Santo Stefano Rotondo
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The unusual shape of this early church (468-83) may mean it was built over Nero’s round Macellum Magnum (meat market). Or perhaps its form was inspired by Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Whatever the case, recent digs have found a Mithraeum underneath (see Mithraeum under San Stefano Rotondo). The structure is a peaceful, delightful sanctuary, situated far from urban uproar, although 16th-century frescoes by Niccolò Pomarancio depict martyrdoms in sadistic fashion.
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Via di S Stefano Rotondo 7
Open 2-4:15pm Mon, 9am-1pm, 2-4:15pm Tue-Fri Free
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