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- Together with the adjoining monastery of
Benedictians located here since the 16th century, the church of
S.Cecilia is one of the most characteristic constructions of
Trastevere district immersed in silence and loneliness of a Medieval
part of the city. Notwithstanding the baroque period of
reconstruction the church conserved its original character as a
house of martyr (Cecilia was killed in calidarium (hot part of the
baths) in her own house).
- The church was founded in 230, but the first
records about it are of the 5th century. Pope Pasquale I
reconstructed the church entirely in 821 to keep here the body of
Cecilia. Further restoration works were held in 1599, 1712-25 and in
1823 by initiative of the cardinals Paolo Emilio Sfondrati,
Francesco Acquaviva and Giorgio Doria Pamphili respectively. The
bell-tower in Roman style and portico of the rose granite and
African marble were erected in 1113. The monumental entrance was
executed by F.Fuga in 1725. Interior is on three naves. The ceiling
of the central nave is decorated with "Apoteosi di S.Cecilia"
by S.Conca. The other decorations inside of the church were created
by P.Brill, A.di Cambio and P.Cavallini with famous "Giudizio
Universale" (1293).
- Should be noticed one strange fact about the
martyr to who the church is dedicated: two times when the rests of
S.Cecilia were brought to the light (first in 820 out of the
cemetery of San Callisto, and for the second time during the
restoration works of 1599) the body of S.Cecilia was nearly
untouched by time and was in perfect conditions.
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P.zza S. Cecilia
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BUS 23 44 280
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