Friday, November 8, 2019

Basilica of Saint Praxedes (Santa Prassede)

This church is one of the oldest Rome. It dates back to 780 . It houses the relics of martyrs Saint Praxedes and Saint Pudentiana the daughters of Saint Pudens, traditionally St. Peter's first Christian convert in Rome. 


Pope Paschal, who reigned 817-824  commissioned lots of mosaics.




These mosaics below are from the n the Chapel of Saint Zeno, a funerary chapel which Pope Paschal built for his mother, Theodora,[






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