Lorenzo Fragni, medal of Gregory XIII commemorating the construction of the Gregorian Chapel in St. Peter’s Basilica, 1583 (?), silver, 33.40 mm.
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Pope Gregory XIII wanted to create the first new chapel in St. Peter's and dedicated it to Gregory of Nazianzus. On the occasion, the pope ordered the issuing of a medal bearing the vertical section of the Chapel on the reverse.