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San Crisogono

Although not as popular or impressive as Santa Cecilia and Santa Maria, the church of San Crisogono is still exceptional, particularly because of the remains of the Constantinian Christian church and Roman houses right beneath its grounds. Before you enter, you can clearly see the bell tower and he Romanesque façade of the basilica but once you go inside, it’s all Baroque style, including the Baldachino and side chapels. Like the other churches, the wooden ceiling is carved and gilded with gold, while the floor of the nave and aisles is made of cosmati. But the plan is actually different from regular basilicas because it only has a single nave. The apse is unlike other basilicas as well because it does not cover the curve of the space but is rather inside a small rectangular panel frame. The mosaic depicts the Madonna and Child at the center with Saints Chrysogonus and James flanking the two figures sitting on the throne. Moving to the old church on the premises, there are a few deteriorated frescoes that represent San Crisogono, Saint Benedictus, and other saints decorating the right and left walls. Going back to the excavations done on site, a number of basins were found, the large one of which faces the apse of the church. This baptistry also houses frescoes of Saint Benedict on its walls. What’s really terrifying is the one open sarcophagus down in the crypts that still has bones…