Church of Sant'Urbano alla Caffarella

The church stands on a hill within Caffarella Park, featuring four columns on its façade and an architrave made of pentelic marble from Greece.

The structure began as a temple in 160 AD, dedicated to Roman deities Ceres and Faustina, before its conversion to a Christian church in the ninth century.

The interior walls display medieval frescoes that represent the transition from Roman religious traditions to early Christian artistic expressions in Rome.

The church opens exclusively for guided tours, requiring advance arrangements through the Municipal Monuments Department of Rome for access to the site.

The building retains its original Roman temple foundation, with brick walls inserted between ancient Greek marble columns during the 1634 restoration.

Location: Rome

Address: Vicolo Sant'Urbano - Roma

Website: http://vicariatusurbis.org/SantUrbano

GPS coordinates: 41.85784,12.52431

Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:10