San Giovanni Battista dei Cavalieri di Rodi (''Saint

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of the Knights of Rhodes'') is a church in Rome, on piazza del Grillo in the Monti district. Its full title is the ''Palatine Chapel of Saint John the Baptist of the Knights of Rhodes'' (''cappella palatina di San Giovanni Battista dei Cavalieri di Rodi'').

History

Although it is built on the remains of the

forum of Augustus The Forum of Augustus ( la, Forum Augustum; it, Foro di Augusto) is one of the Imperial fora of Rome, Italy, built by Augustus (). It includes the Temple of Mars Ultor. The incomplete forum and its temple were inaugurated in 2 BC, 40 years after ...

, the church is a modern edifice, built in 1946 into one of the rooms of the '

Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi The Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi (''House of the Knights of Rhodes'') is a building in Rome. Sited in the ruins of the Forum of Augustus, it was built by the Knights Hospitaller at the end of the 13th century and since 1946 has been used by their ...

' ('House of the Knights of Rhodes', also known as the

Knights Hospitaller The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic Church, Catholic Military ord ...

). The Knights had bought the lands of the

Knights Templar , colors = White mantle with a red cross , colors_label = Attire , march = , mascot = Two knights riding a single horse , equipment ...

when the latter was suppressed at the start of the 14th century. The church is built into a pilastered

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with

travertine Travertine ( ) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cream-colored, and even rusty varieties. It is formed by a pro ...

arches. On its back wall is an altar with sculptures by

Alfredo Biagini Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Fi ...

( 1886 - 1952 ).

Bibliography

* A. Manodori, ''Rione I Monti'', in AA.VV, ''I rioni di Roma'', Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, Vol. I, pp. 36–130 {{DEFAULTSORT:Giovanni Battista dei Cavalieri di Rodi category:Roman Catholic churches in Rome 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy