Basilique de Saint-Pierre


According to the legend, after being decapitated, the head of the apostle Paul jumped three times, and is symbolically represented by three fountains (hence the name of the abbey).
The basilica of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso, also known only as San Carlo al Corso, is one of the grandest Baroque churches in Rome.
Built between the III and IV centuries, the Basilica of Saints Bonifacio and Alessio was initially dedicated to St.
On the top of the Caelian hill, overlooking an irregular square, made suggestive by the presence of historical evidence distributed over the span of two millennia, the basilica owes its name to
The church is located along the ancient via Labicana (now via Casilina), in an area that in Roman times was owned by Elena, the mother of Emperor Constantine I, an
[...]Dedicated to the twelve Apostles, it is the only basilica in Rome that was not built on pre-existing Roman structures.
With its quiet and attractive churchyard, shaded by a large cedar, San Giovanni a Porta Latina was probably founded in the 5th century: the date is consistent with some roof tiles
[...]Un itinéraire dans Rome Chrétienne ne saurait ignorer Saint-Jean de-Latran.
The basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura (Saint Lawrence outside the Walls) comes from the combination of two distinct churches, one built in the 6th century AD and the other at t
[...]San Lorenzo in Lucina is one of the oldest churches in Rome: it was built in the 4th-5th century over a domus, probably owned by a Roman matron named Lucina, who allegedly founded
[...]The medieval church of San Nicola in Carcere stands in the area of the ancient Forum Olitorium, where, in the period of republican Rome, were th
[...]La Basilique de St. Paul-hors-les Murs est une des quatres basiliques papales, la deuxième plus grande depuis St. Pierre.
L’antique Basilique de Saint-Pierre, un bâtiment de taille comparable à l’actuel, a été érigé vers le 320 après J. C.
Via Cavour : en partant du Forum, vers le milieu, sur la droite, vous trouverez l’escalier raide de Via San Francesco di Paola. Un escalier étroit et humide.
The basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le mura (Saint Sebastian outside the Walls) is dedicated today to this popular – and frequently represented – saint from Narbonne, but was orig
[...]Conçue en 1296 par ordre de Boniface VIII, cette église ne fut achevée qu’en 1420.
Largely financed by Cardinal Alessandro Peretti di Montalto, nephew of Pope Sixtus V, works for the construction of the monumental Sant’Andrea della Valle started in 1591 under the
[...]La Basilique de Sainte Cécile, patrone des musiciens, fut édifiée sur la maison de famille de Cécile, dame noble qui subit le martyre autours de la 230 après le Christ.
La basilique que nous accueille de nos jours était autrefois le grand vestibule et le tepidarium des thermes de Dioclétien, comme en témoignent les huit colonnes géantes en granit égyptien qui mes
[...]Santa Maria del Popolo est l'un des bâtiments les plus importants de la Renaissance romaine, pour son architecture et pour les peintures et les sculptures qu'elle abrite.
Cette basilique fut érigée sur le sommet le plus haut du Capitole, sur les ruines du temple de Junon Moneta, au VIe siècle.
Located between Via del Corso and Via del Babuino, the Basilica owes its name to a previous small church dedicated to the Virgin and ruled by the Carmelite friars.
La basilique fut probablement le premier lieu officiel de culte chrétien à Rome.