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Face
Upper Inscription: Clemens XII Pont. Max. Anno Christo Salvatori in hon. SS. Ioan Bapt. et Evang. MDCCCXV (Clement 12th, Supreme Pontiff, in the year 1815 for Christ the Savior in honor of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist)
Lower Inscription: Dogmate Papali datur ac simul imperiali quod sim* cunctarum mater caput Ecclesiar hinc salutaris coelestia regna * nomine sancxerunt cum cuncta peracta fuerunt hic nos ex toto conversi supplice nostra quod hae*cedes tibi XPE sit inclita sedes.
Face in the Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano
The Obelisk in the Piazza
The Pope's seat as Bishop of Rome
Main altar
Below the main altar
Side Chapel
Other side chapels and altars…
The Apostles
St. Simon
St. Jude Thaddeus
St. Matthew
St. Bartholomew
St. Philip
St. James the Less
St. Thomas
St. John
St. James the Great
St. Andrew
St. Paul
St. Peter
Portraits and Reliefs above the Apostles
Portrait: Micah; Relief: Job and Leviathan? Paul's Shipwreck?
Portrait: Obadiah; Relief: Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea.
Portrait: Nahum; Relief: The Resurrection of Christ
Portrait: Jonah; Relief: The resurrected Christ releases the blessed souls trapped in Sheol.
Portrait: Joel; Relief: The anointing of David.
Portrait: Amos; Relief: The seizing of Christ at Gethsemane.
Portrait: Daniel; Relief: The sacrifice of Isaac.
Portrait: Hosea; Relief: Christ falls.
Portrait: Ezekiel; Relief: Christ's Baptism.
Portrait: Baruch; Relief: The Deluge.
Portrait: Jeremiah; Relief: The Crucifixion.
Portrait: Isaiah; Relief: Adam and Eve evicted from Eden.