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Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Sacred Heart Chapel Artist: Joseph Peniz and Paul Bril • The painting is St. Francis and the Sultan

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of St. John

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Patrizi Chapel Date: 1593 ca. • The tomb on the left is Maximilian Pernstein. Pernstein was an eighteen year old Bohemian who died while in Rome • The tomb of the artist Girolamo Muziano (1528-1592) had been in this area but was lost during the Fuga renovations

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Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Left Aisle

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Far Right Aisle

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Nave

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Jerome • The tomb is of Pope St. John XXIII. Pope John (1881-1963) is known for his calling of the Second Vatican Council in 1962 ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ Capranica Chapel Artist: Marcello Venusti Date: 1573-1579 • In the panels are Mysteries of the Rosary • After the historical Battle of Lepanto in 1571, Angelo Capranica, a descendant of the family and member of the Confraternity of the Rosary, had Marcello Venusti decorate the ceiling with the Mysteries of the Rosary in 1573 • This idea of taking your subject from a major historical event marked the beginning of a new style of painting. This style was later mentioned by the Council of Trent ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 St. Stephen Chapel Artist: Francesco Coghetti Date: 1800s • The painting is Stephen Expelled from the Sanhedrin ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Our Lady of the Annunciation Artist: Cesare Nebbia Date: 1589-1614 • In the vault are Stories of the Virgin and Angels Playing Music • These are probably some of the last works of the artist Cesare Nebbia ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Statue of St. Cecilia Artist: Stefano Maderno Date: 1600 • During Cardinal Sfondrati's remodel in 1599 the three sarcophagi placed here by Paschal I in the 9th century were found. • Maderno was present when they opened the sarcophagi and modeled his statue on the body of St. Cecila • St Cecilia was covered by a dark silk veil and wore a gold cloth dress stained with blood • The second sarcophagus contained Sts. Valerian, Tiburtius, and Maximus • The third sarcophagus contained Sts. Pope Urban I and Pope Lucius I

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Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Andrew the Apostle Artist: Agostino Ciampelli • The painting is on the martyrdom of St. Lawrence ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Passage of Pope Innocent X Artist: Francesco Borromini Date: 1646-1649 • Pope Innocent X (1644-1655) had Borromini renovate the nave which included this passageway. This passage connects the Lateran palace to the church •The Lateran palace is where historically popes used to live. Today it houses the Roman curia offices of the diocese of Rome ◀

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ St. Joseph in the Holy Land Chapel Artist: Vincenzo De Rossi Date: 1550-1560 • The statue is St. Joseph and Christ as a Child • The St. Joseph in the Holy Land Chapel was built using dirt from the Holy Land. The Confraternity of Virtuosi were the patrons of the chapel. This confraternity would meet here annually on March 19, the feast day of their own patron St. Joseph, to give dowries to poor girls