Barberini Coat of Arms and Allegory

This Baroque woodcarving (1630–40) crowns the pulpit with the Barberini coat of arms, emblem of Pope Urban VIII. An allegorical figure holds the chalice of the Eucharist, while above, a painted nun, likely St Clare, represents Franciscan devotion. The ensemble visually links papal authority to the contemplative ideals of the order that serves the church.