CHURCH OF S. CROCE IN GERUSALEMME,

erected by S. Helena. The interior has three aisles divided by

pilasters, and with eight columns of Egyptian granite. The high altar

is adorned by four columns of breccia-corallina, which support the

canopy. Under the altar is an ancient urn, which contains the bodies

of the holy martyrs Anastasio and Cesario. The frescoes of the vault

of the tribune are by Pinturicchio. The subterranean chapel of S.

Helena is decorated with paintings by Pomarancio, and with mosaics by

B. Peruzzi. Ladies are not allowed to enter this chapel, except on the

saint's day. The church was erected in

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