Sant'Angelo in Pescheria

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The façade of the church.
The façade of the church.

Sant'Angelo in Pescheria or in Piscaria is a church in Rome. It dates from the 8th century. "In Pescheria" refers to his location close to the fish market built in the ruins of the ancient Porticus Octaviae.

The relics of St. Symphorosa and her seven sons were transferred to the Church of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria at Rome by Pope Stephen II in 752. A sarcophagus was found here in 1610, bearing the inscription: Hic requiescunt corpora SS. Martyrum Simforosae, viri sui Zotici (Getulii) et Filiorum ejus a Stephano Papa translata. This inscription refers to Saint Getulius and Saint Symphorosa, purported to be husband and wife, who had seven sons, who were also martyred.[1] The remains of these saints were transferred to Sant'Angelo by Pope Stephen II in 752.[2]

In the second chapel to the left are frescoes of the Madonna with child and Angels attributed to Benozzo Gozzoli (c. 1450).

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  1. ^ San Getulio
  2. ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint Symphorosa
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