Basilica di San Crisogono (Basilica of Saint Chrysogonus)
Piazza Sidney Sonnino
Rome, September 2019
“San Crisogono is a church in Rome (rione Trastevere) dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus. It was one of the tituli, the first parish churches of Rome, and was probably built in the 4th century under Pope Sylvester I (314–335), rebuilt in the 12th century by John of Crema, and again by Giovanni Battista Soria, funded by Scipione Borghese, in the early 17th century. The area beneath the sacristy was investigated by Fr. L. Manfredini and Fr. C. Piccolini in 1907. They found remains of the first church (see below). After they had made this discovery, the area was excavated and studied. The church is served by Trinitarians. Among the previous Cardinal Priests was Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (1853–1878), elected Pope Leo XIII.” (San Crisogono, Wikipedia)
I like the mosaic in this church. Years ago I briefly visited Trastevere, and I enjoyed it as a very romantic neighbourhood. Greetings from Romania, Adriana
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful church indeed, one of the many of Trastevere...
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