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San Pietro in Vincoli 4a Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, 00184 |
The vincoli, or chains, may have given the church its name, but today it’s best known for Michelangelo’s Moses. This amazing work of art captures Moses, armed with the Ten Commandments, just at the moment he makes re... more
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Santa Maria del Pianto 20 Via Santa Maria dei Calderari, Rome, 00186 |
This fairly unknown church was designed and built in 1612 by Sebregondi over an earlier church in front of which, in 1546, the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared crying on the scene of a cruel crime. The event is commemor... more
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Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 12 Piazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome, 00185 |
) in the Chapel of the Relics, my husband struck up a conversion with a friendly monk at the base of the stairs. Sadly we didn't catch his name, but he is likely Brother Joseph, whom Angela Pometto met a few months earli... more
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Santo Stefano Rotondo al Celio 7 Via Santo Stefano Rotondo, St Stephen's Rotunda, Rome, 00184 |
Founded in the 5th century, this church stands on ancient ruins. Its shape is unique and was probably inspired by the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Throughout the centuries stucco work, marble, mosaics, courtyards and thr... more
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Santa Maria dei Miracoli e Santa Maria in Montesanto 528 Via del Corso, Rome, 00187 |
The original project was for two twin churches, but during the construction various necessary modifications were made. The architect, Carlo Rainaldi, finished the construction...
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Santa Maria in Campitelli 9 Piazza di Campitelli, Rome, 00186 |
This church was built to house an icon of the Madonna that was venerated with particular fervour by the Romans - they held it responsible for the miracle of the liberation from the plague. The construction works were ent... more
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Santa Maria in Scala Coeli 1 Via di Acque Salvie, Rome, 00142 |
The church of Santa Maria in Scala Coeli stands in the complex of the abbey of the Tre Fontane to the right of the church of SS. Vincenzo and Anastasio. It was designed by Giacomo...
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Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri 9 Via Cernaia, Rome, 00185 |
In 1930 is also positioned on the top of the façade the statue of the Madonna degli Angeli (Madonna of the Angels) realized by the sculptor Colasanti, while, for the achievement of the place in front of the Cathedral in ... more
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Santa Maria in Campo Marzio 45 Piazza in Campo Marzio, Rome, 00186 |
This church is quite original in the fact that, although it obeys the form of a Roman church, it is actually an Eastern-Catholic temple. The mass is celebrated in Aramaic, the...
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San Crisogono 44 Piazza Sidney Sonnino, Rome, 00153 |
Trastevere's stunning medieval basilica rises from a church converted from a private residence where Christian cults were observed. You can still visit the...
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