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Anchor 1 ▼ Altar of St. Charles Borromeo ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 St. Stephen Chapel Artist: Francesco Podesti Date: 1800s • The painting is Martyrdom of Stephen ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of Blessed Nicholas Albergati

Anchor 1 ▼ Holy Year Door Artist: Ferri (design) Date: 1675 • The mosaic is St. Peter. Pope Clement X (1670-1676) had this created for the holy year of 1675

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ St. Angela Merici • St. Angela Merici lived from 1474-1540

Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Innocent VIII Artist: Antonio del Pollaiolo Date: 1498 • Above, Pope Innocent VIII (1484-1492) has in his left hand a piece of Longinus's lance. Longinus is the traditional name of the soldier, from John 19:34, that pierces the side of Jesus on the cross. Sultan Bajazet II gave this to Innocent VIII in 1489. The four panels around the Pope indicate the four cardinal virtues of prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude. Below, Innocent VIII sleeps awaiting the resurrection • This is the only tomb that was present in the old St. Peter's church that is present in the new

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Ponziani Chapel • The floor is contemporary

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Regina Pacis

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Main Altar Artist: Nicolas Cordier Date: 1600 ca. • The bust is St. Peter

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of Pius IX

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Barbara • This door was originally the entrance to the chapel from the left aisle of Pope Leo IV's larger church. When Pope Paschal II reduced the size of the church, the left aisle was no longer part of the interior of the church. However, the passage way that connects the two was left intact

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Benedict Chapel Artist: Luigi Poletti Date: 1800s • The arch above the altar and ceiling is coffered in white and gold

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola Artist: Baciccia Date: 1685 • The vault has St. Ignatius of Loyola in Glory. This was Baciccia's sixth and final work in the church ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Monument to Matilda Artist: Bernini (design); Andrea Bolgi (statues) Date: 1635 • The tomb is Monument to Matilda. Matilda (1046-1115) was countess of Tuscany. She holds the papal tiara because she was a defender of the papacy • Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644) commissioned the tomb and had Matilda's remains moved here from a Benedictine monastery in Polirone in 1635. She was the first woman buried in St. Peter's

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Grazioli Lante della Rovere Chapel • This chapel was originally dedicated to St. Sebastian in 1570 by Cardinal Marco Antonio Maffei. It was rededicated to the Most Holy Savior in 1596 by the Dominican Vincenzo da Palestrina who had founded a confraternity by the same name. Finally in the 1800s the chapel was given to the Grazioli Lante della Rovere family • Facing opposite of the chapel, on the interior of the right pillar, is Funeral Monument of Fabio and Ippolito De Amicis (1651) by Pietro Berrettini (Pietro da Cortona) ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Apse Wall ▲ ◀