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Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Date: 700s • This Romanesque lion has a lamb between his paws. It is part of a pair with the other lion to its left. ▲ ▶

Anchor 1 ▼ Holy Family Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Date: 700s • This Romanesque lion has a infant between his paws. It is part of a pair with the other lion to its right. ▲ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ◀ Tomb of Gregory XIV • This is an empty pane where the painting has been removed

▼ 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 ▼ ▲ ◀ Portico Artist: Giacomo Manzu Date: 1954 ca. • The monument is Tomb of Alcide de Gasperi. Gasperi (1881-1954) was an Italian politician. • Above is St. Vigilius with the words: "May the light of eternal rest shine on him who loved peace and country."

Anchor 1 ▼ Capranica Chapel ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ Nave • The Latin inscription on the right reads: "Whatever you declare bound on earth shall be bound in heaven; whatever you declare loosed on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (Mt 16:19) ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Presbytery

Anchor 1 ▼ Ceiling • The gold stucco work of the ceiling is in the style of the Renaissance • The coat of arms in the middle is from Pope Pius IX who completed the rebuilding of the church ▲

Anchor 1 SS. Quattro Coronati Original church: 311-314 or late 400s Rebuilt church: 847-855 Rebuilt smaller church: 1111 Given to Augustinian nuns: 1560 Apse renovations: 1621-1623 Restoration: 1912-1914 Date: 800s • The Romanesque bell tower is shortened and may have been used in battle

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Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Back Wall

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Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Pius IX Artist: Ludwig Seitz Date: 1890 ca. • The various coat of arms are of dioceses and institutes that contributed to the chapel ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Tomb of Pope Clement VIII Artist: Nicolas Cordier Date: 1610-1614 • The statue is Aaron

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Dominic •

Anchor 1 ▼ Excavations • A remains of few early Roman houses are visible • There is also a few Christian sarcophagi

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Maria sopra Minerva Minerva temple: 50 BC Original church: 741-752 Current Gothic church: 1280-1370 • This is the back entrance to the church of S. Maria sopra Minerva

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Chapel of the Crucified Lord Artist: Giuliano Finelli Date: 1602 ca • The bust is of Cardinal Giulio Antonio Santori (1602 d)