Mosaic of Pope Gregory IV
Basilica of San Marco Evangelista in Campidoglio
This splendid mosaic in the apse depicts Christ with Saints Felicissimo, Mark the Evangelist, Pope Mark, Agapetus and Agnes. The name-saint of the Church is shown presenting Christ to the commissioner of the work, Pope Gregory IV (827-844). Below is Christ and the Twelve Apostles with Christ appearing as the Agnus Dei (the lamb of God) surrounded by twelve sheep.
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