Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Louis Grignion de Montfort • St. Louis Grignion de Montfort lived from 1673-1716

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Annunciation Chapel

Anchor 1 ▲ ◀ Longinus Relic Artist: Bernini Date: 1627 ca. • Each of the four piers are dedicated to an important relic that is housed in the balcony area above each statue. The decorations were designed by Bernini for Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644). Thus Urban's VIII's coat of arms is at the base. The spiral columns are from the altar of old St. Peter's • The relic for this pier is the lance of Longinus. Sultan Bajazet II gave the lance to Pope Innocent VIII (1484-1492) in 1489. The Tomb of Innocent VIII in the left aisle also records the gift. According to the story, Longinus is the later name given to the solider who pierced Jesus with a lance (Jn 19:34) and the centurion who said "Truly, this man was the Son of God (Mk 15:39) ▼

▼ Anchor 1 Chapel of the Holy Founders Artist: Giuseppe Chiari • The vault painting is of angels

Anchor 1 ▼ Central Bronze Doors Artist: Filarate (Antonio Arevulino) Date: 1433-1445 • The panel on the left is the Savior. The panel on the right is the Virgin Mary • 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 ▼ Gregorian Room Artist: Unknown Date: 1500s • This fresco is of God the Father with angels ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Baldachin ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Aisle

Anchor 1 Nave Artist: Alessandro Algardi (design) Date: 1650 • The relief on the left is the Betrayal of Jesus. This story is found in the Bible in Matthew 26:47-56, Mark 14:43-52, Luke 22:47-53 and John 18:2-12. Similar to Joseph sold into slavery, Jesus is sold into death • The relief on the right is Jesus' Harrowing of Hell. This reference is found in the Bible in 1 Peter 4:6 and Ephesians 4:9. Similar to Moses crossing the Red sea, Jesus crosses the gulf of hell for heaven • The prophet on the upper right is Jonah. The prophet on the upper left is Amos ▶ ◀ ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Sistine Chapel Artist: Andrea Lilio and Ferdinando Sermei • The painting is of the four evangelists

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Niches Artist: Allegretti; Fabi-Altini; Gallori; Maccagnani Date: 1882 • This statue is of the apostle St. James the Less • The statues of the ten apostles that are found in the niches were created by various artists. The statues of Peter and Paul are under the main arch

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ St. Wenceslaus Artist: Angelo Caroselli Date: Mosaic copy • The altarpiece is St. Wenceslaus. St. Wenceslaus (907-929) was a duke of Bohemia

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic Artist: Unknown Date: Unknown • The statue is St. Antonius • St. Antonius lived from 1389-1459. Each of the four statues in this chapel represent Dominican bishops

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Peter Fourier • St. Peter Fourier lived from 1565-1640

Anchor 1 ▼ Sistine Chapel Artist: Aureliano Milani Date: 1742 • The painting is Birth of the Virgin ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Gregory the Great Date: 1955 ca. • The plaque is Funeral Monument of Edmondo Bernardini. Edmondo (1879-1955) was of the Cistercian order and abbot of this monastery

Anchor 1 ▼ Matronea • After the Augustinian nuns were given the church in 1560, the cloistered nuns could follow Mass at the women's galleries (matronea) ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ St. Vincent de Paul

Anchor 1 ◀ ▲ ▶ Entrance