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Main entrance of the church Santa Pudenziana, Rome, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Interior of the church Santa Pudenziana, Rome, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Church of Santa Pudenziana in Rome, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Church of Santa Pudenziana in Rome, Italy

Part of facade of the church Santa Pudenziana, Rome, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Entrance of the courtyard of Santa Prudential`s church in Rome, Italy. The church is situated at a lower level. The visitor enters through wrought iron gates. Steps added in the 19th century spring down to the square courtyard from both sides of the entrance. The basilica was built in the 4th-century and is dedicated to Saint Pudentiana. The church of Santa Pudenziana is recognized as the oldest place of Christian worship in Rome. It was built over a 2nd-century house, probably during the pontificate of Pius I in 140Ã¢â¬â155 AD. In the 4th century, during the pontificate of Pope Siricius, the building was transformed into a three-naves church. Restorations by Francesco da Volterra dating 1588 transformed the three naves into one and a dome was added, also designed by Francesco da Volterra.