San Crisogono
Piazza Sidney Sonnino
​​​Trastevere
Rome Italy
2016

The inscription on the facade reads: SCIPIO ⋅ S ⋅ R ⋅ E ⋅ PRESB ⋅ CARD ⋅ BVRGHESIVS ⋅ M ⋅ POENITEN ⋅ A ⋅ D ⋅ MDCXXVI.

Currently the basilica has a monumental baroque façade with a tympanum, preceded by a large portico with four columns. The attic above houses eight sculptures, four vases decorated with dragons alternating with four eagles, a symbol of the Borghese family. The 12th century Romanesque bell tower is crowned by a spire.

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Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Crisogono,_Rome

San Crisogono is a church in Rome (rione Trastevere) dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus. It was one of the tituli, the first parish churches of Rome, and was probably built in the 4th century under Pope Sylvester I.

The area beneath the sacristy was investigated by Fr. L. Manfredini and Fr. C. Piccolini in 1907.
They found remains of the first church. The area was then excavated and studied.

The church is served by Trinitarians. Among the previous Cardinal Priests was Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci (1853–1878), elected Pope Leo XIII. San Crisogono is the station church for Monday, the fifth week of Lent.


Colorful Trastevere is a funky, bohemian area that clings to its centuries-old, working-class roots. It's known for traditional and innovative trattorias, craft beer pubs and artisan shops, as well as simple B&Bs and budget hotels. From the pre-dinner passeggiata (promenade) until late, a young crowd buzzes around Piazza di San Calisto and Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, the site of a gilded, mosaic-filled church.