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| Basilica of Saint Praxedes | |
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.jpg) Ceiling of the San Zeno chapel. | |
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| 41°53′46″N 12°29′55″E / 41.8961°N 12.4986°E | |
| Location | 9A Via di Santa Prassede Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Latin Church |
| Religious order | Vallombrosian Benedictines |
| Website | Chiesa Rettoria Santa Prassede |
| History | |
| Status | Minor basilica, titular church |
| Dedication | Saint Praxedes |
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| Architecture | |
| Style | Byzantine |
| Groundbreaking | 780 |
| Completed | 822 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Width | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Nave width | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Clergy | |
| Cardinal protector | Paul Poupard |
The Basilica of Saint Praxedes (Latin: Basilica Sanctae Praxedis, Italian: Basilica di Santa Prassede all’Esquillino), commonly known in Italian as Santa Prassede, is an early medieval titular church and minor basilica located near the papal basilica of Saint Mary Major, on Via di Santa Prassede, rione Monti in Rome, Italy. The current Cardinal Priest of Titulus Sancta Praxedis is Paul Poupard.
Dedicated to the second-century saint Praxedes, who with her sister Pudentiana, was said to have provided comfort and care to Christians persecuted in the Roman Empire.[1][2] Since 1198 the church has been served by Benedictine monks of the Vallombrosian order.[3]
- ^ Jameson (Anna), Mrs (1848). Containing legends of the patron saints and virgin patronesses, the Greek and Latin martyrs, the early bishops, the hermits, and the warrior saints of Christendom. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. pp. 243–244.
- ^ Tabor, Margaret Emma (1913). The Saints in Art: With Their Attributes and Symbols Alphabetically Arranged. Methuen. p. 101.
- ^ Gallio, Paola (1998). The Basilica of Saint Praxedes (in English and Italian). Monaci Benedettini Vallombrosiani Roma. p. 3.