Editing St. Peter's Basilica (section)

====Nave====
* On the first piers of the nave are two Holy Water basins held by pairs of [[cherub]]s each 2 metres high, commissioned by [[Pope Benedict XIII]] from designer [[Agostino Cornacchini]] and sculptor Francesco Moderati, (1720s).
* Along the floor of the nave are markers showing the comparative lengths of other churches, starting from the entrance.
* On the decorative pilasters of the piers of the nave are medallions with relief depicting 56 of the first popes.
* In niches between the pilasters of the nave are statues depicting 39 founders of religious orders.
* Set against the north east pier of the dome is a statue of ''Saint Peter Enthroned'', sometimes attributed to late 13th-century sculptor [[Arnolfo di Cambio]], with some scholars dating it to the fifth century. One foot of the statue is largely worn away by [[Christian pilgrimage|pilgrims]] kissing it for centuries.
* The sunken Confessio leading to the [[Vatican Grottoes]] (see above) contained a large kneeling statue by [[Canova]] of [[Pope Pius VI]], who was captured and mistreated by [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte's]] army.  This has now been moved to the back (eastern) end of the grottoes.
* In the Confessio is the ''Niche of the Pallium'' ("Niche of Stoles") which contains a bronze urn, donated by [[Pope Benedict XIV]], to contain white stoles embroidered with black crosses and woven with the wool of lambs blessed on the feastday of St. Agnes.
* The High [[Altar]] is surmounted by Bernini's [[baldachin]]. (See above)
* Set in niches within the four piers supporting the dome are the larger-than-life statues associated with the basilica's primary holy relics: [[Helena (empress)|Saint Helena]] holding the [[True Cross]] and the [[Nail (relic)|Holy Nails]], by [[Andrea Bolgi]]; [[Saint Longinus]] holding the [[Holy Lance|spear that pierced the side of Jesus]], by Bernini (1639); [[Andrew the Apostle|Saint Andrew]] with the [[Saltire|St. Andrew's Cross]], by [[Francois Duquesnoy]] and [[Saint Veronica]] holding her [[Veil of Veronica|veil with the image of Jesus' face]], by [[Francesco Mochi]].

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File:Saint Helena.jpg|alt= A marble statue showing a matronly woman in a sweeping cloak supporting a cross which stands beside her and presenting a set of nails to the viewer with her left hand|''Saint Helena''<br />by Andrea Bolgi
File:Saint Longinus.jpg|alt= This statue shows a Roman soldier, with a cloak furling around him, gazing upward while he supports a long spear with his right hand and throws out his other hand in amazement.|''Saint Longinus''<br />by Bernini
File:Saint Andreas.jpg|alt= This statue shows an elderly man, bare-chested, and draped, looking up despairingly as he supports a large cross, arranged diagonally.|''Saint Andrew''<br />by Francois Duquesnoy
File:Saint veronica.jpg|alt= This statue shows the saint as a young woman, who, with a sweeping dramatic gesture, displays a cloth on which there is an image of the face of Jesus.|''Saint Veronica''<br />by Francesco Mochi
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