A Guide to St Peter's Basilica

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Altar of the Madonna of Succour

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Madonna of Succour

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Altar of the Madonna del Soccorso

​The 12th century fresco of the Madonna del Soccorso (Madonna of Succour) is one of the few works of art to survive from the old basilica.

The remains of St Gregory of Nazianzus, who died at the end of the 4th century, are preserved in the porphyry urn.

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Altar of the Madonna of Succour