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​Santi Giovanni e Paolo – St John and Paul ***

3/4/2018

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Piazza SS. Giovanni e Paolo
​Hours: 9:00 to 11:00am; 4:00 to 6:00 pm

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Built in 398 over the house of the two martyrs, the basilica was restored several times: after Alaric sacre Rome in 410, following the earthquake in 442 and after the Norman invasion of 1084.

The campanile, church portico and adjoining monastery are of the 12th century.

Further restorations took place in the 15th and 16th century, and in 1715 the ancient interior was transformed in baroque style.
The ancient porphyry urn on the high altar contains the relics of the two martyrs. The church lies over  ancient roman houses (see Roman Houses on Celio in underground Rome section).
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