Santa Prassede

Basilica of Saint Praxedes
  • Basilica di Santa Prassede all’Esquilino (Italian)
  • Basilica Sanctae Praxedis (Latin)
Ceiling of the San Zeno chapel.
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41°53′46″N 12°29′55″E / 41.8961°N 12.4986°E / 41.8961; 12.4986
Location9A Via di Santa Prassede
Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic
TraditionLatin Church
Religious orderVallombrosian Benedictines
WebsiteChiesa Rettoria Santa Prassede
History
StatusMinor basilica,
titular church
DedicationSaint Praxedes
Relics held
Architecture
StyleByzantine
Groundbreaking780
Completed822
Specifications
Length45 m (148 ft)
Width30 m (98 ft)
Nave width17 metres (56 ft)
Clergy
Cardinal protectorPaul 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tabor, Margaret Emma (1913). The Saints in Art: With Their Attributes and Symbols Alphabetically Arranged. Methuen. p. 101.
  3. ^ Gallio, Paola (1998). The Basilica of Saint Praxedes (in English and Italian). Monaci Benedettini Vallombrosiani Roma. p. 3.