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   In a church, the choir comprises the transept, crossing (where the transept and nave cross), and apse. In medieval times, the choir was separated from the nave by a rood screen, eventually eliminated to conform to changes in liturgy. The choir is often decorated with frescoes. One example is the cycle depicting the lives of Sts. Stephen and John the Baptist by Fra Filippo Lippi in the Prato Cathedral (1452-1466). Benozzo Gozzoli's first major commission was to fresco the choir of San Francesco in Montefalco with the life of St. Francis, which he completed in 1452, and Domenico del Ghirlandaio's most important fresco cycle is in the choir of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, depicting the lives of the Virgin and St. John the Baptist (1485-1490).