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Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Fresco of the Vision of St Gregory in the Gregorian Chapel. This was painted in 1630 by Girolamo Nanni and Francesco Nappi. The subject is the liberation of souls from Purgatory through the prayers of the faithful and the intercession of saints. St Gregory the Great, in papal robes, and St Bernard, with his Abbot's mitre, can be seen kneeling in the middle section.The other saints are St Benedict of Nursia, standing behind St Gregory, and St Robert of Molesme, standing behind St Bernard. Above them are Apostles and St John the Baptist, and the Blessed Virgin. At the top is the Holy Trinity, to whom their prayers are directed.

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