Typology:
Church closed for worship
Address
Address:
Foro Romano
Zone:
Rione Campitelli (Foro Romano- Campidoglio-P.Venezia) (Roma centro)
Contacts
Telephone:
06 39967700 Coopculture (tutti i giorni dalle 10.00 alle 15.00)
Web site:
https://parcocolosseo.it/s-u-p-e-r/
Email:
pa-colosseo@cultura.gov.it
Email:
pa-colosseo@pec.cultura.gov.it (PEC)
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/parcocolosseo
Opening times
1-26 March and 1-29 October > 9.30-16.45 (last admission at 16.15)
27 March - 30 September> 9.30-18.30 (last admission at 18)
30 October - 28 February > 9.30-15.45 (last admission at 15.15)
Information
Description
It was built on the remainings of some buildings dating back to the second half of C.I, but the transformation into church very probably dates back to the era under Giustino II (567-578). It was often restored during the centuries. In 847, probably due to a earthquake, the church was abandoned but not forgotten. During C. XIII the church of S. Maria Liberatrice welled up on its ruins, where according to the legend Silvestro I defeated a dragon. The restoration of the antique S. Maria and the consequent demolition of the most recent church was decided in the early C. XX. The interior is based on three naves with small chapels in the end of the minor naves. Very interesting are also the two niches that can admire by the sides of the hall, probably dating back to the period before the collapse in C. IX.
Within
Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Archaeological heritage
Last checked:
2023-03-15 15:22
