What: Church dedicated to St. Cecilia; her body is buried in the crypt here
Where: in Trastevere, built over the house of St. Cecilia
FunFacts:
- The urn in the fountain in front is over 2,000 years old, forerunner of the modern holy water font
- Palinpcest--the bel tower is medieval, the facade is baroque
- Baldacchino is gothic, contemporary with Dante
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| Interior |
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| Famous sculpture of St. Cecilia's incorrupt body exactly as it was found in the catacombs |
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| Baldacchino and apse mosaics |
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| Single rose that was in bloom in the courtyard out front on the cold day we visited |
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