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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)

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Sebastiano Artist: Annibale Carracci Date: • The painting is of St. Brigid of Sweden visiting the catacombs Artist: Pope St. Damasus (written) Date: 366-384 (copy) • The inscription reads: "You, who are looking for the names of Peter and Paul, should know that at one time these saints were here...". At the bottom left is Damasus' name

Anchor 1 ▼ Sforza Chapel Artist: Tiberio Calcagno (started); Giacomo Della Porta (finished) Date: 1556-1573 • The benefactor for the chapel was Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza • The tomb of Cardinal Guido Ascanio (1573 ca.) is on the left and the tomb of Cardinal Alessandro (1534-1581) is on the right Artist: Nebbia • The upper painting is of the prophets • Below the window is Coronation of the Virgin Artist: Sermoneta Date: 1573 • The altarpiece is Assumption

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Helen Artist: Early Roman school • The St. Helen statue is actually the remains of a statue of the goddess Juno found in Ostia. The appendages and cross were added to make a St. Helen

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Far Right Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Chapel of St. Stanislaus Kostka Artist: Ludovico Mazzanti Date: 18th • This painting is St. Stanislaus Cools His Breast • In this story of his life, the prayer St. Stanislaus is so fervent that he becomes physically heated and needs to cool down

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