Description:
A cloistered and still-functioning convent with a fine garden, Santa Cecilia contains The Last Judgment, by Pietro Cavallini (ca. 1293), a masterpiece of Roman medieval painting. Another treasure is a late-13th-century baldachino by Arnolfo di Cambio over the altar. The church is built on the reputed site of Cecilia's long-ago palace, and for a small fee you can descend under the church to inspect the ruins of some Roman houses as well as peer through a gate at the stuccoed grotto beneath the altar.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2009
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- tel: +39 6 589 9289
Address:
- Piazza Santa Cecilia 2
- Rome 00153
Neighborhood:
Trastevere/Testaccio/Aventino/GianicoloHours:
- Hours vary
Strenuousness:
- Moderate
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