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Altar of St Jerome
Altar of St Jerome
Altar of St Jerome
The mosaic is a copy of a painting by Domenichino (1581-1641), which now hangs in the Vatican's Pinacoteca. It depicts The Last communion of St Jerome.
Under the altar lies the body of Saint John XXIII (r. 1958-63), which was placed here following his beatification on September 3rd, 2000. He was canonised on April 27th, 2014.
The mosaic is a copy of a painting by Domenichino (1581-1641), which now hangs in the Vatican's Pinacoteca. It depicts The Last communion of St Jerome.
Under the altar lies the body of Saint John XXIII (r. 1958-63), which was placed here following his beatification on September 3rd, 2000. He was canonised on April 27th, 2014.
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St Peter's Basilica
- Altars >
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Monuments
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- Countess Matilda of Canossa
- Maria Clementina Sobieska
- Queen Christina of Sweden
- Pope Innocent VIII
- Pope Paul III
- Pope Gregory XIII
- Pope Gregory XIV
- Pope Leo XI
- Pope Urban VIII
- Pope Alexander VII
- Pope Clement X
- Pope Innocent XI
- Pope Alexander VIII
- Pope Innocent XII
- Pope Benedict XIV
- Pope Clement XIII
- Pope Pius VII
- Pope Leo XII
- Pope Pius VIII
- Pope Gregory XVI
- Pope Pius X
- Pope Benedict XV
- Pope Pius XI
- Pope Pius XII
- Pope John XXIII
- The Stuarts
- Portico >
- Pieta
- Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
- Cathedra Petri
- Crossing >
- St Peter
- Chapel of the Choir
- Chapel of the Baptistery
- Nave
-
Fountains
- Trevi Fountain
- Fontana della Barcaccia
- Fountain of the Triton
- Fountain of the Bees
- Fountain of Moses
- Fountain of the Four Rivers
- Fountain of the Acqua Paola
- Fountain of the Turtles
- Fountain of the Naiads
- Fountain of the Cannonball
- Piazza del Popolo
- Fountain of the Pantheon
- Fountains of Piazza Farnese
- Fountain of Goddess Roma
- Rioni Fountains
- Street Fountains
- Venice Marries the Sea
- St Peter's Square
- Fountain of the Moor
- Fountain of Neptune
- Fountain of the Porter
- Fountain of the Seahorses
- Gallery