Da sindrome di Stendhal | The Roman Post

The church of Saints Cosma and Damiano is a real “lasagna of history” in Rome! Everything started with the Temple of Romulus (son of the emperor Massentius, 4th century AD) in the Roman Forum.When the Roman Empire fell, the temple was abandoned. The Pope Felix IV in the year 526 converted this temple into a church: the first Christian church in the Roman Forum! The temple became the church of the Saints Cosma and Damiano, two brother which were doctors, persecuted and killed by the Romans becaus

A Virtual Tour of the Rome Italy Temple