Churches of Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy, but is also the capital of all the Catholics. The Vatican and the history of Christianity are an important part of the history of this city. Therefore Rome is full of very beautiful churches and basilicas, each of them connected to a very emotional story. In the past, pilgrims used to visit the group of the “Seven Churches”, those could be visited walking through the city in one day. The tour comprehended the four Basilicas of the popes : San Giovanni in Laterano, San Pietro in Vaticano, San Paolo fuori le Mura and Santa Maria Maggiore (St John Lateran, Saint Peter Basilica and St Mary Major), then the three churches of San Lorenzo fuori le mura (St Lawrence outside the walls), Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (Holy Cross in Jerusalem) where, according to the tradition, the relics of the crucifixion of Jesus are conserved, and San Sebastiano fuori le mura (St Sebastian outside the walls), on the Appia Antica. But Rome has more churches, each one is a part of the history of the eternal city. Roma’s churches, the big churches or richly decorated, small or hidden into the alleys of the city, keep an atmosphere and a story that only waits to be listened.