Santo Stefano al Monte Celio

Basilica of Saint Stephen in the Round on the Caelian Hill
  • Basilica di Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (Italian)
  • Basilica S. Stephani in Caelio Monte (Latin)
Santo Stefano Rotondo in a painting by Ettore Roesler Franz in the 19th century.
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41°53′04″N 12°29′48″E / 41.88452°N 12.49676°E / 41.88452; 12.49676
LocationVia Santo Stefano Rotondo 7, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic
WebsiteOfficial Website
History
StatusMinor basilica,
titular church,
rectory church,
national church
DedicationSaint Stephen Protomartyr (also associated unofficially with King Saint Stephen of Hungary)
Architecture
StylePaleochristian
Groundbreaking5th century
Specifications
Length80 m (260 ft)
Width45 m (148 ft)
Nave width20 metres (66 ft)
Clergy
Cardinal protectorFriedrich Wetter

The Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round on the Caelian Hill (Italian: Basilica di Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, Latin: Basilica S. Stephani in Caelio Monte) is an ancient basilica and titular church in Rome, Italy. Commonly named Santo Stefano Rotondo, the church is Hungary's "national church" in Rome, dedicated to both Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr, and Stephen I, the canonized first king of Hungary . The minor basilica is also the rectory church of the Pontifical Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum.

Since 1985, the cardinal priest who holds the title of S. Stephano has been Friedrich Wetter.