San Crisogono

San Crisogono
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 / 41.889100; 12.473732
LocationPiazza Sonnino 44, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
History
StatusTitular church, minor basilica
DedicationSaint Chrysogonus
Architecture
Architect(s)Giovanni Battista Soria
Architectural typeChurch
StyleRomanesque (campanile), Baroque (basilica)
Groundbreaking4th century AD?
Completed17th century
Administration
DistrictLazio
ProvinceRome
Clergy
Cardinal protectorAndrew 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 church is served by Trinitarians. 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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