It was a diaconia in the fifth/sixth century
A diaconia was an establishment for the
care of the poor and distribution of the church's charity in the Middle Ages
The Liber
Pontificalis mentions the church as founded by Leo II (682/684) with a
dedication to St. Sebastian
Rebuilt
under Pope Gregory IV (827/844)
Renovated
in porch and other areas in the late twelfth/early thirteenth century, same
period when the bell tower was built
The GATE dates back to 1665
In 1923/26 Antonio Muñoz (1884/1960) deleted the Baroque
additions
On the
night between 27 and 28 July 1993 a terrorist
attack destroyed the porch with about 100 kg (220 pounds) of
explosives
On the same
night another explosion damaged the Basilica
of St. John Lateran. Twenty-two people in total were injured.
These attacks were seen as a warning to the Pope who just earlier had spoken in
Sicily against the mafia
Sixteen
ancient columns all different of Luni marble, pavonazzetto marble from Turkey
and gray granite
Frescoes “Jesus, Virgin Mary, Sts. Peter, George and Sebastian”
maybe by Pietro de' Cerroni aka Pietro Cavallini
(about 1240/about 1325) with restorations of the sixteenth century
Seventh century
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