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- It was also called "Basilica del beato
Felice" because was built by pope St Felix IV in 527 in a hall
of the Foro della Pace. The church was dedicated to two brothers
from Cilicia who were miraculous healers. The church was completely
reconstructed in 1632 by design of Luigi Arrigucci and by order of
Urban VIII, who's coat-of-arm can be seen on the ceiling. The
beautiful apse mosaics remained nearly untouched. They represent
Jesus with the saints and pope Felix who shows the model of the
church. In the hall of the church all the year round the
grandiose Presepio napoletano is located, it was presented in 1939
by a Neapolitan family to the Franciscan order to which care the
church was entrusted. The models and figures in wood, terracotta,
and porcelain are of exceptionally fine workmanship.
- On the wall of the convent of SS.Cosma e
Damiano was attached a marble map of Rome (Forma Urbis), a
fundamental document for the knowledge of classic Rome.
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