This room was completed under Pope Leo X and the frescoes in this room depict events from the lives of his namesakes; Popes Leo III and Leo IV. This room got its name from the most famous fresco, The Fire in the Borgo.
The ceiling
The Coronation of Charlemagne
The Fire in the Borgo
shows a miracle in 847 when Pope Leo IV put out the fire by making the sign of a cross
The Battle of Ostia
The Oath of Leo III
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