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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 ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ S. Sebastiano •

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Interior

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Monument of Pope Boniface VIII

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Christ's Passion • Below the altar are found the relics of the St. Joseph Pignatelli (1737-1811) ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ North • The city of Rome looking north from the dome of St. Peter's • Center left is the Casina Pio IV which houses the Pontifical Academy of Sciences • In the back left is the Pinacoteca of the Vatican Museums • Center right is the Vatican Library ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 Transept ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Blessed Sacrament Chapel ▲

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

▼ Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ ▼ Dome Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini Date: 1662-1665 • The four small windows have putti playing with palm branches and garlands • The four large windows have fisherman who have draped their nets over the windows to catch the fish below. These figures recall St. Andrew's occupation as a fisherman

Anchor 1 ▼ Annunciation Chapel

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

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ St. Sebastian Altar Artist: Giovanni Baglione Date: 1632 ca. • The altarpiece is St. Irene and St. Lucina Care for St. Sebastian

Anchor 1 ◀ Scala Santa •

Anchor 1 ▼ Left Aisle ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Angels

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