San Cosimato
| San Cosimato | |
|---|---|
Chiesa di San Cosimato | |
 Portico entrance | |
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| 41°53′12″N 12°28′13″E / 41.886694°N 12.470306°E | |
| Location | Trastevere, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 10th century |
San Cosimato (Italian: Chiesa di San Cosimato) is a church located in Rome. It was originally built in the tenth century in Trastevere[1][2] and now serves as the location for the Presidio Nuovo Regina Margherita, a local hospital.[3] Originally, it was built as a Benedictine monastery dedicated to saints Cosmas and Damian, from whom it derives its name, and it carried the added designation of in mica aure (English: in the golden sand) due to the presence of fluvial sand of yellowish color.[2]
The monastery was transferred from the jurisdiction of the Benedictine Order to that of the nuns known as the Recluses of Saint Damian (Italian: Recluse di san Damiano). From 1233, the church served as a hostel.
Pope Sixtus IV had the church and monastery rebuilt in 1475.[4] After 1870, the convent was fully converted into a hospital.[1] The façade of the former monastery looks upon a public square that is also called San Cosimato.[3] The church has a small Romanesque campanile.
The presbytery contains a fresco called Madonna and Child between Saints Francis and Claire, attributed to Antonio del Massaro.[5]
References
- 1 2 Duffin, Jacalyn (13 June 2013). Medical Saints: Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World. Oxford University Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-19-974317-9.
- 1 2 Nibby, Antonio (1839). Roma nell'anno MDCCCXXXVIII (in Italian).
- 1 2 Gallico, Sonia (2007). Rome and Vatican City. ATS Italia Editrice. ISBN 978-88-7571-347-8.
- ↑ Majanlahti, Anthony (2006). The Families who Made Rome: A History and a Guide. Pimlico. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-84413-409-0.
- ↑ Lowe, K. J. P. (4 December 2003). Nuns' Chronicles and Convent Culture in Renaissance and Counter-Reformation Italy. Cambridge University Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-521-62191-5.
