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Santa Prassede
Basilica · Monti ·
Santa Prassede
Basilica · Monti ·
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"The San Zeno Chapel is a small chapel and major pilgrimage destination inside the church of Santa Prassede (aka Saint Praxedes). The church, chapel, and mosaics all backdate to the 9th century when Pope Paschal I built the chapel and its Byzantine mosaics for his mother. Because the chapel houses the remains of a pillar believed by many Catholics to be from the Flagellation of Christ, it draws some pilgrims. Other visitors are travelers specifically there to see the Byzantine mosaics." - Katie Parla, Maresa Manara
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9th-century Byzantine mosaics, pilgrimage site, column fragment
Via di Santa Prassede, 9/a, 00184 Roma RM, Italy Get directions
