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| Chiesa del Gesu 16 Via degli Astalli, Rome, 00186 |  |
When the land was purchased by the Agostiniani Scalzi in 1615, they were obliged to think up a name for the church that was to be built. It is said the name given came from a comment made by one of the parish priests who... more
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| Casa di Lorenzo Manilio 1 Via del Portico d'Ottavia, Rome, 00186 | |
The house of the humanist Lorenzo Manilio is now numbers 1 and 2 in the Via del Portico d'Ottavia. One inscription gives his name in Latin and Greek on the architrave, while another is in Roman letters on the frieze, not... more
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| Chiesa del Divino Amore Vicolo del Divino Amore, Rome, 00186 | |
In Vicolo del Divino Amore there is the small but elegant church of San Biagio ai Materassari, dedicated today to the Madonna of Divine Love. The earliest reference to the church dates from 1131 when it was known as the ... more
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| Chiesa di San Girolamo della Carita 62 A Via Monserrato, Rome, 00186 | |
| Colonna Traiana Vicolo di San Bernardo, Rome, 00187 | |
Trajan's Column stands between two seemingly twin churches - Santa Maria di Loreto and SS. Nome di Maria. It's 40 metres high overlooking the remaining columns of the ancient Ulpia basilica in Trajan's Forum. It is thoug... more
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| Catacombe di San Callisto 110/126 Via Appia Antica, Rome, 00179 | |
The catacombs of San Callisto, known for more than two centuries as the Church of Rome's cemetery, contain the tombs of nine popes buried in the Crypt. They extend over approximately 20km on four floors. Strangely enough... more
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| Catacombe di Domitilla 280/282 Via delle Sette Chiese, Rome, 00147 | |
We moved on to the catacombs of Domatilla. This was by far the least impressive of the three catacombs we saw. Domatilla has four levels, 150,000 burial spaces. Something like 17 kilometers of corridor. There is, however... more
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| Cimitero Protestante 6 Via Caio Cestio, Rome, 00153 | |
By pontifical law, not only were non-Catholics barred from a church funeral and burial in hallowed ground, but their inhumation had to take place at night, by torchlight (ostensibly to avoid religiously-motivated hostile... more
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| Catacombe di Priscilla 430 Via Salaria, Rome, 00199 | |
On Via Salaria, near to Via Ada, are the catacombs of Priscilla. Seven popes were buried here, victims of emperor Diocleziano's persecutions, along with various saints and three hundred presumed martyrs. The catacombs ex... more
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| Carcere Mamertino 1 Clivo Argentario, Rome, 00186 |  |
Carcere Mamertino according to a legend was the jail where St Peter and St Paul was imprisoned. They would have stayed here for nine months and could runaway thanks to the help of other prisoners converted by apostles. T... more
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