San Crisogono | |
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Basilica of Saint Chrysogonus (in English) Sancti Crisogoni (in Latin) | |
The church | |
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41°53′21″N 12°28′25″E / 41.889100°N 12.473732°E | |
Location | Piazza Sonnino 44, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Religious order | Trinitarians |
History | |
Status | Titular church, Minor basilica, General Curia of the Trinitarian Order |
Dedication | Saint Chrysogonus |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Giovanni Battista Soria |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Romanesque (campanile), Baroque (basilica) |
Groundbreaking | 4th century AD? |
Completed | 17th century |
Administration | |
District | Lazio |
Province | Rome |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
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 (314–335).
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 basilica is the conventual church of the General Curia of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives and is served by Trinitarian Friars. 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.
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