Basilica Di Santa Prassede
10,00 € - 300,00 € / On Sale
The beautiful Santa Prassede (or St Praxedes, as it is otherwise spelt) is an ancient basilica and the most important example of Byzantine art in Rome.
The church as we see it now was built in 817 AD, commissioned by
Pope Pasquale I, but historians have reasons to believe a church already existed here in the V century AD and was possibly built on an even older shrine, dating back to 150AD!
Located in Rione Monti, a charming area of Rome city centre with small dusty streets and charming corners, Santa Prassede is slightly off the beaten track but has something that makes it truly special: ancient paleo Christian mosaics that are among the most beautiful and precious in the city.
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