First
mentioned by the sources in the twelfth century, although tradition has it that
it was founded in the sixth century by St. Galla
In 1950 it
was incorporated into the building of one of the Propylaea of Via della Conciliazione
that hides the façade of the church
It is also
known as S. LORENZINO
The name piscibus
derives from the fact that in this area there used to be a fish market
Almost
entirely rebuilt in 1659 and restored in 1735
It was
deconsecrated after the construction of Via della Conciliazione and consecrated
again in 1983 by John Paul II Wojtyla (1978/2005)
The columns
inside were taken from ancient Roman buildings
It was used
by the sculptor Pericle Fazzini (1913/87) in the
years 1970/75 to put together his giant sculpture “Resurrection”
for the Paul VI Audience Hall
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