Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin

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Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin - abcRoma.com

Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin
Type: basiliche
Period: Medioevale (Abbraccia un periodo particolarmente lungo, in un contesto spaziale estremamente vario)

Address: Piazza Bocca della Verità, 18
(Centro Storico)
Zone: Rione XII Ripa

Horary: 9:30-17:00
Ticket: Gratis
Santa Maria in Cosmedin is one of the most interesting churches in Rome, with important medieval art and an atmosphere of antiquity. In its porch contains the famouse sculpture entitled "La Bocca della Verita"

Location and History

The Church of Saint Mary in Cosmedin was constructed by Pope Hadrian I in the 6th Century on the site of an ancient Roman temple to Hercules Invictus.

Description

The current interior has a nave with two aisles divided by four pilasters and eighteen ancient columns.
The main altar is a red granite piece also dates from the 12th Century and the fabulous Easter candelabrum from the 13th Century.
In the sacristy there is a precious 8th-century mosaic fragment brought here from the Old St Peter’s Basilica.
The church contains, located in its porch, an ancient sculpture entitled "La Bocca della Verita", "Mouth of Truth". Its name and popularity derive from a medieval legend that if a liar placed his hand in its mouth, it would be bitten off.
Its bell tower is the tallest medieval belfry in Rome.

Realization by

Giovanni Battista Giovenale (Architetto) restaurò la chiesa nel 1899 riportando la chiesa al suo aspetto romanico originario che ancora oggi conserva.

Commissioned by

Adriano I (Pontefice) la fece ricostruire alla fine dell'VIII secolo sopra le rovine dell'edificio romano dell'Annona, di cui la chiesa incorporò la struttura e il colonnato, dividendola in tre navate e abbellendola di splendide decorazioni.

Nicolò I (Pontefice) fece aggiungere alla chiesa una sagrestia, l'oratorio e una residenza diaconale.

Giovanni Francesco Albani said Pope Clemente XI
(Pontefice)
commissionò la famosa Fontana dei Tritoni realizzata dagli scultori Francesco Carlo Bizzaccheri, Filippo Bai e Francesco Moratti
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Artists and works

Antonio di Benedetto Aquili said Antoniazzo Romano
(Pittore)
con il dipinto "Madonna con Bambino benedicente"

Other:

Carlo Maratta (Pittore), Deodato Di Cosma (Scultore), Giacomo Triga (Pittore), Giovanni Da Venezia (Scultore), Luca Carimini (Architetto)

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Mouth of Truth
The ancient sculpture entitled "La Bocca della Verita", "Mouth of Truth" is famous for the medieval legend that if a liar placed his hand in its mouth, it would be bitten off

Distance: 2 meters