St. LAWRENCE IN PISCIBUS

S. LORENZO IN PISCIBUS

Via Pfeiffer 24 - Deconsecrated

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

CESI PALACE

PALAZZO CESI

Via della Conciliazione 51

Early sixteenth century for Cardinal Francesco Armellini Medici treasurer of Clement VII Medici (1523/34) over a building of the previous century

Armellini was a Cardinal very powerful but hated for the taxes he imposed. During the sack of Rome in 1527 he fled to Castel Sant'Angelo and he entered it lifted in a basket. He died soon after of a broken heart

Paul III Farnese (1534/49) gave the palace to various relatives of his

1545/50 arrangement of the GARDEN maybe by Guidetto Guidetti (about 1498/1564) for the collection of antiquities of Cardinal Federico Cesi to whom family the palace had passed

The Cesi family had it restored in the years 1570/77 by Martino Longhi the Elder (1534/91)

Cardinal Pier Donato Cesi turned it into a museum of antiquities and art objects of which only a marble ancient “Lion's Head” remains, nestled in the upper part of the corner with Via Pfeiffer

The palace is now the property of the Salvatorians Fathers

The frescoes inside the building were painted in the years 1930/50