Category:Clementine Chapel in Saint Peter's Basilica

English: Known as the "Clementine" Chapel after Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) who commissioned its decorative cycle to include precious marbles, mosaics and stucco surfaces, on occasion of the Great Jubilee Year 1600. On the marble pavement the Papal coat of arms is delineated, while above, the cupola is decorated with mosaics and gilt stucco reliefs designed by Cristofo Roncalli (known as the "Pomarancio") in 1603. The Clementine Chapel and adjacent spaces contain the Altar of St. Gregory the Great, Monument to Pius VII, Altar of the Lie and Altar of the Transfiguration.