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Chiesa di Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo

Name: Chiesa di Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo
Address: 2 Piazza di Sant'Onofrio, Roma, Lazio, IT

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Chiara

July 2, 2014

Amazing Historical Church

Ludovica

April 17, 2016

very famous, very important area of rome. extremly secure .

Cristiano

March 5, 2022

The church of Sant'Onofrio on the Janiculum hill, at the northern end of Trastevere, is one of the few examples of Renaissance architecture existing in Rome. In fact, the church is dedicated to St. Onofrio, a a 4th century Egyptian hermit or Desert Father, but was founded in 1439 by the blessed Nicolò da Forca Palena. As leader of a small religious congregation, Nicolò chose this isolated site to establish a hermitage in 1419 and with time and the faithful's donations he was able to build a proper monastery with a church. Although the site was not easy to get to - with just a steep footpath running up the hill - many people used to visit the founder's tomb as he had been well known for curing diseases. He himself died at the age of 100! Today you can still see his gravestone walled in the portico.