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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Crucifix Chapel Artist: Unknown Date: 1400s • Over the altar is Crucifix

▼ Anchor 1 Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ St. Bruno

Anchor 1 ▼ Gregorian Room • This monument is of Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 St. John Artist: Giovanni De Vecchi • The medallion is St. John • The medallion diameter is 29 feet Artist: Cristoforo Roncalli • Outside of the medallion are Angels • The Latin inscription above reads: "You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church. I will entrust to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 16:18) ▲ ▶ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Ignatius of Loyola

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Francis Caracciolo • St. Francis Caracciolo lived from 1563-1608

Anchor 1 ◀ S. Teresiae ab Infante Jesu •

Anchor 1 ▼ Presbytery Date: 1254 • This is a cosmatesque throne. The side decorations may be the reused remains of the schola cantorum from the nave

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Stanislaus Kostka • St. Stanislaus Kostka (1550-1568) was a Polish noble who walked to Rome from Vienna, Austria in order to enter the Jesuit order in 1567 • He died on August 15, 1586 in the reconstructed rooms attached to this church

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Anchor 1 ▼ Monument of Clement XIII Artist: Antonio Canova Date: 1782-1792 • This is Monument to Pope Clement XIII (1758-1769). Religion is on the left with the words "Holy God" on her head and "Doctrine and Truth" on her belt. Death as a winged angle is on the right. There are also two lions below: one is sleeping and one is awake ◀

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

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Anchor 1 ▼ Tomb of Gregory XVI Artist: Luigi Amici Date: 1854 • The relief notes the promotion of Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) for Catholic missions. The figures showing reverence represent different nations coming to belief ▲

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Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Left Transept

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ ▶ Pope St. Urban I Painting • The wall painting is of Pope St. Urban I

Anchor 1 ▼ Right Transept Artist: Paris Nogari Date: Late 1500s • On the lower right is Constantine's Legionnaires Search for Pope Sylvester. All of the lower frescoes in both transepts tell the history of St. John Lateran and Constantine. The story begins on the left side of the left transept and moves around to the left Artist: Cristoforo Roncalli Date: Late 1500s • At the lower left is Constantine's Baptism ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Ananias and Sapphria