Sant'Anastasia is a

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Basilica

Sant'Anastasia was built in the late 3rd century - early 4th century, possibly by a Roman woman named Anastasia. The church is listed under the ''titulus Anastasiae'' in the acts of the 499 synod. Later the church was entitled to the martyr with the same name, Anastasia of Sirmium. Melchiorri in his 19th century guide of Rome, mentions a Roman matron by the name of Apollonia founded the church. The church was restored several times:

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(366-383), Pope Hilarius (461-468), Pope John VII (705-707),

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(795-816),

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(827-844),

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(1201), and

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(1471). The current church dates to a restoration in 1636 commissioned by

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from

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. This restoration repaired the collapsed portico and facade. Architect

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restored the church between 1721 and 1722. In 1817, under Pope Pius VII, another refurbishment took place. Traditionally, the church is connected to the cult of

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, who possibly celebrated

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here. The saint is depicted over the altar, by

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. Pope Francis granted the church to the Syro Malabar Church in July 2020.

Art and architecture

Basilica di Sant'Anastasia al Palatino (Rome) - Ceiling

The last restoration, after the restoration during the papacy of Sixtus IV, occurred in 1636, when the facade, with lower doric and upper ionic order, was reconstructed in 1636, after the cyclone of 1634. The nave is flanked by pilasters that incorporate Ancient Roman marble and granite columns, putatively from the former Temple of Neptune on the Palatine. The ceiling is colorfully decorated with elaborate framed designs (cassetone) and has a central frescoed panel depicting the ''Martyrdom of Anastasia'' (1722) by

Michelangelo Cerruti Michelangelo or Michelangiolo Cerruti (1663 – 24 December 1749) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. At a young age, he was a pupil of Giuseppe Passeri in Rome and afterwards lived for a decade in northern Italy, ...

; the work was pursued under the patronage of the Cardinal

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. The presbytery was richly decorated in 1705 with marble by the Febei family rebuilt with an endowment of the cardinal

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. Under the main altar is said to sheltered the relics of the titular saint. The main altarpiece behind the altar depicts a ''Nativity'' by

Lazzaro Baldi Lazzaro Baldi ( – 30 March 1703) was an Italian painter and engraver of the Baroque period active mainly in Rome.

. The altar at the base houses a statue of Saint Anastasia by Ercole Ferrata. The recumbent sculpture of the dying saint, laid atop a flaming pyre, was influenced by Bernini's Beata Ludovica Albertoni. The first chapel to the right, near the entrance, has a painting of ''St John the Baptist'' by Pier Francesco Mola. While the last chapel on the right has a fresco depicting ''Scenes from the lives of Saints Carlo Borromeo and Filippo Neri'' by

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. The right transept has a painting of ''St Toribio'' (1726) by

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. The left transept has a ''Madonna of the Rosary'' also by Baldi, and the tomb of Cardinal and philologist

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by the late neoclassical sculptor

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. The last chapel to the left, is dedicated to St Jerome, and has an altarpiece depicting this saint by

. The chalice used by the saint was said to be housed in this chapel. The other chapel has a ''Saints Giorgio and Bishop Publio'' by Étienne Parrocel.Melchiorri page 290.

Cardinal Priests

The current

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of the ''Titulus S. Anastasiae'' is Eugenio Dal Corso. Past holders have included Boso, a Bishop of Turin, and John Morton, an

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. * Teobaldo Boccapecci (1122-1126) * Pierre, (1126-1134) * Azzone degli Atti, (1134-1139) * Ribaldo, (1139-1142) * Ariberto, (1143-1156) * Giovanni Pizzuti, (1158-1182) * Bobo, (1188-1189) * Boson, (1189-1190) * Romano, (1191-1194) * Roger, (1206-1213) * Gregorio Theodoli, (1216-1227) * Pilfort de Rabastens, Bishop Emeritus of Rieux (1320-1330) * Adhémar Robert, (20 September 1342-1 December 1352) * Pierre de Monteruc, Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona (23 December 1356-20 May 1385) * Pietro Tomacelli, (Pope Boniface IX), Archpriest of St. John Lateran, (1385-1389) *

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, Archbishop Emeritus of Naples, (1389-1405) * Vicente de Ribas, (10 September 1408-10 November 1408) * Guillaume Ragenel de Montfort, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Malo (13 June 1432-27 September 1432) * Giorgio Fieschi, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova (8 January 1440-5 March 1449) * Jordi d'Ornós (1437–????), schismatic * Louis de La Palud, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (20 December 1449-21 September 1451) *

Giacomo Tebaldi Giacomo Tebaldi (died 1465) (called the Cardinal of Montefeltro or the Cardinal of Sant'Anastasia) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Giacomo Tebaldi was born in Rome, the son of nobles Marco and Ventura Tebaldi. His ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Montefeltro (24 January 1457-4 September 1466) *

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, Bishop of Vicenza (1470-1479) *

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, Archbishop of Genova (23 May 1480–1490) * John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury (23 September 1493-15 September 1500) *

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, Bishop of Como (5 October 1500-1 December 1505) *

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, Archbishop of Bourges (25 May 1517-27 November 1519) * Lorenzo Campeggi, Bishop of Feltre (1519-1528) *

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, Archbishop of Sens (27 April 1528-9 July 1535) *

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, Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio (15 January 1537-6 September 1537; 6 September 1537-7 October 1540 ''

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, Bishop of Capaccio (10 October 1547-31 July 1550) *

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, Bishop of Tropea (23 March 1552-12 February 1556) *

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, Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church (24 March 1557-7 February 1565) *

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, Archbishop Emeritus of Conza (9 July 1578-17 August 1579) *

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, Priest (9 December 1592-18 August 1597) * Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini, Bishop of Cervia (17 March 1599-31 August 1611) * Bernardo de Rojas y Sandoval, Archbishop of Toledo (26 February 1601-7 December 1618) * Felice Centini, Bishop of Tolentino (3 March 1621-28 November 1633) *

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, Bishop of Gubbio (9 January 1634-21 April 1659) * Federico Sforza, Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (21 April 1659-21 November 1661) * Carlo Bonelli, Vice-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church (15 April 1665-27 August 1676) *

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, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (19 October 1676-12 September 1677) * Girolamo Gastaldi, Archbishop of Benevento (13 September 1677-8 April 1685) * Federico Baldeschi Colonna, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Council (9 April 1685-4 October 1691) *

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, Priest (22 November 1758-21 March 1763) *

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, Bishop of Crema (1 December 1766-4 March 1771) *

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(16 January 1874 – 24 March 1884) * Carlo Laurenzi, Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia and Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palaestina (1884–1893) *

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