Sant'Omobono

Sant'Omobono is a medieval church located at the foot of Capitoline Hill in Rome, standing at the intersection of Via Petroselli and Vico Jugario. The building features a simple facade and sits directly above the archaeological remains of ancient Roman temples.

The building was originally constructed in 1401 as San Salvatore in Portico and received its current name in 1575 when it was given to the tailors' guild. This renaming marked an important shift in the place's identity and its ties to the local craft community.

The church is dedicated to Saint Homobonus, the patron of tailors and merchants, and reflects the lasting connection between this place and the craftspeople who worked nearby. Visitors can still sense this bond in the way the church honors those who labored in the surrounding streets.

The church is easily accessible from Via Petroselli and sits directly adjacent to an archaeological excavation area, allowing visitors to explore both the building and ancient ruins in one location. The surroundings are busy but well-served by public transit.

Beneath the church lie the remains of two Roman temples dating to the 6th century BCE, making this location a layering of different periods stacked vertically. When visiting, you are stepping into a building constructed literally on top of foundations older than Rome's classical era.