Churches in Rome

This immaculately preserved church from late antiquity was originally the mausoleum of the Emperor Constantine's daughter.

This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.

This hermitage celebrates the legend of Emperor Constantine's healing from leprosy.

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.