Typology:
Non Parish Church
Address
Address:
Via della Tribuna di Campitelli, 6
Zone:
Rione Sant'Angelo (Portico Ottavia-Teatro Marcello) (Roma centro)
Contacts
Telephone:
06 68801819
Opening times
For the timetable of the masses and visiting conditions, please consult the contacts.
Description
Descrizione:
S. ANGELO IN PESCHERIA It issituated amidst the ruins of Octavia’s portico. Its construction was ordered byAugustus who dedicated it to his sister. Under the ruins of the portico and inthe sorrounding area the fish market took place (from the Middle Ages up to C.XIX).In C.VIII a church dedicated to San Paolo was built. In C.XII the church was improvedand a bell tower with Romanesque designs was built, changing also its name intoS. Angelo in “foro piscium”. Other improvementswere made, and the church now possesses a posterior porch with a colonnade thatreaches the entry portal. Theinterior has three naves. On top of the entrance one can admire a spectacularorgan donated by the community of the fishmongers. At the center of the vaultthere is a fresco depicting the “Gloria di Sant’Andrea” by Innocenzo Sacconi.In the second chapel on the left one finds Benozzo Gozzoli’s fresco “Madonnacol Bambino e angeli” (1450). In the church there is also a crucifix from C.XVI.
Last checked:
2022-07-15 11:44