San Crisogono is a church in

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) dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus. It was one of the tituli, the first

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es of Rome, and was probably built in the 4th century under Pope Sylvester I (314–335). The area beneath the sacristy was investigated by Fr. L. Manfredini and Fr. C. Piccolini in 1907. They found remains of the first church. The area was then excavated and studied. The basilica is the conventual church of the General Curia of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives and is served by Trinitarian Friars. Among the previous

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s was Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci (1853–1878), elected

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. San Crisogono is the station church for Monday, the fifth week of Lent.

History

Built in the 4th century under Pope Sylvester I (314–335), ''San Crisogono'' is one of the first

es of Rome. Chrysogonus was martyred in

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probably during the persecution of Diocletian, was buried there, and publicly venerated by the faithful of that region. Very early the veneration of this martyr was transferred to Rome. The first mentioned of the church (''Titulus Chrysogoni'') is in the signatures of the Roman Synod of 499. It is possible that the founder of the church was a certain Chrysogonus, and that, on account of the similarity of name, the church was soon devoted to the veneration of the martyr of Aquileia; it is also possible that from the beginning, for some unknown reason, it was consecrated to St. Chrysogonus and takes its name from him. In 731

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restored the church and founded a monastery dedicated to ''Sancti Stephani, Laurentii et Chrysogoni''. The original monks were of the Byzantine rite. The church was rebuilt in 1123t by John of Crema, and again in 1626 by Giovanni Battista Soria, funded by

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."Basilica of San Crisogono ", Religiana
/ref> A further renovation was carried out in the mid-1860s, shortly after the basilica was placed in the care of the Trinitarian Order.

Art and architecture

The

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dates from the 12th century rebuilding. The interior of the church was rebuilt in the 1620s on the site of a 12th-century church. The 22 granite columns in the

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are reused antique columns. The floor is cosmatesque. The confessio in the

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area is from the 8th century."San Crisogono", Churches of Rome
/ref> The

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is from 1127, with a

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from (1627 or 1641) by G.B Soria. The painting in the middle of the

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coffered ceiling is by

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, and depicts the ''Glory of Saint Chrysogonus''. It is likely a copy of the original,"Basilica of Saint Crisogono", Turismo Roma, Major Events, Sport, Tourism and Fashion Department
/ref> which is thought to have been taken to London. On the left side of the nave is the shrine of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, buried here in the habit of a

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of the Trinitarians. Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (1769–1837) was a Christian mystic beatified in 1920. Above the altar is a painting by Aronne Del Vecchio of the Trinitarian Saints in Glory. Visitors can view some of her other belongings in the adjacent

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, where they are

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s. The monument at the left of the entrance, dedicated to

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Giovanno Jacopo Millo was completed by Carlo Marchionni and

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. Along the right side of the nave are the remains of

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es, including a ''Santa Francesca Romana'' and a ''Crucifixion'', attributed to

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and transferred from the Church of Saints Barbara and Catherine. The nave also displays a painting of ''Three Archangels'' by

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and a ''Trinity and Angels'' by

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, while the altar has a ''Guardian Angel'' by

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. The presbytery and ciborium (or baldachin), created by Soria, are surrounded by four

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columns. The

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has frescoes of the ''Life of Saint Crisogono'' (16th century) above a ''Madonna & Child with Saints Crisogono & James'' by the 12th century school of

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. The presbytery

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is frescoed with a Virgin by

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. The inscriptions found in San Crisogono, a valuable source illustrating the history of the church, have been collected and published by Vincenzo Forcella.

Excavations

Remains from the first church, possibly from the reign of

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were discovered in 1907, and are accessed by a staircase in the sacristy. A semi-circular apse is visible. Brickwork in the apse area, datable to the 2nd century, seem to relate to a fairly high-status private house, part of which was converted into a church in the 4th century. The church had a single nave."Basilica of San Crisogono", Atlas Obscura, September 9, 2019
/ref> On either side of the apse are rooms known as ''

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'', service rooms of a type common in Eastern churches. The one on the right-hand side is thought to have been used as a diaconium, with functions resembling those of the

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. The other may have been a baptistry. A number of basins found there during the excavations, including one cut into the south wall, could mean that it was a '' fullonica'', a laundry and dye-house. The area was a commercial district at the time, so this is quite likely. Others think that the basin in the south wall was made for

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by immersion. As there were other basins too, it seems more likely that it was originally intended for a different use, but it may very well have been used as a baptismal font after the building had been consecrated as a church. Benedictines acquired the premises in the 10th century and added a series of frescoes depicting scenes from the life of

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. Other frescoes are from the 8th to the 11th century, and include ''

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Capturing the Dragon'', '' St Pantaleon Healing the Blind Man'', and ''The Rescue of St Placid''. Several

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have been preserved here, some beautifully decorated. Below the first church are remains of earlier Roman houses.

Liturgy

The shrine was for many centuries the

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of the

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and the

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resident in Rome. Starting with the 16th century, the Corsicans immigrated in the city settled in the

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and in that part of Trastevere lying between the Port of

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and the church. In the interior are buried several commanders of the

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, a

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analogue to the

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, which was active in Rome between the 15th and the 17th century. The feast day of St Chrysogonus, 24 November, is also the dedication day of the church. Pilgrims and other faithful who attend Mass on this day receive a plenary

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Cardinal priests of San Crisogono

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(1205–1228), Archbishop of Canterbury *

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(20 March 1538 – 1 February 1542), Archbishop of Brindisi-Oria *

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(17 August 1605 – 2 October 1633), Archbishop of Bologna *

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(20 September 1728 – 29 August 1740), elevated to Cardinal Priest of

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(19 January 1893 – 6 May 1899) *

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References

Bibliography

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"La basilica di s. Crisogono in Roma. Un rilievo critico"
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San Crisogono San Crisogono is a church in Rome (rione Trastevere) dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus. It was one of the tituli, the first parish churches of Rome, and was probably built in the 4th century under Pope Sylvester I (314–335). T ...

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