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picture by P. Carlini da Siena, a monk of the order;
the two side ones are by Fiorentini. Under the High-
Altar in an urn of porphyry are preserved the bodies
of St. Bartholomew and other Martyrs. The frescoes
of the apse are by Padre Goffredo. On the right of
the apse the chapel of the Holy-Sacrament, is deco-
rated with frescoes by Mercali. In the chapel of
the Crucifix, in the other aisle, and the chapel ad-
joining there are some frescoes and a St. Carlo Bor-
romeo by Antonio Caracci. Almost opposite to this
is the
Church of S. Giovanni di Dio, built in 1640
by the Fathers of that order who have an hospital
annexed to it, and here next door the good and now
famous Padre Orsenigo plies his occupation as a dentist.
The Morgue of Rome is on this island.
Ponte S. Bartolomeo or Graziano, con-
structed in the iv century; it serves for communica-
tion between the island and Trastevere. The island
itself is said to have been formed by the corn of the
Tarquins, which the outraged citizens flung into the
Tiber, when that family was banished. Crossing the
bridge and taking the street opposite ( Via Piseinula)
as far as the Via Lungarina, we then turn to the left
and soon we arrive at the Via Vascellari. Turning
down this we find on the right the
Church of St. Cecilia, said to have been foun-
ded by Urban I. about 230. It was restored by the
architect Salvi in 1823, who thought it necessary to
build masonry round the 24 original granite columns,
converting them into the present heavy pilasters. The
interior is of three aisles, and each side of the en-
trance is an ancient tomb. From the right aisle, we
enter a corridor in which there are some landscapes
by P. Brill, and then follows the chapel of St. Cecilia,
where there is a picture of the school of Guido Reni,
representing the Martyrdom of that Saint. At the
next altar is a St. Andrew, painted by Baglioni. Then
picture by P. Carlini da Siena, a monk of the order;
the two side ones are by Fiorentini. Under the High-
Altar in an urn of porphyry are preserved the bodies
of St. Bartholomew and other Martyrs. The frescoes
of the apse are by Padre Goffredo. On the right of
the apse the chapel of the Holy-Sacrament, is deco-
rated with frescoes by Mercali. In the chapel of
the Crucifix, in the other aisle, and the chapel ad-
joining there are some frescoes and a St. Carlo Bor-
romeo by Antonio Caracci. Almost opposite to this
is the
Church of S. Giovanni di Dio, built in 1640
by the Fathers of that order who have an hospital
annexed to it, and here next door the good and now
famous Padre Orsenigo plies his occupation as a dentist.
The Morgue of Rome is on this island.
Ponte S. Bartolomeo or Graziano, con-
structed in the iv century; it serves for communica-
tion between the island and Trastevere. The island
itself is said to have been formed by the corn of the
Tarquins, which the outraged citizens flung into the
Tiber, when that family was banished. Crossing the
bridge and taking the street opposite ( Via Piseinula)
as far as the Via Lungarina, we then turn to the left
and soon we arrive at the Via Vascellari. Turning
down this we find on the right the
Church of St. Cecilia, said to have been foun-
ded by Urban I. about 230. It was restored by the
architect Salvi in 1823, who thought it necessary to
build masonry round the 24 original granite columns,
converting them into the present heavy pilasters. The
interior is of three aisles, and each side of the en-
trance is an ancient tomb. From the right aisle, we
enter a corridor in which there are some landscapes
by P. Brill, and then follows the chapel of St. Cecilia,
where there is a picture of the school of Guido Reni,
representing the Martyrdom of that Saint. At the
next altar is a St. Andrew, painted by Baglioni. Then