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ROME
Churches
Santa Sabina (via di Santa Sabina)
Was built on the summit of the Aventino Hill in the fifth century, where there stood a house belonging to a woman named Sabina. Her name was soon confused with that of the saint. This is a typical example of an ancient Christian basilica.
Works of restauration and decoration were carried out in 824 and in 1216. Finally Domenico Fontana reconstructed the interior in 1587. The splendid external doors decorated with scenes of the Old and New Testament date back to the fifth century.
The interior, with three naves, is illuminated by magnificent ninth-century windows. Dating from the same period are the wooden pulpits, the episcopal throne and the choir section (scuola cantorum). The mosaics that decorated the apse have unfortunately disappeared, but the fresco of Taddeo Zuccaro, from 1560, reproduces the theme.
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