basilica di santa croce in gerusalemme

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is a heavily restored palaeo-Christian parish and titular church at Piazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 12 in the rione Esquilino, just south of the Porta Maggiore and about as far east as you can get within the walls of Rome. On the sides are four scenes from the Crucifixion, and also featured are SS Peter and Paul, St Sylvester, St Helen and Cardinal Carvajal. ), containing the relics of the martyrs SS Caesarius and Anastasius. The full text of the Visitation report has not been released to the public, and apparently the findings are so scandalous that it will be kept secret. This has traditionally been attributed to Pinturicchio, but it is now thought that it is the work of Antoniazzo Romano about 1492.

"De Alvariis" gallery on Flickr of exterior, "De Alvariis" gallery on Flickr of interior, "Sacred Destinations" web-page (with photos of relics), "Domus Sessoriana" website (has good gallery), Nando Peretti Foundation web-page with photos of garden, Unusual photo showing nave frontage behind façade, Historical article on mediaeval basilica and monastery (in Italian), "Quondam" page with archaeological plans and isometric view (scroll down), Complesso Archeologico del Sessorio web-page, English newspaper article on suppression of monastery. The site was intermittently controlled by the Persian monarchs, starting from the 6th century BC. Fantastic chapels abound.

In the 5th century Derbent functioned as a border fortress and the seat of Sassanid Persians. On the vault is kept an extraordinary mosaic representing the Blessing Christ, the Evangelists and Histories of the Cross, by Baldassarre Peruzzi according to a design by Melozzo da Forlì. Weekdays only. Frescoes of the finding of the True Cross by Pomarancio, painted in 1590, can be seen below the mosaic. This is now part of the Complesso Archeologico del Sessorio, which focuses on the ancient remains of the palace and which is open to individuals at 11:00 on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Specifically if the Eucharist is celebrated at certain altars, including this one and the high altar at San Gregorio Magno al Celio, the soul is granted a plenary indulgence by the personal intercession of St Gregory. Behind the apse on the right was a room which is now the Chapel of Helena, and this was probably the most sacred area of the complex. In recent times aromatic herbs were grown for a liqueur called crocino ("little cross") which the monks sold in their shop. Other relics enshrined in the Chapel … It's absolutely free, easy, and doesn't even need registration!

According to tradition, the basilica was consecrated circa 325 to house the relics of the Passion of Jesus Christ.

The monastery building was confiscated by the Italian government, and turned into an army barracks. Raimondo Besozzi: La Storia Della Basilica Di Santa Croce In Gerusalemme dedicata alla Santità di nostro Signore Papa Benedetto Decimoquarto. Santa Croce has been restored numerous times and has been modified from its early Christian appearance to a Romanesque style in the 11th century, following the 16th-century Baroque architecture of today that was designed by two students of the ingenious architect Borromini, Gregorini and Passalacqua. It is from later in the 6th century, when the name Basilica Heleniana was also in use, and reads; Eodem tempore fecit Constantinus Augustus Basilicam in palatio Sessoriano, ubi etiam de ligno Sanctae Crucis Domini Nostri posuit, et auro et gemmis conclusit, ubi etiam et nomen Ecclesiae dedicavit, quae cognominatur usque in hodiernum diem Hierusalem (In the same period Constantine Augustus created a basilica in the Sessorian Palace, where a [part] of the wood of the cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ was put and enclosed with gold and jewels, where also the name of the church was given which is called Jerusalem to the present day).

Hotels near Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme: (0.03 mi) Domus Sessoriana (0.08 mi) Bed and Breakfast La Finestra di Fronte (0.08 mi) Bevilacqua Bed Roma Santa Croce (0.09 mi) B&B Carlo Felice (0.07 mi) T&V House; View all hotels near Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme on Tripadvisor Click here to learn more or control your settings. Four Ionic columns in pavonazzetto marble are on the corners of a square, and support curved strips of marble forming open segmental pediments. Originally built around 320 A.D. it was a small chapel attached to Saint Helena’s home and the floor contained some soil brought back from the holy land. Before his marriage, the Archduke had been made a cardinal in the Basilica. Informazioni su Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme Salta le informazioni e vai agli eventi in programma. These mosaics were replaced by Baldassare Peruzzi in the 16th century with a mosaic of Christ giving a blessing, flanked by the Evangelists. The second chapel on the right is dedicated to St Bernard, and has an altarpiece which is a copy of a work by Carlo Maratta. La facciata in travertino, le cui linee curve evocano ascendenze borrominiane del secolo precedente, è considerata uno dei capolavori dello stile comunemente definito barocchetto romano. Why not share it with other people interested in history? If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Goes on to San Lorenzo fuori le Mura. The nail is of Roman type. Ten enamels were added to the silver frame, and seven of these are preserved. During the renovations ordered by Cardinal Mendoza in 1492, a niche was allegedly discovered in the conch of the apse which was blocked by a brick having Titulus Crucis stamped on it.

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