End of the
sixth century, mentioned by the sources as S. Agata
Maybe built
on the ruins of a temple, from which the name probably derives
Two sides
of the BELL TOWER of about 1155 remain
Here was
the Fons Camenarum, spring sacred to the Muses (the Camenae were
goddesses identified with the Greek Muses): the waters, believed to be
miraculous, were used by the Vestal Virgins for their worship
Attached to
the church was a Benedictine monastery until 1222, when it was abolished by Honorius
III Savelli (1216/27)
The icon of
the Virgin Mary with the Child which used to be here is now preserved in the
church of S. Maria del Rosario a Monte Mario
The church
has therefore been deconsecrated for almost 800 years
Over the
centuries it was occupied by private households, used as a barn or even as a
studio for artists
Now it
belongs to the City of Rome and it is used for civil weddings
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