The Lateran Baptistery In Rome, Italy Editorial Photo

Ceiling of the Lateran Baptistery located next to St. John Lateran and the Lateran Palace in Rome, Italy. On the ceiling of the Baptistry is the story of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge 312. Built by Constantine the Great in 315, the ancient structure is one of the oldest Christian buildings in Rome and the oldest baptistery in all of Christendom. The Baptistery was subject to an elaborate restoration during the pontificate of Urban VIII. While its interior architecture was consolidated and embellished after plans of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, a fresco cycle with scenes from the life of Constantine was added by Andrea Sacchi on the walls of the ambulatory.