Churches of Rome
Churches of Rome: list of religious buildings of historical and architectural importance in the capital. From the papal basilicas to the early Christian, medieval, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches (work in progress ..).
| Church | Date of construction | Address |
| Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano (Rome Cathedral) | First basilica of the 4th century Second Basilica of the Xth Century under Pope Sergius III. Reconstructed under Pope Clement V and Pope John XXII. Destroyed in 1360. Reconstructed again in 1660 under Pope Innocent X | Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4 |
| St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican | Construction began in 1506 under Pope Julius II. Inaugurated in 1626 under Pope Urban VIII. Contribute to the project Michelangelo Buonarroti and Carlo Maderno | Piazza San Pietro in Vaticano |
| Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore | First building under Pope Liberius (352-366) on a previous church. Rebuilt under Pope Sixtus III (432-440). Substantial changes between the 12th and 16th centuries | Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, 186 |
| Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le mura | First basilica from the 4th century dating back to Emperor Constantine I, then abandoned. A new church was built on the nearby tomb of the martyr Lorenzo under Pope Pelagius II. Expanded in 1217 by Pope Honorius III | Piazzale del Verano, 3 |
| Church | Date of construction | Address |
| Pantheon | First construction between 27 and 25 BC under Agrippa. Destroyed in the 110 fire, rebuilt by Trajan and completed by Hadrian | Piazza della Rotonda |
| Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli | II sec. A.D. Rebuilt in 455 | Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli, 4/a |
| Basilica di Santa Sabina | V sec. | Piazza Pietro D’Illiria, 1 |
| Santa Maria in Cosmedin | 6th century, enlarged to three naves in the 8th century 12th century bell tower | Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 18 |
| Santa Prassede | 822 | Via di Santa Prassede, 9 |
| San Giorgio in Velabro | VI sec. | Via del Velabro, 19 |
| San Clemente al Laterano | Original Basilica of 385. Destroyed in 1084. New construction in the 12th century | Via Labicana, 95 |
| Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere | XII sec. | Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere |
| Basilica dei Santi Quattro Coronati | XII sec. | Via dei Santi Quattro, 20 |
| Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere | V sec. | Piazza di Santa Cecilia, 22 |
| Basilica di San Crisogono | IV sec. | Piazza Sidney Sonnino, 44 |
| Basilica dei Santi Cosma e Damiano | 6th century. Originally Temple of Romulus (4th century) | Via dei Fori Imperiali, 1 |
| Santa Maria Antiqua | VI sec. | Via di S. Teodoro, 1 |
| Basilica di Santa Maria in Momnica | VII century under Pasquale I. Subsequent interventions in the 16th and 20th centuries | Via della Navicella, 10 |
| Church | Date of construction | Indirizzo |
| Santa Maria sopra Minerva | 1280, work of the Dominicans commissioned by Bonifacio VII | Piazza della Minerva, 42 |
| Church | Date of construction | Address |
| Santa Maria del Popolo | 11th century Rebuilt in 1472 under Sixtus IV. Important interventions between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries | Piazza del Popolo, 12 |
| Basilica di Sant’Agostino | Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries Finished in 1420 | Via di S. Eustachio, 19 |
| San Luigi dei Francesi | 1518 – 1589 funded by Caterina de ‘Medici on an original chapel owned by the French community of Rome | Piazza di S. Luigi de’ Francesi |
| Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri | 1562 by Michelangelo Buonarroti, exploiting the remains of the frigidarium of the Baths of Diocletian | Piazza della Repubblica |
| Church | Date of construction | Address |
| Church of the Jesus | 1568 at the behest of Ignatius of Loyola (founder of the Society of Jesus). | Via degli Astalli, 16 |
| Sant’Ignazio | 1626 on the previous church of the Annunziata | Via del Caravita, 8a |
| Santa Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova) | 1577 on a church dedicated to the nativity of the Madonna of the thirteenth century. Completed in 1614. Bell tower from 1666 | Via del Governo Vecchio, 134 |
| Sant’Agnese in Agone | 1652 commissioned by Innocenzo X Panphili. Completed in 1672 | Via di Santa Maria dell’Anima, 30/A (Piazza Navona) |
| San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane | 1634-1644 by Francesco Borromini financed by Francesco Barberini. Cloister of Borromini | Via del Quirinale, 23 |
| Sant’Andrea al Quirinale | 1658-1678. Project by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, commissioned by Pope Alexander VII | Via del Quirinale, 30 |
| Santa Maria della Vittoria | 1608-1620. Project by Carlo Maderno on behalf of the Discalced Carmelites. | Via XX Settembre |
| Sant’Andrea della Valle | 1590-1650 on a previous church dedicated to San Sebastiano. Project by Giacomo della Porta. Completed by Carlo Maderno. Facade of the Grimaldi added between 1655-1663 | Corso Vittorio Emanuele II |
| Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza | 1642-1660, dedicated to Sant’Ivo Hélory. Architect: Francesco Borromini | Corso del Rinascimento, 40 |
| Church | Date of construction | Address |
| Church of the Great Mother of God | Made between 1931 and 1933 at the behest of Pope Pius XI | Via Cassia, 1 |
| Church of God the Merciful Father (Jubilee Church) | 1998-2003. Realized by the architect Richard Meier (the one who created the Ara Pacis reliquary) | Piazza Largo Terzo Millennio, 8 |
| Church | Date of construction | Address |
| Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Divine Love | Consisting of a church from 1745 and a new church from 1999. A destination for pilgrimages | Via del Santuario. Castel di Leva |
| Abbazia delle Tre Fontane | Consisting of three churches: the abbey church of Saints Anastasius and Vincent (12th century), Church of the beheading of Saint Paul (1599), Santa Maria Scala Coeli (1582-1584) | Via di Acque Salvie, 1 |
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