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Gregory XIII (1580) - Chapel of St. Gregory of Nazianzus


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Bronze. Diameter 38mm, 18.2 grams. Obverse: Bust of Gregory XIII facing left. Reverse: Interior view of the Gregorian Chapel.

Gregory XIII commissioned the completion of a chapel in St. Peter's Basilica begun by Michelangelo.  In 1580, the remains of St. Gregory of Nazianzus were brought to the chapel and placed in an urn underneath the altar.

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