Religious Sites in Rome

Religious Sites in Rome

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Basilica di San Pietro
The largest church in the world, built over the tomb of St. Peter... 		Religious Sites The Vatican
 
Cappella Sistina
In 1508, the redoubtable Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo... 		Religious Sites The Vatican
 
Domine Quo Vadis?
Domine Quo Vadis? This church was built on the spot where tradition... 		Religious Sites Via Appia Antica
 
Il Gesù
The mother church of the Jesuits in Rome is the prototype of... 		Religious Sites Campo
 
Museo delle Terme di Diocleziano
Though part of the ancient structure is now the church of Santa... 		Religious Sites Repubblica
 
Oratorio dei Filippini
Housed in a baroque masterwork by Borromini, this former religious... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
Pantheon
One of the wonders of the ancient world, this onetime pagan temple... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
Portico d'Ottavia
A landmark of ancient Rome, the Portico d'Ottavia looms over... 		Religious Sites Ghetto
 
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
San Carlo (sometimes identified by the diminutive San Carlino... 		Religious Sites Quirinale
 
San Clemente
One of the most impressive archaeological sites in Rome, San... 		Religious Sites Monti and Esquilino
 
San Francesco a Ripa
Set near the southern end of Trastevere, this baroque church... 		Religious Sites Trastevere
 
San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
Imbued with the supreme grace of the Florentine Renaissance... 		Religious Sites Campo
 
San Giovanni in Laterano
This is Rome's cathedral; it's here that the pope officiates... 		Religious Sites Monti and Esquilino
 
San Gregorio Magno
Set amid the greenery of the Celian Hill, this church wears its... 		Religious Sites Celio
 
San Luigi dei Francesi
A pilgrimage spot for art lovers everywhere, San Luigi is home... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
San Paolo fuori le Mura
For all the dreary location and its dull exterior (19th-century... 		Religious Sites Testaccio
 
San Pietro in Montorio
Built partly on command of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain in... 		Religious Sites Trastevere
 
San Pietro in Vincoli
What has put this church on the map is the monumental statue... 		Religious Sites Monti and Esquilino
 
San Saba
Formerly a monastery founded by monks of the order of San Saba... 		Religious Sites Aventino and Testaccio
 
Sant'Agnese in Agone
The absolute quintessence of baroque architecture, this church... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
Sant'Agostino
Caravaggio's celebrated Madonna of the Pilgrims—which scandalized... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
Designed by Bernini, this is an architectural gem of the baroque... 		Religious Sites Quirinale
 
Sant'Andrea della Valle
Topped by the highest dome in Rome (designed by Maderno) after... 		Religious Sites Campo
 
Sant'Andrea delle Fratte
On either side of the choir in this floridly baroque church are... 		Religious Sites Spagna
 
Sant'Ignazio
Rome's largest Jesuit church, this 17th-century landmark harbors... 		Religious Sites Corso
 
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
The main facade of this eccentric baroque church, probably Borromini's... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
The basilica commemorates the aristocratic St. Cecilia, patron... 		Religious Sites Trastevere
 
Santa Francesca Romana
This church, a 10th-century edifice with a Renaissance facade... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Santa Maria Antiqua
The earliest Christian site in the Forum was originally part... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Santa Maria degli Angeli
The curving brick facade on the northeast side of Piazza della... 		Religious Sites Repubblica
 
Santa Maria dei Miracoli
A twin to Santa Maria in Montesanto, this church was built in... 		Religious Sites Piazza del Popolo
 
Santa Maria del Popolo
Standing inconspicuously in a corner of the vast Piazza del Popolo... 		Religious Sites Piazza del Popolo
 
Santa Maria della Concezione
Although not for the easily spooked, the crypt under the main... 		Religious Sites Quirinale
 
Santa Maria della Pace
In 1656, Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669) was commissioned by Pope... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
Santa Maria di Aracoeli
Sitting atop its 124 steps—"the grandest loafing place... 		Religious Sites Campidoglio
 
Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Though this is one of Rome's oldest churches, with a haunting... 		Religious Sites Aventino and Testaccio
 
Santa Maria in Montesanto
One of the two bookend churches on the eastern side of Piazza... 		Religious Sites Piazza del Popolo
 
Santa Maria in Trastevere
Originally built sometime before the 4th century, this is certainly... 		Religious Sites Trastevere
 
Santa Maria in Vallicella/Chiesa Nuova
This church, also known as Chiesa Nuova (New Church), was built... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
Santa Maria Maggiore
The exterior of the church, from the broad sweep of steps on... 		Religious Sites Monti and Esquilino
 
Santa Maria sopra Minerva
The name of the church reveals that it was built sopra (over)... 		Religious Sites Navona
 
Santa Prassede
This small, inconspicuous 9th-century church is known above all... 		Religious Sites Monti and Esquilino
 
Santa Pudenziana
Outside of Ravenna, Rome has some of the most opulent mosaics... 		Religious Sites Monti and Esquilino
 
Santa Sabina
This Early Christian basilica demonstrates the severe simplicity... 		Religious Sites Aventino and Testaccio
 
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Home to one of the most striking Early Christian mosaics in the... 		Religious Sites Imperial Forums
 
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Perched up the incline of the Clivus di Scauro—a magical... 		Religious Sites Celio
 
Santi Quattro Coronati
One of those evocative cul-de-sacs in Rome where history seems... 		Religious Sites Celio
 
Santo Stefano Rotondo
This 5th-century church was inspired perhaps by the design of... 		Religious Sites Celio
 
Scala Santa
A 16th-century building encloses the Holy Steps, which tradition... 		Religious Sites Monti and Esquilino
 
Sinagoga
This aluminum-roof synagogue is the city's largest Jewish temple... 		Religious Sites Ghetto
 
Tempio della Fortuna Virilis
A picture-perfect, if dollhouse-size, Roman temple, this rectangular... 		Religious Sites Aventino and Testaccio
 
Tempio di Antonino e Faustina
Erected by the Senate in honor of Faustina, deified wife of emperor... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Castore e Polluce
One of the most evocative images of ancient Roman architecture... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Cesare
Built by Augustus, Caesar's successor, the temple stands over... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Venere e Roma
The now-truncated columns of this temple (once Rome's largest)... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Vespasiano
All that remains of Vespasian's temple are three graceful Corinthian... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Vesta
While just a fragment of the original building, the remnant of... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Vesta
Long called the Temple of Vesta because of its similarity in... 		Religious Sites Aventino and Testaccio
 
Trinità dei Monti
Standing high above the Spanish Steps, this church is beautiful... 		Religious Sites Spagna
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