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Basílica de San Crisógono
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Cristiano
March 5, 2022
The church of St Chrysogonus, one of the oldest churches in Rome, is often overlooked by visitors but it is surprisingly beautiful, a perfect example of how different periods have left their traces over the centuries. Let's begin the visit looking at the exterior: a bright 17th-century facade has been added to a medieval structure. The bell-tower dates from the 12th century. It was modified with the addition of a pyramidal spire, as in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. In the 18th century, Cardinal Scipione Borghese, a powerful patron of the arts, commissioned the architect Giovan Battista Soria to undertake a major renovation and had his name written over the facade. Entering the church, you are immediately struck by the quiet and dark medieval atmosphere, the traffic noise is left behind. Be careful, you are walking over one of the most beautiful and well-preserved 13th-century mosaic floors in Rome. During the Middle Ages, a family of artists, called Cosmati made a great number of decorations out of the remains of ancient Roman colored marbles. These geometric patterns also had a practical purpose: they divided and mapped the floor into specific areas which facilitated processions on feast days.
The church of St Chrysogonus, one of the oldest churches in Rome, is often overlooked by visitors but it is surprisingly beautiful, a perfect example of how different periods have left their traces over the centuries. Let's begin the visit looking at the exterior: a bright 17th-century facade has be…
Maura
May 12, 2017
The early christian underground church is a must see!
Gianmaria
November 24, 2014
One of Rome's landmark churches. Built between 499 and 1623 and finally restored in 1866
Stefania
January 21, 2020
Bernini chapel. You can visit the excavations of the early Christian basilica. Cappella del Bernini. Si visitano gli scavi della basilica paleocristiana
Luca
February 6, 2015
Per l'originale architettura risultante dall'opera realizzata nel IV secolo e ristrutturata nel 1626 su progetto dell'arcitetto Soria
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44 Piazza Sidney Sonnino
Roma, Lazio