San Crisogono

The church San Crisogono is located in Trastevere on the corners of Via Della and Via S. Gallicano. It stands on the site of one of Rome's oldest tituli, which is a private house that is used for Christian worship [2]. The church is dedicated to Saint Chrysogonus [1].

To me it seems that this church could be seen as a recycled church because the mosaic floor is made from recycled marble from different Roman ruins. Also many of the church's pillars were from other buildings. I think this aspect adds a lot of character to the church and a lot of history.

Beneath the church floor you can pay an admission fee to see the excavations of the remains of the first church and the shrine of Saint Chrysogonus, which is in the middle of the apse wall [1].

[1] "San Crisogono." Wikipedia. 26 May 2008. 16 Jun 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Crisogono.
[2] EyeWitness Guide pg 211