Basilica of Saint Augustine in Campo Marzio, Renaissance basilica in Sant'Eustachio, Italy
The Basilica di Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio is a Renaissance church building in the Sant'Eustachio district of Rome, a short walk from Piazza Navona. The building follows a Latin cross floor plan with three naves and ten side chapels, while the facade uses travertine blocks taken from the Colosseum.
Cardinal Guillaume d'Estouteville commissioned the rebuilding of the church between 1479 and 1483 to replace a smaller building that had suffered from Tiber floods. The structure became the first church in Rome dedicated to the church father and home to his religious order.
The name recalls the North African church father whose relics were once kept in the earlier church on this site. Visitors today come mainly for the paintings and sculptures displayed in the side chapels, created by leading artists of the Italian Renaissance.
The church opens daily for religious services and visits, with the entrance located at Via della Scrofa 80 in central Rome. A visit can easily be combined with a walk through the surrounding neighborhood, where narrow streets and small shops invite exploration.
The third pillar on the left side once served as a poetry wall where Roman writers posted their verses on the feast day of Saint Anne. This tradition turned the church into a meeting place for literary figures who displayed their works publicly and exchanged ideas.
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