San Giorgio in Velabro

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San Giorgio in Velabro
Church of Saint George in the Velabrum
Chiesa di San Giorgio in Velabro
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41°53′22.31″N 12°28′59.29″E / 41.8895306°N 12.4831361°E / 41.8895306; 12.4831361
Location	Via del Velabro 19, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Religious order	Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross
Website	sangiorgioinvelabro.com
History
Status	titular church
Dedication	Saint George
Architecture
Style	Paleochristian, Romanesque
Groundbreaking	7th century AD
Administration
Diocese	Rome

San Giorgio in Velabro is a church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to St. George.

The church is located next to the Arch of Janus in the rione of Ripa in the ancient Roman Velabrum. According to the founding legend of Rome, the church was built where Roman history began: it is near here that the mythical she-wolf^{[clarification needed]} found the mythical babies, Romulus and Remus.^[1] The façade of the church encroaches upon and incorporates the ancient Arcus Argentariorum.

San Giorgio in Velabro is the station church for the first Thursday in Lent.