Santa Balbina, Minor basilica on Aventine Hill, Rome, Italy
The Santa Balbina basilica presents a single-hall layout with a trussed roof and six chapels containing frescoes and oil paintings from different periods.
The structure originates from the 4th century, constructed on the site of a Roman house belonging to Lucius Fabius Cilo from the late second century.
The basilica features a 13th-century episcopal chair with Cosmatesque decorations and late 16th-century frescoes by Anastasio Fontebuoni depicting Christ in Glory.
Visitors can access the basilica through the ancient via di Santa Balbina or via the stairway on via Baccelli near the San Saba district.
The floor incorporates fragments of mosaics from a first-century necropolis, discovered during construction works in 1939.
Location: Rome
Inception: 6 century
Address: piazza di S. Balbina, 8 - Roma
GPS coordinates: 41.88052,12.48966
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:51
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