blessed Sacrament Chapel Artist: Unknown Date: 1300-1400s • The wooden statue is of St. Paul. The damaged face is from pilgrims taking splinters as mementos