Editing St. Peter's Basilica (section)

====South aisle====
* The first chapel in the south aisle is the baptistry, commissioned by [[Pope Innocent XII]] and designed by [[Carlo Fontana]], (great nephew of Domenico Fontana). The font was carved from the lid of the purple porphyry [[sarcophagus]] which had once held the remains of the Emperor [[Hadrian]], and is surmounted with a gilt-bronze figure of the "[[Lamb of God]]". Fontana's reworked [[Porphyry (geology)|porphyry]] sarcophagus lid font replaced an earlier font, which was re-purposed from the sarcophagus of [[Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus|Probus]], the fourth-century [[Praefectus urbi|Prefect of Rome]], and which was used for baptisms from the 15th century until the late 17th century, when Fontana's work was completed.
* Against the first pier of the aisle is the [[Monument to the Royal Stuarts]]: [[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Stuart]], known as the "Old Pretender" and his sons, [[Charles Edward Stuart|Charles Edward]], known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie", and [[Henry Benedict Stuart|Henry]], a cardinal. The tomb is a [[Neoclassical architecture|Neo-Classical]] design by [[Canova]] unveiled in 1819. Opposite it is the memorial of James Francis Edward Stuart's wife, [[Maria Klementyna Sobieska|Maria Clementina Sobieska]].
* The second chapel is that of the ''Presentation of the Virgin'' and contains the memorials of [[Pope Benedict XV]] and [[Pope John XXIII]].
* Against the piers are the tombs of [[Pope Pius X]] and [[Pope Innocent VIII]].
* The large chapel off the south aisle is the ''Choir Chapel'' which contains the altar of the ''[[Immaculate Conception]]''.
* At the entrance to the [[Sacristy]] is the tomb of [[Pope Pius VIII]]
* The south transept contains the altars of [[Thomas the Apostle|Saint Thomas]], [[Saint Joseph]] and the ''Crucifixion of Saint Peter''.
* The tomb of Fabio Chigi, [[Pope Alexander VII]], towards the end of the aisle, is the work of Bernini and called by Lees-Milne "one of the greatest tombs of the [[Baroque]] Age". It occupies an awkward position, being set in a niche above a doorway into a small vestry, but Bernini has utilized the doorway in a symbolic manner. Pope Alexander kneels upon his tomb, facing outward. The tomb is supported on a large draped shroud in patterned red marble, and is supported by four female figures, of whom only the two at the front are fully visible. They represent [[Charity (virtue)|Charity]] and [[Truth]]. The foot of Truth rests upon a globe of the world, her toe being pierced symbolically by the thorn of Protestant England. Coming forth, seemingly, from the doorway as if it were the entrance to a tomb, is the skeletal winged figure of [[Death]],<!-- -NOTE: Death requires a capital letter in this sense.- --> its head hidden beneath the shroud, but its right hand carrying an [[hourglass]] stretched upward towards the kneeling figure of the pope.<ref name=JL-M/>

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File:Rome basilica st peter 004 adjusted.JPG|alt=A pair of bronze doors divided into sixteen panels containing reliefs depicting scenes mainly from the life of Jesus and stories that he told.|The Holy Door is opened only for great celebrations.
File:0 Monument funéraire du pape Alexandre VII - St-Pierre - Vatican (1).jpg|alt=A large memorial set in a niche. The marble figure of a kneeling pope is surrounded by allegoric marble figures, and sculptured drapery surfaced with patterned red stone.|The tomb of Alexander VII, by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]], 1671–1678<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/Docs/seminarians4.htm |website=saintpetersbasilica.org |title=The Seminarian GuidesNorth American College, Rome |access-date=29 July 2009 |archive-date=3 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703193942/http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/Docs/seminarians4.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
File:Rome basilica st peter 011c adjusted.jpg|alt=Peter is shown as a bearded man in draped garment like a toga. He is seated on a chair made of marble, and has his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing while in his left hand he holds two large keys. Behind the statue, the wall is patterned in mosaic to resemble red and gold brocade cloth.|The bronze statue of Saint Peter holding the keys of heaven, attributed to [[Arnolfo di Cambio]]
File:Michelangelo's Pietà, St Peter's Basilica (1498–99).jpg|alt=This marble statue shows the Virgin Mary seated, mourning over the lifeless body of Jesus which is supported across her knees.|The [[Pietà (Michelangelo)|''Pietà'']] by [[Michelangelo]], 1498–1499, is in the north aisle.
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