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San Saba, Rome

In the 8th and 9th century, San Saba was one of the most prestigious monasteries of Rome.

In the 8th and 9th century, San Saba was one of the most prestigious monasteries of Rome. The church has been built up over many centuries and contains a variety of architectural styles. Worth a look are the floor mosaics and some interesting frescoes on the left side of the church.


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About San Saba

 Piazza Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 20, 00153 Roma, Italy

 +39 06 6458 0140

 sansaba.gesuiti.it

San Saba and Nearby Sights on Map

Porta San Paolo

Next door to the Pyramid, this fine gate in the Aurelian Wall is named after St

Pyramid of Gaius Cestius

A tomb for the wealthy Gaius Cestius, who died in 12 B

Protestant Cemetery

Behind the pyramid, entered by the Via Caio Cestio, is the Protestant Cemetry where the poet John Keats was buried in 1821 and Percy Bysshe Shelley's ashes were also buried after his drowning in 1822

Circus Maximus

The contours of the ancient stadium, first built in the 6th Century B

FAO

The enormous building at the southeast end of the Circus Maximus is the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Aventine Hill

Aventine Hill is the southernmost of the Seven Hills of Rome, on the east bank of the Tiber

Servian Wall

The Servian Wall was the first wall around Rome, built around the 3rd Century BC

Terme di Caracalla

Inaugurated in 217 A

Basilica of Santa Sabina

A 5th Century basilica, simply and attractively decorated

Parco Savello

Parco Savello is the name of the grounds and orange grove next to the Santa Sabina church at the top of the Aventino and also where you have one of the best views of the city