San Basilio agli Orti Sallustiani

San Basilio agli Orti Sallustiani (Saint Basil at the Horti Sallustiani) is a rectory church in Rome, on via Trevi in the Trevi district. It is dedicated to Saint Basil. The church is a secondary place of worship for the Parish of San Camillo de Lellis.[1]

San Basilio agli Orti Sallustiani
Church of Saint Basil at the Gardens of Sallust
Chiesa di San Basilio agli Orti Sallustiani
The facade of San Basilio
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41°54′18″N 12°29′24″E
LocationVia di San Basilio 51, Trevi, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Greek
DenominationGreek Byzantine Catholic Church
TraditionByzantine Rite
History
Statusnational church
DedicationSaint Basil
Architecture
Architect(s)Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri
Architectural typeBaroque
Completed1682
Administration
DioceseRome

History

It was built by abbot Apolemone Agreste (Apollinare Agresta), whose coat of arms can be seen on the church's arches. It is sited next to a hospice of the Italo-Greco college of Basilian monks (the order founded by its patron saint) of Grottaferrata - they restored the church in 1682, as recorded by the inscription over its main entrance.[2]

The church houses several inscriptions recording monks and priests of the college, including cardinal Basilios Bessarion, commendatory abbot of Grottaferrata, who was made a cardinal by pope Eugenius IV in 1439. The church and part of the college are still owned by the Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata, whilst the rest is owned by the Italian state.

Bibliography
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chiesa di San Basilio agli Orti Sallustiani (Rome).
  1. "Ente". diocesidiroma.it (in Italian). DIOCESI DI ROMA. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. M. Armellini, Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX, Roma 1891, pp. 271-272
Additional sources
  • C. Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000
  • M. Quercioli, Rione IV Campo Marzio, in AA.VV, I rioni di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, Vol. I, pp. 264-334
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