Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

Santa Cecilia
Sancta Cecilia (in Latin)
Façade of Santa Cecilia, a 1725 project by Ferdinando Fuga, with the 12th century belltower
Map
Click on the map for a fullscreen view
41°53′15.2″N 12°28′33.21″E / 41.887556°N 12.4758917°E / 41.887556; 12.4758917
LocationPiazza di Santa Cecilia, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionLatin Church
Religious orderBenedictine (nuns)
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationSaint Cecilia
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking5th century
Administration
ProvinceDiocese of Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protectorGualtiero Bassetti

Santa Cecilia in Trastevere is a 5th-century church in Rome, Italy, in the Trastevere rione. It is deducated to the Roman martyr Saint Cecilia (early 3rd century AD) and serves as the conventual church for the adjacent abbey of Benedictine nuns.


© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search