Santa Aurea Basilica di Sant'Aurea (in Italian) Basilica Sanctae Aureae (in Latin) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic |
Province | Diocese of Rome |
Rite | Latin |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | titular church |
Patron | Saint Aurea of Ostia |
Location | |
Location | Ostia Antica, Rome, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 41°45′34″N 12°18′07″E / 41.759349°N 12.30185°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Baccio Pontelli |
Type | Church |
Style | Renaissance |
Groundbreaking | 3rd century AD? |
Completed | end of the 15th century (present building) |
Height (max) | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Website | |
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The Basilica of Santa Aurea is a church situated in the Ostia Antica district of Ostia, Italy. Ostia became an episcopal see as early as the 3rd century AD. The present-day church, completed in 1483, is the cathedral of the suburbicarian diocese of Ostia.