Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio | |
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Basilica of Saints Boniface and Alexius on the Aventine Hill | |
Sant'Alessio all'Aventino | |
Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e Alessio | |
41°53′01″N 12°28′44″E / 41.883647°N 12.478847°E | |
Location | Piazza Sant’Alessio 23, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Religious order | Somaschi Fathers |
Website | santalessiocrs |
History | |
Status | titular church, minor basilica |
Founded | 4th century |
Dedication | Boniface of Tarsus and Alexius of Rome |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Giambattista Nolli, Tommaso De Marchis |
Architectural type | Baroque, Romanesque |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
The Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e(d) Alessio is a basilica, rectory church served by the Somaschans, and titular church for a cardinal-priest on the Aventine Hill in the third prefecture of central Rome, Italy.
It is dedicated to Saint Boniface of Tarsus and Saint Alexius, the former the original and the latter added in the 10th century. It lies on Piazza Sant’Alessio 23, near the historical gardens of St. Alexius and Via di santa Sabina.