Interior
Compared to the magnificent site and exterior, the interior is a serious disappointment. Apart from a marble dado, all the interior surfaces are painted in a uniform light brownish yellow and have developed unsightly surface cracks. The dome is coffered with a cross motif, has a stained glass window in the oculus showing a cross. There are eight round windows in the dome's drum, and no other windows. The interior is dominated by the mosaic of Christ in glory over the main altar. The left-hand side chapel is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and contains a mosaic of the Madonna and Child venerated by angels, while the right-hand one is dedicated to St Francis of Assisi and contains a mosaic of him and other Franciscan saints. There are reliefs depicting the Evangelists at the cardinal points. Perhaps the most interesting thing in the church is the enormous corona, a sixteen-sided light fitting suspended from the dome pendentive and matching the width of the dome.
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